Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely … Read Full Bio ↴Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been described as minimal music, having similar qualities to other "minimalist" composers such as La Monte Young, Steve Reich, and Terry Riley. Glass describes himself as a composer of "music with repetitive structures", which he has helped evolve stylistically.
Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble, with which he still performs on keyboards. He has written numerous operas and musical theatre works, twelve symphonies, eleven concertos, eight string quartets and various other chamber music, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.
Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Ida (née Gouline) and Benjamin Charles Glass. His family were Jewish emigrants from Lithuania. His father owned a record store and his mother was a librarian. In his memoir, Glass recalls that at the end of World War II his mother aided Jewish Holocaust survivors, inviting recent arrivals to America to stay at their home until they could find a job and a place to live. She developed a plan to help them learn English and develop skills so they could find work. His sister, Sheppie, would later do similar work as an active member of the International Rescue Committee.
Glass developed his appreciation of music from his father, discovering later his father's side of the family had many musicians. His cousin Cevia was a classical pianist, while others had been in vaudeville.
Glass has composed many film scores, starting with the orchestral score for Koyaanisqatsi (1982), and continuing with two biopics, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985, resulting in the String Quartet No. 3) and Kundun (1997) about the Dalai Lama, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. In 1968 he composed and conducted the score for director Harrison Engle's minimalist comedy short, Railroaded, played by the Philip Glass Ensemble. This was one of his earliest film efforts.
The year after scoring Hamburger Hill (1987), Glass began a long collaboration with the filmmaker Errol Morris with his music for Morris's celebrated documentaries, including The Thin Blue Line (1988) and A Brief History of Time (1991). He continued composing for the Qatsi trilogy with the scores for Powaqqatsi (1988) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). In 1995 he composed the theme for Reggio's short independent film Evidence. He made a cameo appearance—briefly visible performing at the piano—in Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998), which uses music from Powaqqatsi, Anima Mundi and Mishima, as well as three original tracks by Glass. In the 1990s, he also composed scores for Bent (1997) and the thriller Candyman (1992) and its sequel, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), plus a film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent (1996).
In 1999, he finished a new soundtrack for the 1931 film Dracula. The Hours (2002) earned him a second Academy Award nomination, and was followed by another Morris documentary, The Fog of War (2003). In the mid-2000s Glass provided the scores to films such as Secret Window (2004), Neverwas (2005), The Illusionist and Notes on a Scandal, garnering his third Academy Award nomination for the latter. Glass's most recent film scores include No Reservations (Glass makes a brief cameo in the film sitting at an outdoor café), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Les Regrets (2009), Mr Nice (2010), the Brazilian film Nosso Lar (2010) and Fantastic Four (2015, in collaboration with Marco Beltrami). In 2009, Glass composed original theme music for Transcendent Man, about the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil by filmmaker Barry Ptolemy.
In the 2000s Glass's work from the 1980s again became known to wider public through various media. In 2005 his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1987) was featured in the surreal French thriller, La Moustache, providing a tone intentionally incongruous to the banality of the movie's plot. Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis One from Solo Piano (1989) was featured in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica in the episode "Valley of Darkness" and also in the final episode ("return 0") of Person of Interest. In 2008, Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto IV featuring Glass's "Pruit Igoe" (from Koyaanisqatsi). "Pruit Igoe" and "Prophecies" (also from Koyaanisqatsi) were used both in a trailer for Watchmen and in the film itself. Watchmen also included two other Glass pieces in the score: "Something She Has To Do" from The Hours and "Protest" from Satyagraha, act 2, scene 3. In 2013 Glass contributed a piano piece "Duet" to the Park Chan-wook film Stoker. In 2017 Glass scored the National Geographic Films documentary Jane (a documentary on the life of renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall).
Glass's music was featured in two award-winning films by Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, Elena (2011) and Leviathan (2014).
For television, Glass composed the theme for Night Stalker (2005).
Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble, with which he still performs on keyboards. He has written numerous operas and musical theatre works, twelve symphonies, eleven concertos, eight string quartets and various other chamber music, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.
Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Ida (née Gouline) and Benjamin Charles Glass. His family were Jewish emigrants from Lithuania. His father owned a record store and his mother was a librarian. In his memoir, Glass recalls that at the end of World War II his mother aided Jewish Holocaust survivors, inviting recent arrivals to America to stay at their home until they could find a job and a place to live. She developed a plan to help them learn English and develop skills so they could find work. His sister, Sheppie, would later do similar work as an active member of the International Rescue Committee.
Glass developed his appreciation of music from his father, discovering later his father's side of the family had many musicians. His cousin Cevia was a classical pianist, while others had been in vaudeville.
Glass has composed many film scores, starting with the orchestral score for Koyaanisqatsi (1982), and continuing with two biopics, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985, resulting in the String Quartet No. 3) and Kundun (1997) about the Dalai Lama, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. In 1968 he composed and conducted the score for director Harrison Engle's minimalist comedy short, Railroaded, played by the Philip Glass Ensemble. This was one of his earliest film efforts.
The year after scoring Hamburger Hill (1987), Glass began a long collaboration with the filmmaker Errol Morris with his music for Morris's celebrated documentaries, including The Thin Blue Line (1988) and A Brief History of Time (1991). He continued composing for the Qatsi trilogy with the scores for Powaqqatsi (1988) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). In 1995 he composed the theme for Reggio's short independent film Evidence. He made a cameo appearance—briefly visible performing at the piano—in Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998), which uses music from Powaqqatsi, Anima Mundi and Mishima, as well as three original tracks by Glass. In the 1990s, he also composed scores for Bent (1997) and the thriller Candyman (1992) and its sequel, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), plus a film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent (1996).
In 1999, he finished a new soundtrack for the 1931 film Dracula. The Hours (2002) earned him a second Academy Award nomination, and was followed by another Morris documentary, The Fog of War (2003). In the mid-2000s Glass provided the scores to films such as Secret Window (2004), Neverwas (2005), The Illusionist and Notes on a Scandal, garnering his third Academy Award nomination for the latter. Glass's most recent film scores include No Reservations (Glass makes a brief cameo in the film sitting at an outdoor café), Cassandra's Dream (2007), Les Regrets (2009), Mr Nice (2010), the Brazilian film Nosso Lar (2010) and Fantastic Four (2015, in collaboration with Marco Beltrami). In 2009, Glass composed original theme music for Transcendent Man, about the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil by filmmaker Barry Ptolemy.
In the 2000s Glass's work from the 1980s again became known to wider public through various media. In 2005 his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1987) was featured in the surreal French thriller, La Moustache, providing a tone intentionally incongruous to the banality of the movie's plot. Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis One from Solo Piano (1989) was featured in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica in the episode "Valley of Darkness" and also in the final episode ("return 0") of Person of Interest. In 2008, Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto IV featuring Glass's "Pruit Igoe" (from Koyaanisqatsi). "Pruit Igoe" and "Prophecies" (also from Koyaanisqatsi) were used both in a trailer for Watchmen and in the film itself. Watchmen also included two other Glass pieces in the score: "Something She Has To Do" from The Hours and "Protest" from Satyagraha, act 2, scene 3. In 2013 Glass contributed a piano piece "Duet" to the Park Chan-wook film Stoker. In 2017 Glass scored the National Geographic Films documentary Jane (a documentary on the life of renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall).
Glass's music was featured in two award-winning films by Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, Elena (2011) and Leviathan (2014).
For television, Glass composed the theme for Night Stalker (2005).
