Biography
Zhiyi Wang is a Chinese composer of film and television scores, concert music and popular music. Born in Suzhou, he began piano studies at the age of five and composition at twelve. He attended the affiliated middle school of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music before earning a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College Conservatory and a master's degree in composition from the University of Louisville in 2006.
Wang has scored numerous Chinese films, including But Always (2014), Highway of Love (2015), Dali Holiday (2018), the segment "The Guiding Star" of My People, My Country (2019) and The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021, co-composed with Elliot Leung). He has also contributed to Zhang Yimou films as orchestrator and producer, and served on the music team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. His score for The Battle at Lake Changjin received the Outstanding Music award at the 19th Huabiao Film Awards in 2023.
