Philip Glass

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-01-31 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also Known As

  • Philip Morris Glass

Philip Glass

Biography

Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century.  His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.

Known For

The Truman Show
8.1%

The Truman Show

Jun 4, 1998

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Trophy
7.0%

Trophy

Jan 20, 2017

The Source
5.2%

The Source

Jan 23, 1999

Uncle Howard
6.5%

Uncle Howard

Mar 10, 2017

Classic Albums
7.7%

Classic Albums

Apr 14, 1997

The Culture Show
6.2%

The Culture Show

Nov 11, 2004

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Acting

The Making of "Once Within a Time" as Self
2022
A Place Called Music as Self
2022
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious as Self
2021
War and the Weather
2017
The Last Dalai Lama? as Self
2017
Uncle Howard as Self (archive footage)
2017
Trophy as Himself
2015
The Viking of Sixth Avenue
2014
What Difference Does It Make? as Self
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies as Self
2011
Lucinda Childs' Dance as Self
2010
Music as Self
2008
Richard Serra: Man of Steel as Self
2008
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell as Self
2008
Making Mishima
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
2007
365 Day Project
2007
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts as Self
2006
The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
2005
Kiki and Herb Reloaded as Self
2005
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter as Self
2005
Philip Glass: Looking Glass as Himself
2004
The Culture Show as Self
2003
Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress as self
2002
Impact of Progress as Self
2002
Essence of Life as Interviewee
2002
The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch as Himself (Interviewee)
2001
In the Ocean
1999
A Brief History of Errol Morris as Self
1999
The Source as Self
1998
The Truman Show as Keyboard Artist
1997
Classic Albums as Self
1997
Perfect Moment as Self
1997
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland as Self
1987
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1986
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera as Himself
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Bye Bye Kipling as Self
1986
Tea with Tosh as Self
1985
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as composer (himself)
1983
Four American Composers: Philip Glass as Himself
1978
The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975
What Maisie Knew
1974
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley as Self
1971
New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971 as Self
1968
Hands Scraping

Crew

2002
Essence of Life as Thanks

Sound

NEOOONOWWW as Music
2025
Concert for Notre-Dame La Tempête | Sabine Devieilhe | Olivier Latry as Original Music Composer
2025
Koyaanisqatsi Inspired Short Film as Music
2024
Anhedonia as Songs
2023
The Pigeon Tunnel as Original Music Composer
2023
Once Within a Time as Music
2023
You, Me, and Movies as Music
2022
Alice as Original Music Composer
2021
LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE as Music
2021
War and the Weather as Music
2021
In the Penal Colony as Sound
2020
Philip Glass: Akhnaten as Original Music Composer
2020
Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective as Music
2020
Tales from the Loop as Original Music Composer
2019
The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten as Music
2019
Universal Machine as Music
2019
Samurai Marathon as Original Music Composer
2018
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 as Original Music Composer
2017
Jane as Original Music Composer
2017
The Juniper Tree as Music
2017
The Last Dalai Lama? as Original Music Composer
2017
Crônica da Demolição as Original Music Composer
2016
Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos as Music
2015
Fantastic Four as Original Music Composer
2014
Leviathan as Music
2014
Einstein on the Beach as Original Music Composer
2013
November 22, 1963 as Music
2013
Glass: The Perfect American as Original Music Composer
2013
Visitors as Music
2013
Re: Awakenings as Original Music Composer
2012
The Apostle as Music
2012
Besa: The Promise as Original Music Composer
2011
Lucinda Childs' Dance as Music
2011
Philip Glass: Satyagraha as Music
2011
Rebirth as Original Music Composer
2011
Elena as Original Music Composer
2011
They Were There as Original Music Composer
2011
Glass: Kepler as Original Music Composer
2010
Mr. Nice as Original Music Composer
2010
Astral City: A Spiritual Journey as Original Music Composer
2010
Trans-Action as Music
2009
These Vagabond Shoes as Music
2008
Objects and Memory as Music
2008
The Song as Songs
2007
Animals in Love as Music
2007
Cassandra's Dream as Original Music Composer
2007
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts as Original Music Composer
2007
Hard-Hearted as Music
2007
No Reservations as Music
2006
Notes on a Scandal as Original Music Composer
2006
The Illusionist as Original Music Composer
2006
Roving Mars as Original Music Composer
2006
Un leader in ascolto as Original Music Composer
2005
Neverwas as Music
2005
The Giant Buddhas as Original Music Composer
2005
The Moustache as Original Music Composer
2004
Undertow as Original Music Composer
2004
The Origins of AIDS as Music
2004
Taking Lives as Original Music Composer
2004
Secret Window as Original Music Composer
2003
The Fog of War as Original Music Composer
2003
Wildfire as Music
2002
The Hours as Original Music Composer
2002
Naqoyqatsi as Music
2002
The Baroness and the Pig as Original Music Composer
2001
The Man in the Bath as Music
1999
The Eden Myth as Music
1999
Pointy Teeth for Pointy People as Music
1999
The Source as Sound
1998
The Truman Show as Music
1998
The Truman Show as Original Music Composer
1997
Kundun as Original Music Composer
1997
Bent as Original Music Composer
1997
Perfect Moment as Original Music Composer
1997
Mama General as Original Music Composer
1996
The Secret Agent as Original Music Composer
1995
Evidence as Original Music Composer
1995
Jenipapo as Original Music Composer
1995
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as Original Music Composer
1995
Untitled: New Blue as Music
1994
La mort de Molière as Music
1993
Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama as Music
1993
Anima Mundi as Original Music Composer
1993
Sara as Music
1992
Candyman as Original Music Composer
1992
Mirror of the Planet as Original Music Composer
1992
A Walk Through Prospero's Library as Music
1991
Mindwalk as Original Music Composer
1991
A Brief History of Time as Original Music Composer
1991
Closet Land as Music Supervisor
1989
The Church as Original Music Composer
1989
Continuum: 1. Initiation as Music Arranger
1989
Continuum: Parts 1 & 2 as Music Arranger
1988
The Thin Blue Line as Music
1988
Powaqqatsi as Music
1987
Monolithe as Music
1987
Hamburger Hill as Original Music Composer
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July as Music
1986
In the Upper Room as Music
1986
A Perfect Couple as Music
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters as Original Music Composer
1985
Empire City as Original Music Composer
1983
ACT III as Music
1983
Koyaanisqatsi as Original Music Composer
1983
Koyaanisqatsi as Music
1983
Philip Glass: Satyagraha as Music
1980
Vivre est une solution as Music
1980
Geometry of Circles as Music
1978
North Star: Mark di Suvero as Music
1977
Carolyn danse as Music
1971
Anxious Automation as Music
1971
End of the Art World as Music
1970
Marco as Music
1970
Isy Boukir as Music
1968
Inquiring Nuns as Original Music Composer
1968
Railroaded as Music
1966
Chappaqua as Music Supervisor

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