Darren Fung

Darren Fung is a Canadian film and television composer based in Los Angeles.[1] He is best known for scoring The Great Human Odyssey, Equus: Story of the Horse, Bang Bang Baby, and Canada AM.[2][3]

Darren Fung
Born
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationComposer
Years active2002–present

Life and career

Darren was born in Edmonton, Alberta and is a graduate of McGill University. He was responsible for rearranging and producing the Hockey Theme, often referred to as Canada's second national anthem, for NHL on TSN.[4] His work on Niobe Thompson’s The Great Human Odyssey and Equus: Story of the Horse received critical acclaim and has been presented live in-concert with orchestras across Canada with Darren conducting.

As an arranger and orchestrator, Darren has written numerous orchestral arrangements for Canadian artists including iskwē and Shawnee Kish.[5] He is a long-time board member of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada, and a mentor for the Canadian Film Centre’s Slaight Family Music Lab.[6]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2022 Nominated Canadian Screen Awards Best Original Score Cinema of Sleep [7]
2021 Won Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program Or Series A Bee's Diary [8]
2019 Won Equus: Story of the Horse
2016 Won The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species [9]
Nominated Non-fiction program or series Danny
Nominated International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Documentary Film The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species [10]
2013 Nominated Canadian Screen Awards Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice
2006 Won Atlantic Film Festival Best Original Score Little Claus & Big Claus

References
  1. "COMPOSER DARREN FUNG TALKS BUSINESS, MENTORSHIP AND THE FUTURE OF SCORING FOR FILM AND TV". cfccreates.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. "Darren Fung on Scoring The Great Human Odyssey". motionpictures.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. "Bang Bang Baby". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. "How TSN put a new twist on the hockey theme". thestar.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  5. "KSO review: A very long-awaited return". kamloopsthisweek.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. "Darren Fung". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  7. "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, 'Sort Of' & 'Scarborough' Lead The Pack". etcanada.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  8. "Darren Fung". academy.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. "The Great Human Odyssey wins two early Canadian Screen Awards". edmontonjournal.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  10. "2015 IFMCA Awards". filmmusiccritics.org. Retrieved May 1, 2022.


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