Darren Fung is a Canadian film and television composer based in Los Angeles. He is best known for scoring The Great Human Odyssey, Equus: Story of the Horse, Bang Bang Baby, and Canada AM.
Life and career Fung 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. 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, Fung has written numerous orchestral arrangements for Canadian artists including iskwē and Shawnee Kish. 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.
Selected filmography
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2006 WonAtlantic Film FestivalBest Original ScoreLittle Claus & Big Claus2013 NominatedCanadian Screen AwardsBest Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or SeriesLost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice2016 NominatedInternational Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Documentary Film The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species WonCanadian Screen Awards The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species NominatedBest Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program Or SeriesDanny2019 Won Equus: Story of the Horse2021 Won A Bee's Diary2022 NominatedBest Original ScoreCinema of Sleep
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