Dracula
Philip Glass Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Dracula' by these artists:
(hed) Planet Earth Feels like I'm trippin' again Goin' in circles I'm not so …
Allame Dracula Dracula Dracula Dracula (Yeah motherfuckers) (Guess …
Amen Dunes Here and then you're gone Yeah, Houston love song Used to ru…
Artio Oh they′re lying through their teeth, yeah They won't stop u…
Bakar I wanna know where she goes in the night I…
Bea Miller Here is my story, I got my type Tattoos and skinny…
Bernd Witthüser Wenn hoch die Sonne steht am Firmament, Liegt Graf Dracula i…
Blinky Bill Yeah they waiting on us The gunman and the florist The gim…
Blue Ruin His beds a casket, he kills in silence, with lips of violenc…
Bruce Dickinson Waiting for the midnight hour (x6) CHORUS: My name is Dracu…
chetta SMOKING ON STRONG THAT SCAT PACK HUNDRED BIG RACKS FOR THE S…
Dracula Intro: This girl's got the looks of beautiful angel She look…
E.L Camisa de rock Esse é meu drip Fazendo história Estilo Dree …
f(x) Deep in the darkest night When there's no one around His for…
G.I.T. Время несётся так быстро, чё это болид? Если упал, то встава…
Gaëtan Dracula dans sa caisse en bois Ne peut pas dormir Le vampire…
Ghost Town I'm feelin' like you don't want me to Come creepin' into…
Git Hoy desperté Justo cuando el sol se fue Volvió mi sed Pidien…
Gorillaz (Rest is good for the blood) Percentage of us toll the…
Henric de la cour Do you know, do you know, do you know the…
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Laura is the face in the misty lights. Footsteps that you…
Huggorm Ett hjärta hårt som diamant Glider runt i stadens kalla natt…
Iced Earth Do you believe in love? Do you believe in destiny? True love…
j.a.c.k. Enter the castle Enter the crypt Look at the chalice I take …
JON SCHAFFER'S PURGATORY The sun is gleaming in A shadow is cast A soul…
Julia Wolf I'm 'bout 6'2" in my Filas I spent my youth on…
K-Gula All of my past romantic interests had a tendency to…
Kenny Mason Rapping about the woman Who would share our future lives We …
King आज रातों में निकलेगी गाड़ी जेबों में है पैसा अँधा पर…
Labrinth Careful now, you're swimmin' with piranhas Watch your step, …
Lacrim Daj se muzici Vladimira Kosmara J'suis dans un cauchemar La…
Los Tucanes De Tijuana Dicen que Dracula tubo 5 hijos Y que a los 5…
Lucky Dube Dracula oh oh oh oh Dracula oh oh oh Dracula oh oh…
LV Naxi Ya wow Ya wooooow Quand je fais mon cash nan j'ai pas…
M.I.M.E Mmmmmm Wooaahhh Yeahhhh Mmm Like a Dracula wooahhh Yuh Nigga…
Macabre In the fifteenth century lived a prince of nobility His Fat…
Major T. Black velvet walks down the street Cigarette in hand, doing …
Maqel I don't wanna be the one who never had shit I…
Metalucifer Going through the deep forest of silence When moonlight shi…
Moana Her She was a dancer Feel As the girl she…
Momus (KYOKA) - Dracula, you are my lovely murderer, wherever you…
Mr. Jazzek Give me space Iu0027m a star (Give me space Iu0027m a…
Mr. Muddle The Dracula Haaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaaaa Hahahaha The l…
Mystic Prophecy Verse 1 THEY´RE AGAIN ARISING THROUGH THE DARKEST BLACK THI…
Newn I'm in love with Dracula She gonna break my heart…
OutKast You're all I've ever wanted But I'm terrified of you See, my…
Peter Tosh Uhno old vampire. You don′t like to see youths prosper, Only…
Pressa (Grrah, grrah, I'm in the studio with the SIG on…
Rob Zombie Dead I am, the one exterminating son Slipping through the t…
Rocky Morningside Smart Fangs sharp Lookin’ to bite Ms Right I'm on that DRACU…
Running Wild Midnight tolls the bell, the full moon’s glowing bright The…
Sanni Portti suljetaan,kun saavut pihaan Mä tuun ikkunaan vahtimaa…
seed of freedom Wake up in our hazy days You try to see your…
