Philip Glass
Sound • Born 1937-01-31
Biography
Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.
Filmography
50 credits
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Movie • 2008
Self
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland
Movie • 1997
Self
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Movie • 2007
Self
New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
Movie • 1971
Self
Hands Scraping
Movie • 1968
A Brief History of Errol Morris
Movie • 1999
Self
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
Movie • 1983
Himself
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
Movie • 1986
The Source
Movie • 1999
Self
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Movie • 1985
composer (himself)
What Difference Does It Make?
Movie • 2014
Self
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
Movie • 2005
Self
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Movie • 2022
Self
A Place Called Music
Movie • 2022
Self
The Making of "Once Within a Time"
Movie
Self
Richard Serra: Man of Steel
Movie • 2008
Self
The Truman Show
Movie • 1998
Keyboard Artist
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley
Movie • 1974
Self
The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch
Movie • 2002
Himself (Interviewee)
365 Day Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Philip Glass: Looking Glass
Movie • 2005
Himself
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Movie • 2008
Self
What Maisie Knew
Movie • 1975
Essence of Life
Movie • 2002
Interviewee
Impact of Progress
Movie • 2002
Self
Perfect Moment
Movie • 1997
Self
In the Ocean
Movie • 2001
Bye Bye Kipling
Movie • 1986
Self
Trophy
Movie • 2017
Himself
Music
Movie • 2010
Self
Kiki and Herb Reloaded
Movie • 2005
Self
The Last Dalai Lama?
Movie • 2017
Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
Movie • 2006
Self
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
Movie • 1986
Himself
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
Movie • 1987
Lucinda Childs' Dance
Movie • 2011
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Movie • 2012
Self
Making Mishima
Movie • 2008
War and the Weather
Movie • 2021
The Viking of Sixth Avenue
Movie • 2015
Self
Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress
Movie • 2003
self
John Cage: Man and Myth
Movie • 1990
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Nova '78
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Tea with Tosh
TV • 1986
Self
The Culture Show
TV • 2004
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
TV • 1976
Self