EntertainmentChinese1957 – present
Tan Dun
Academy Award-winning composer; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack
Biography
A Chinese composer and conductor best known for composing the soundtrack to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2001.
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Category
Entertainment
Nationality
Chinese
Born
1957
Thinking about the name
Tan
Vietnamese origin
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