譚盾

Tan Dun (surname Tan, 譚盾; born August 18, 1957) is best known as the Grammy and Oscar award winning composer for the soundtracks of the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.

Tan Dun was born

Tan Dun (surname Tan, 譚盾; born August 18, 1957) is best known as the Grammy and Oscar award winning composer for the soundtracks of the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.

Tan Dun was born in the village of Simao, Changsha in the Hunan province of China. As a child, he was fascinated by the role in his village of the shaman, who conducted rituals and ceremonies, often set to music made with organic objects like rocks and water. However, as a child in the midst of China's cultural revolution, this kind of 'backward thinking' was frowned upon, and he was sent to work as a rice planter on a government commune.