Darren Fung | |
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| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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]
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. [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, Fung 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]
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Won | Atlantic Film Festival | Best Original Score | Little Claus & Big Claus | |
| 2013 | Nominated | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series | Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice | |
| 2016 | Nominated | International Film Music Critics Association | Best Original Score for a Documentary Film | The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species | [7] |
| Won | Canadian Screen Awards | The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species | [8] | ||
| Nominated | Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program Or Series | Danny | |||
| 2019 | Won | Equus: Story of the Horse | |||
| 2021 | Won | A Bee's Diary | [9] | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Best Original Score | Cinema of Sleep | [10] |
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