Shadow Reichenstein Night falls, streets are bare Smell of fear in the air Boys…
Sharon Needles Midnight love So strange, so new Me and you In this body bag…
Son Of Alcanzarás a lastimarme un poco las heridas En un acto de…
Stefano Picchi Esci dal castello principessa dell'amore Lascia stare trucc…
Sttellla Il entre dans ma chambre Par la fenêtre ouverte Se glisse …
Swagman Slatt Yep Wake up Wake up We turn your block to a warzone We…
T1419 Dracula Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Dracula Ya ya ya ya…
The Ascetic Junkies it's October 31st and I am eastward-bound this year I thou…
The Underachievers (Too Fresh on the beats cooking with two pots) Yeah Came…
THE X-THEMES Deep in the darkest night When there's no one around His for…
Thomas Fersen Connaissez-vous l'histoire du comte Dracula ? Qui dormait d…
Tierra Santa Cuenta un relato que en la noche apareció Un hombre que…
Tormentor We, we are the truth We, we are the light We, we…
Tristan Diamon Ouh, Ouh, Ouh, Ouh! Oh baby bleed me until I die Now…
Tumaggz Motherfuckas hating cuz they Poor and broke No smoke Horosco…
Vondelpark Nothin, nothin, nothin Nothin, nothin, nothin The more I.be…
Wall$treet Flippin' it, flippin spectacular Straight for the jug Im lik…
Wallners Final calls, Find some last words, Get ready The evening die…
Wednesday Campanella ルーマニアの首都ブカレストから 電車とバスとで3・4時間 庭付き平屋の一戸建て 2LDKの質素な悪魔城 のどかな田園風…
Yorick Band: Yorick Song: Dracula He believed in God the trinit…
½ÖÍ·Íçͯ(Gorillaz) (Loney Toons sound clip: I am A vampire!) (Santa just told…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Philip Glass:
Anthem, Part 2 Music by Philip Glass For the film by Godfrey Reggio Michael…
Changing Opinion Gradually we became aware of a hum in the room an electrical…
Creation of Sentient Beings Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto stood on the…
Forgetting A man wakes up to the sound of rain From a…
Freezing If you had no name If you had no history If you…
Knee 1 Would it get some wind for the sailboat. And it…
Koyaanisqatsi Koyaanisqatsi Koyaanisqatsi Koyaanisqatsi Koyaanisqatsi Koy…
Let the Letter Read You Why stay so long where your words are scattered And doing…
Lightning LIGHTNING Lyrics by Suzanne Vega Lightning struck a while a…
My Worst Habit My worst habit I get so tired of winter. I became…
NYC: 73-78 High high High high Low low High high Low low High low High …
The Photographer All that white hair A Gentleman's honor And a long white b…
The Poet Acts The poet acts like if there is no present, the mind…
The Secret Agent There's a man who leads a life of danger To everyone…
Train 1 This love could be some one Into love It could be some…
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Orlando Ramone
This is beautiful. My favorite soundtrack. I wish he would have done Frankenstein and The Mummy as well.
YukYuk Yuk!
Marvelous piece of music. The sheer musicianship of these young people is beyond praise. Thank you so very much!
Lukáš Bača
It sounds more 'raw' than the Cronos Quartet version. I like it!
The Opera Ghost
Even though I do like the new intro music, I still wish they kept the original Swan Lake intro music. In my opinion, the new intro music gives the feeling of an exciting but dangerous tension-building journey. Not to say that’s a bad thing but it just doesn't capture the dark, creepy and mysterious atmosphere that Swan Lake had
Madden Stewart
This is amazing!
Bob Hourigan
Beautifully performed. Thks
reflexion 109
Amazing!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Wendy Foxmyn
Great!!! Love watching Uxia.
joseph rouleau
13:28 sounds like a paraphrase of Mephistopheles' "alerte, alerte" from Gounod's Faust.
chauxone
Excellent.