Đặng Hữu Phúc

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In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Đặng, but is often simplified to Dang in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Phúc.

Đặng Hữu Phúc (born 1953) is a Vietnamese pianist and composer best known for his film scores. He won the Best Music prize in 2005 at the 8th Shanghai International Film Festival for his work on Ho Quang Minh's film A Far Time Past (Thời xa vắng). A graduate of the Hanoi Conservatory, he has penned over 60 works, primarily for film and theatre.

Phuc is best known as a composer of symphonies and orchestral music, combining this traditional European style of music with elements of traditional Vietnamese music.

[edit] Filmography

• A Far Time Past (Thời xa vắng)
• The Season of Guavas (Mùa ổi)
• Gate, gate, paragate

[edit] External links

• Đặng Hữu Phúc at the Internet Movie Database