Nathan T. Wang (born Wang Tsung-Hsien, born August 8, 1956 in

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, USA) is a Chinese-born American

music composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and director. He graduated from

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in California and received an Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary International to study at

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. He is the winner of the

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award for the soundtrack to the documentary ''The Lost Children of Berlin''. He also composed the acclaimed soundtrack for the aviation film, One Six Right. Nathan Wang is a Master of Movie Music with Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.

Early life

Wang was born in

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, California, to parents from

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, China. He began playing the

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at age three. He attended

, graduating in 1979.

Career

Wang is an associate professor of film scoring at

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

Composer

* Far East Deep South (2020) * Playing With Fire (2019) * Wished (2017) * The Healer (2017) *

Detective Chinatown ''Detective Chinatown'' () is a 2015 Chinese comedy-mystery buddy film directed by Chen Sicheng and starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. It was released in China on 31 December 2015. A sequel, was released in February 2018, and a third film w ...

(2015) *

The Patriot Yue Fei Patriot Yue Fei is a 2013 Chinese television series based on the life of Yue Fei, a Song dynasty general widely regarded as a patriot and national hero in Chinese culture for his role in defending the Song empire against the Jurchen campaigns. Whi ...

(2015) * Brotherhood of Blades (film) (2014) * Farmland (film) (2014) * Sleeping Dogs (2012) (Multi platform game) * Inseparable (2011) *

You Again ''You Again'' is a 2010 American comedy film produced by John J. Strauss and Eric Tannenbaum and directed by Andy Fickman with music by Nathan Wang and written by Moe Jelline. The film stars Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odett ...

(2010) *

Sophie's Revenge ''Sophie's Revenge'' (; "Very Perfect") is a 2009 Chinese-Korean co-production starring Zhang Ziyi, So Ji-sub, Fan Bingbing, Ruby Lin, Peter Ho, and Yao Chen. This movie is a co-production between Perfect World Pictures with South Korean company ...

(2009) *

The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club ''The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club'' is a 2009 American documentary film that chronicles the life of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. Production ''The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding ...

(2009) *

How to Make Love to a Woman ''How to Make Love to a Woman'' is a 2010 American sex comedy film directed by Scott Culver and written by Dennis Kao, both making their respective debuts, starring Josh Meyers (actor), Josh Meyers, Krysten Ritter, Eugene Byrd, James Hong, and I ...

(2009) * Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009) * War Dogs of the Pacific (2009) *

Hatching Pete ''Hatching Pete'' is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie which first aired on April 24, 2009 on Disney Channel UK and later Disney Channel and Family. It was released on DVD in America on May 12, 2009 together with ''Dadnapped''. Plot Brewster ...

(2009) (TV) * Inspire Me: Weightless Flights of Discovery (2009) *

It's All About the Benjamins "It's All About the Benjamins" is a song by American rapper and producer Puff Daddy. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album '' No Way Out''. "Benjamins" is a slang word for money, referring to Benjamin Franklin's image ...

(2009) * The Age of Believing: The Disney

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Classics (2008) (TV) (original music by) * '' Valentine'' (12 episodes, 2008) ** "

God Only Knows "God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a Baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and its subversion of typica ...

" (2008) TV episode ** "She's Gone" (2008) TV episode ** " The Book of Love" (2008) TV episode ** "

Act Naturally "Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens. It was originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, whose version reached number one on ...

" (2008) TV episode ** "Daddy's Home" (2008) TV episode * Nuptials of the Dead (2008) (original music by) * Jack N Jill (2008) *

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(2008) (TV) * Labou (2008) (V) *

The Final Season ''The Final Season'' is a 2007 baseball film starring Sean Astin, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Arnold, Powers Boothe, Larry Miller, Brett Claywell, Michael Angarano, and Marshall Bell and directed by David Mickey Evans. The film wrapped production i ...

(2007) * The Game Plan (2007) * Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007) (TV) * Tina Bobina (2007) * Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007) (V) * ... a.k.a. Flight of the Living Dead (USA: new title) * Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007) (V) * Everest E.R. (2006) * Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) (TV) *

The World According to Sesame Street ''The World According to Sesame Street'' is a 2006 documentary film created by Participant Productions, looking at the cultural impact of the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', and the complexities of creating international adaptation ...

(2006) * Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: Massacre at Mystic (2006) (TV) *

She's the Man ''She's the Man'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy teen sports film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Twelfth Night,'' the f ...

(2006) * ... a.k.a. L'homme c'est elle (Canada: French title) * Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005) (V) * Enter the Dragonfly (2005) * San wa (2005) * ... a.k.a. Shen hua (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * ... a.k.a. The Myth (International: English title) * A Really Big Problem (2005) * One Six Right (2005) * Come as You Are (2005) * "

The American Experience ''American Experience'' is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American his ...

