Darren Fung

A three-time Canadian Screen Award winner and International Film Music Critics Association Award nominee with over 100 composition credits to his name, Darren Fung is a highly influential composer who is well-respected in the film, television and concert worlds. His work on Niobe Thompson’s The Great Human Odyssey and Equus: Story of the Horse received widespread critical acclaim, winning the 2016 and 2019 Canadian Screen Awards for Best Non-Fiction Music, and has been presented in concert with orchestras across Canada.

His diverse credits include re-envisioning Canada’s beloved Hockey Theme for TSN, the theme music for CTV’s Canada AM, numerous orchestral arrangements and original works for artists and orchestras internationally, and film scores heard at prestigious film festivals around the world, including Toronto, Cannes, and Sundance. In addition to composing, Darren serves on the Board of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada, the public policy leadership development program Action Canada, and as a Program Advisor for the Canadian Film Centre’s Slaight Music Residency.