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name: "Gary Chang"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-chang"
fi1m_id: "gary-chang"
imdb_id: "nm0005999"
tmdb_id: 40438
wikidata_id: "Q1251838"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "22 February 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T22:08:21.404699+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gary Chang

## Identity

Gary Chang

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-chang
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-chang
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005999
- **TMDB ID:** 40438
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1251838
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Chang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1251838, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005999/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40438

Composer. Born 22 February 1953 in Minneapolis.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 22 February 1953, Minneapolis
- **Active:** 1985–1992
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 75 (1), 1990s 77 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Chang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1251838, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005999/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40438

## Biography

Gary Chang is an American composer and musician. He was born on 22 February 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University and the California Institute of the Arts, and trained in electronic music under Morton Subotnick.

Chang began his film career as a session musician and synthesizer programmer, contributing to recordings by artists including Herbie Hancock and Weather Report. His first film scoring credit was additional music for *The Breakfast Club* (1985). He launched his solo scoring career with *52 Pick-Up* (1986) and went on to compose scores for more than 70 films and television productions, often in the action and thriller genres. Notable credits include *Under Siege* (1992), *Sniper* (1993), *The Island of Dr. Moreau* (1996), *The Substitute* (1996), *Double Team* (1997), *Storm of the Century* (1999) and *Rose Red* (2002). He has collaborated frequently with directors John Frankenheimer and Craig R. Baxley.

Chang received a BMI Film Music Award for *Under Siege* in 1993.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmreference.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Under Siege* (1992), Fi1m 77, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/under-siege.md)
- *The Breakfast Club* (1985), Fi1m 75, Additional Music Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hallowstide* (2017), Sound
- *Aces 'N' Eights* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Left Behind: World at War* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital* (2004), series, Original Music Composer
- *Kingdom Hospital* (2004), Cinematography, Music
- *Word of Honor* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Path to War* (2003), Music, Scoring Mixer
- *The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Sniper 2* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *The Glow* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Rose Red* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *Range of Motion* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *At the Mercy of a Stranger* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Storm of the Century* (1999), series, Original Music Composer
- *Locked in Silence* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *A Soldier's Sweetheart* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *A Bright Shining Lie* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Silencing Mary* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Blackout Effect* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *George Wallace* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *George Wallace* (1997), series, Original Music Composer
- *Under Pressure* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Double Team* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Murder Live!* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Island of Dr. Moreau* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Twilight Man* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Twisted Desire* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *The Substitute* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Andersonville* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Original Sins* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Avenging Angel* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *In the Flesh* (1995), Music
- *Fatherland* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Nowhere to Hide* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Burning Season* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *F.T.W.* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Against the Wall* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Deep Red* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Full Eclipse* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Sudden Fury* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Double Deception* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Sniper* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Shadow of a Stranger* (1992), Music
- *Under Siege* (1992), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/under-siege.md)
- *In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Nightman* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Eerie, Indiana* (1991), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Perfect Weapon* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *83 Hours 'Til Dawn* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *A Killer Among Us* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Death Warrant* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Rising Son* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Miami Blues* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *A Shock to the System* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The House of Usher* (1989), Additional Music
- *Dead Bang* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Sticky Fingers* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Firewalker* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *52 Pick-Up* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *3:15 the Moment of Truth* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Breakfast Club* (1985), Additional Music Supervisor — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md)

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