Darren Fung
Canadian film and television composer
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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.[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]
Selected filmography
- 2004 – The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles
- 2006 – The Tragic Story of Nling
- 2007 – Just Buried
- 2011 – Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice
- 2014 – Danny
- 2014 – Bang Bang Baby
- 2015 – The Making of Une Libération
- 2016 – The Great Human Odyssey: Rise of a Species
- 2017 – Union Leader
- 2018 – Angelique's Isle
- 2018 – The Nature of Things: "Equus: Story of the Horse"
- 2019 – We Happy Few: Roger & James In They Came From Below
- 2020 – A Sugar & Spice Holiday
- 2021 – Bee's Diary
- 2021 – Cinema of Sleep
- 2024 – Calamity Jane
- 2024 – The Silent Planet
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