" (1 episode, 2005) * The Great Transatlantic Cable (2005) TV episode * Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) * ... a.k.a. Kifferwahn (Germany) * Perceptions (2005) (co-composer) * ... a.k.a. Dangerous Perceptions (USA: new title) * The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea (2004) (TV) * A Remarkable Promise (2004) * Voices from the List (2004) (V) * Burma Bridge Busters (2003) (TV) * Charlie's War (2003) * Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (2003) * ... a.k.a. Hong ku zi (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * ... a.k.a. Hung fu zi (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) *

Who's Your Daddy? Who's Your Daddy? is an alternate capitalization of "Who's your daddy?", a phrase expressing dominance, especially of a sexual nature. Who's Your Daddy? may also refer to: Music * "Who's Your Daddy?" (Daddy Yankee song) * "Who's Your Daddy? ...

(2003/I) (V) * Price for Peace (2002) * The Black Magic (2002) * A Salute to

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, an American Maverick (2002) (TV) * "American Family" (2002) TV series (unknown episodes) * ... a.k.a. " American Family: Journey of Dreams" (USA: second season title) * Vacuums (2002) * ... a.k.a. Stealing Bess (USA: video title) * Shoot! (2001) * Nine Dog Christmas (2001) (V) *

Forbidden City The Forbidden City () is a Chinese palace, palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples includ ...

(2001) * Leui ting jin ging (2000) * ... a.k.a. China Strike Force (Hong Kong: English title) (USA) * ... a.k.a. Lei ting zhan jing (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * " That's Life" (2 episodes, 2000) * The Screw-Up (2000) TV episode * Pilot (2000) TV episode *

Rock, Paper, Scissors Rock paper scissors (also known by other orderings of the three items, with "rock" sometimes being called "stone," or as Rochambeau, roshambo, or ro-sham-bo) is a hand game originating in China, usually played between two people, in which each p ...

(2000) *

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is a novelty Christmas song. Written by Randy Brooks, the song was originally performed by the then-husband-and-wife duo of Elmo Shropshire and Patsy Trigg in 1979. Lyrics The lyrics tell the story of a grand ...

(2000) (TV) * Brightness (2000) *

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(1999) (TV) * "

Sabrina the Animated Series ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'' is an American animated television series based on the Archie Comics series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. Produced by Savage Studios Ltd. and Hartbreak Films in association with DIC Pr ...

" (1999) TV series (unknown episodes) * ... a.k.a. "Sabrina" (USA:

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) *

The Brothers Flub ''The Brothers Flub'' is an animated television series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and co-produced by jigsaw puzzle manufacturer Ravensburger. It aired in the United States on the television network Nickelodeon. The show's title characters are ...

(1999) (TV) * Storm (1999) (V) * ... a.k.a. Storm Trackers * Dak ging san yan lui (1999) * ... a.k.a.

Gen-X Cops ''Gen-X Cops'' () is a 1999 Hong Kong action crime comedy film directed by Benny Chan, starring Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung and Sam Lee. Synopsis Jet fuel is stolen by weapons smugglers. The fuel is reacquired by the Hong Kong police but then ...

(Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title: literal title) * ... a.k.a. Te jing xin ren lei (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * Clowns (1999) * The Water Ghost (1998) * Wo shi shei (1998) * ... a.k.a. Jackie Chan's '' Who Am I?'' (USA:

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title) * ... a.k.a. Who Am I? * "

Fat Dog Mendoza ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' is a children's animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television and TMO-Loonland loosely based on a Dark Horse one-off comic book of the same name. It is the first Cartoon Network Europe co-produc ...

" (1998) TV series * Moses: Egypt's Great Prince (1998) (V) * "

Toonsylvania ''Toonsylvania'' is an American animated television series, which ran for two seasons in 1998 on the Fox Kids, Fox Kids Network block (usually placed in a block called "The No Yell Motel" that contained other scary kids' shows such as ''Goosebumps' ...

" (1998) TV series (unknown episodes) * ... a.k.a. "Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania" * The Secret of Mulan (1998) (V) * The Magic Pearl (1997) * The Lost Children of Berlin (1997) * The Secret of Anastasia (1997) (V) * ''

Muppet Treasure Island ''Muppet Treasure Island'' is a 1996 American musical swashbuckler comedy film directed by Brian Henson. It is the fifth theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. Adapted from the 1883 novel ''Treasure Island'' by Robert Louis Stevenson, s ...

