---
name: "Nathan Wang"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nathan-wang"
fi1m_id: "nathan-wang"
imdb_id: "nm0910996"
tmdb_id: 46324
wikidata_id: "Q1966670"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "8 August 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T16:56:05.887624+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."
---

# Nathan Wang

## Identity

Nathan Wang

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nathan-wang
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nathan-wang
- **IMDb ID:** nm0910996
- **TMDB ID:** 46324
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1966670
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Wang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1966670, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46324

Composer. Born 8 August 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 8 August 1956, Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Nathan Wong Chung-Yin, Nathan Wang Tsung-Hsien, Wong Chung-Yin, Wang Tsung-Hsien
- **Frequently works with:** [Chen Sicheng](https://film.one/person/chen-sicheng.md), [Liu Haoran](https://film.one/person/liu-haoran.md), [Wang Baoqiang](https://film.one/person/wang-baoqiang.md), [Hu Xiao'ou](https://film.one/person/hu-xiaoou.md), [Sun Tao](https://film.one/person/sun-tao.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 73 (1), 2020s 52 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Comedy 3, Mystery 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,708m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Wang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1966670, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46324

## Biography

Nathan Wang is an American composer born on 8 August 1956 in Los Angeles. He graduated from Pomona College and studied at Oxford University on a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship (also reported as a Fulbright Fellowship).

Wang has scored numerous films and television productions in both Hollywood and Asia. His credits include *She's the Man* (2006), *The Game Plan* (2007), *Detective Chinatown 2* (2018) and *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), as well as several Jackie Chan films such as *Rumble in the Bronx* (1995) and *Who Am I?* (1998). He has also composed for Steven Spielberg documentaries.

He has received two Emmy Awards, for the Showtime film *Reefer Madness* (2005) and the PBS documentary *Pancho Barnes* (2011), and a CableACE Award for the soundtrack to *The Lost Children of Berlin* (1997).

*Sources: filmmusic.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nathanwang.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Detective Chinatown 1900* (2025), Fi1m 54, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-1900.md)
- *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), Fi1m 49, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-3.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), Fi1m 73, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md)

## Complete filmography (102)

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

- *Detective Chinatown 1900* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-1900.md)
- *Neither Donkey Nor Horse* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *A Legend* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Additional Music — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Deliverance* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Canary* (2023), Executive Producer, Music Supervisor
- *Hidden Strike* (2023), Visual Effects
- *Never Say Never* (2023), Musician, Original Music Composer
- *One True Loves* (2023), Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Musician
- *Christmas...Again?!* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-3.md)
- *Rising Shaolin: The Protector* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Far East Deep South* (2020), Music
- *Vanguard* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Playing with Fire* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Rodriguez and the Beyond* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Born to Be Wild: The Graduation Trip* (2018), Music
- *Detective Chinatown 2* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Faces of My Gene* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Namiya* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Dreaming Man* (2017), Music
- *Wished* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Healer* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Love Contractually* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Kung Fu Yoga* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), Additional Music — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md)
- *Detective Chinatown* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Tiny Times 4* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Guardian Brothers* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Brotherhood of Blades* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Achmed Saves America* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Santa Switch* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *No Man's Land* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *My Lucky Star* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Chinese Zodiac* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Christmas with Holly* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Matchmaker Santa* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *I Married Who?* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Cupid* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Inseparable* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Jewtopia* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Guns and Roses* (2012), as Compositor · Original Music Composer
- *Fixing Pete* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Maktub* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Christmas Pageant* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Annie Claus Is Coming to Town* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Geek Charming* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *A Crush on You* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Mortal Enemies* (2011), Music
- *1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *You Again* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Love in Disguise* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *How to Make Love to a Woman* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Wright vs. Wrong* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Sophie's Revenge* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Van Wilder: Freshman Year* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Labou* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Hatching Pete* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *War Dogs of the Pacific* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Jack N Jill* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Minutemen* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board* (2007), Music
- *The Final Season* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *The Game Plan* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Flight of the Living Dead* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *She's the Man* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Come as You Are* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *The Myth* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Nine Dog Christmas* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Voices from the List* (2004), Music
- *Who's Your Daddy?* (2004), as The Arnold Horshack Experience · Original Music Composer
- *Stealing Bess* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Price for Peace* (2002), Music
- *The Black Magic* (2002), Music
- *China Strike Force* (2000), Music
- *Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *The Brothers Flub* (1999), series, Music
- *Storm* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Gen-X Cops* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Who Am I?* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Fat Dog Mendoza* (1998), series, Music
- *The Secret of Mulan* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *The Magic Pearl* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Puss in Boots* (1997), Music
- *Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Police Story 4: First Strike* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat* (1995), series, Music
- *Rumble in the Bronx* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Natural Causes* (1994), Music
- *Nick & Noel* (1993), Music
- *The Terrible Thunderlizards* (1993), series, Original Music Composer
- *Eek! The Cat* (1992), series, as Nate the Dragon (voice)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Music
- *Hanging Heart* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Screwball Hotel* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Spellcaster* (1988), Music
- *Ah Fung* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Diary*, Music

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