Tan Dun has been played on NTS in shows including Clara La San, featured first on 24 December 2015. Songs played include For The World - Theme Music, The Eternal Vow and Concerto For String Orchestra & Pipa.

Tan Dun (Dun Tan, 譚盾; born August 18, 1957) is best known as the Grammy and Oscar award winning composer for the soundtracks of the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.

Tan Dun was born in the village of Simao, Changsha in the Hunan province of China. As a child, he was fascinated by the role in his village of the shaman, who conducted rituals and ceremonies,…