'' (1996) (VG) * "

Bruno the Kid ''Bruno the Kid'' is a syndicated cartoon series created by Bruce Willis and produced by Film Roman In association with Flying Heart Films, Taurus Film GmbH and Co. and Nickelodeon UK. The series consists of 36 half-hour episodes, and ran from Se ...

" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes) * "

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" (1 episode, 1996) * ... a.k.a. "HBO's Tales from the Crypt" * The Third Pig (1996) TV episode * Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996) * ... a.k.a.

Jackie Chan's First Strike ''Police Story 4: First Strike'' (), also known as ''First Strike'' or ''Jackie Chan's First Strike'', is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Stanley Tong, and starring Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu, Bill Tung, ...

(USA) * ... a.k.a. Jing cha gu shi 4: Zhi jian dan ren wu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * ... a.k.a. Police Story 4: First Strike (Hong Kong: English title) * Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (1996) (V) * Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (1996) (V) * " The Twisted Adventures of Felix the Cat" (1995) TV series * ... a.k.a. "The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat" (USA: cable TV title) * Hung fan au (1995) * ... a.k.a.

Rumble in the Bronx ''Rumble in the Bronx'' (Chinese title: 紅番區, ''Hong Faan Kui'' (transl. ''Red Turn District'') is a 1995 American-Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Françoise Yip. It was directed by Stanley Tong, with action ...

(Hong Kong: English title) (USA) * ... a.k.a. Hong fan ou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * ... a.k.a. Red Bronx * ... a.k.a. Zizanie dans le Bronx (Canada: French title) * Natural Causes (1994) * Black Belt Angels (1994) * "

The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show ''The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show'' is a half-hour American animated comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and aired in 1995 as a spin-off of the show ''Marsupilami'', a spinoff itself of ''Raw Toonage''. ...

" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes) * Nick and Noel (1993) (TV) * Animated Classic Showcase (1993) (TV) *

Return to Zork ''Return to Zork'' is a 1993 graphic adventure game in the ''Zork'' series. It was developed by Activision and was the final ''Zork'' game to be published under the Infocom label. Gameplay Unlike the previous games in the ''Zork'' franchise, whi ...

(1993) (VG) * " Eek! the Cat" (1992) TV series (unknown episodes) * ... a.k.a. "Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards" * ... a.k.a. "Eek!stravaganza" * " Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures" (1992) TV series (unknown episodes) * Spellcaster (1992) * The Kiss (1992) * "China Beach" (2 episodes, 1990) * A Rumor of Peace (1990) TV episode * Holly's Choice (1990) TV episode * "Encyclopedia Brown" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes) * Screwball Hotel (1988)

Music department

2000s 1990s 1980s * One Six Right (2005) (orchestrator) * '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' (composer: additional music) (22 episodes, 1999) * ... a.k.a. "Sabrina" (USA: short title) ** "Anywhere But Here" (1999) TV episode (composer: additional music) *

Boogie Shoes "Boogie Shoes" is a funk/disco song by KC and the Sunshine Band, which first appeared on their 1975 self-titled album. The song became a hit after it appeared on the ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack in 1977. It was subsequently released as ...

(1999) TV episode (composer: additional music) * Boy Meets Bike (1999) TV episode (composer: additional music) * Extreme Harvey (1999) TV episode (composer: additional music) * Feats of Clay (1999) TV episode (composer: additional music) * The Last Days (1998) (associate composer) (orchestrator) *

Flesh Gordon ''Flesh Gordon'' is a 1974 American sex comedy feature film serving as a spoof of Universal Pictures first (of three) ''Flash Gordon'' serial films from the 1930s. The film was produced by Walter R. Cichy, Bill Osco, and Howard Ziehm. It was co ...

Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (1989) (composer: additional music) * ... a.k.a. Flesh Gordon 2 * Soundtrack: * Wo shi shei (1998) (writer: "Friendship") * ... a.k.a. Jackie Chan's Who Am I? (USA: cable TV title) * ... a.k.a. Who Am I? * Hung fan au (1995) (writer: "You Are The One") * ... a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx (Hong Kong: English title) (USA) * ... a.k.a. Hong fan ou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) * ... a.k.a. Red Bronx * ... a.k.a. Zizanie dans le Bronx (Canada: French title) * Actor: * Who's Your Daddy? (2003/I) (V) .... The Arnold Horshack Experience

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Nathan 1956 births Living people 21st-century American composers 21st-century American male musicians Alumni of the University of Oxford American film score composers American male film score composers American musicians of Chinese descent American television composers Musicians from Los Angeles Academic staff of Peking University Pomona College alumni Fulbright alumni