Tiangu Fan

Composer, Cellist

[Education & Career]

2010.09

• Enrolled in the Orchestral Department (Cello Performance) at Sichuan Conservatory of Music, China

2014.04 – Present

• Began performing and composing as a member of the string quartet Jam! String Quartet

2014.07

• Graduated from the Orchestral Department (Cello Performance) at Sichuan Conservatory of Music

2019.04

• Enrolled in the Composition & Arranging program at Tokyo School of Music Shibuya (TSM)

2022.03

• Graduated from the Composition & Arranging program at Tokyo School of Music Shibuya (TSM)

2022.04

• Joined Kay Production, a music production company

• Composed and performed music for films, stage productions, anime, commercials, and games

2023.04

• Enrolled in the Music & Sound Design program at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (Graduate School)

2025.03

• Graduated from the Music & Sound Design program at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (Graduate School)

[Major Works & Achievements]

2017

• Composed and performed music for the stage play Castle Affairs (城事)

2020

• Music piece Chongqing Impression (重慶印象) won the Grand Prize at 2050 SHIBUYA Mirai Ongaku

2020 – 2021

• Composed and performed music for smartphone games, including Onmyoji (陰陽師) and Idle Immortal (一念逍遥)

2021

• Participated in the album Relaxing Yoga with Rilakkuma (produced by Takeshi Fujii)

2022

• Composed music for the documentary short film Odore. at the Yokohama Chinatown Film Festival

• Created music for the online network theater production Lost and Found

2023 – 2024

• Provided sound design for several award-winning animated short films at international animation festivals, including:

  • Confession Dream (告白夢) by Shi Shengxue

  • Sinking (沈没) by Liu Renming

  • The Shape of an Elephant (大象の形) by Kuwa

2024

• Participated in the album Happy Halloween Remix! (organized by U/M/A/A Inc., Japan)

• Composed music for the independent film Bespoke ART (directed by Chen Jingjing)

  • Awards:

    • Eastern Europe Film Festival – Best Original Music (Honorable Mention)

    • Auguri Film Festival – Best Original Music (Honorable Mention)

    • Kyoto Independent Film Festival – Best Music in a Feature Film

• Composed and performed live music for the theater production Darkroom Imaging (暗室成像) directed by Chen Jingjing

  • The production was nominated in the Youth Competition section at the Wuzhen Theatre Festival and advanced to the finals

2025

• Music piece Seagull (鴎) won the Grand Prize at the MUSIC DESIGN GRAND PRIX 2024 of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music

• Composed music for the YOUKU streaming platform production The Cat in the Box 2 (盒子里的猫2)