Ian Chen
Ian Chen is a Taiwanese-Canadian composer based in Los Angeles. His recent notable works include Taiwanese period drama Trade War (2024) and Netflix series Futmalls (2020). He is the recipient of BEST SCORE AWARD at the 18th Independent Music Awards, and a finalist for the MUSIC OF THE YEAR award at the Game Audio Networks Guild Awards held at GDC 2020. Ian’s involvement extends beyond composition, as he lends his orchestration and score engineering skills to studio productions, including Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), Blumhouse Productions’s Five Nights At Freddy’s (2023), and the forthcoming The Garfield Movie (2024) from Columbia Pictures.
Top Credits
Trade War (2024) - Formosa TV (TAIWAN)
Unsilenced (2022) - Flying Cloud Productions (CANADA)
Lisa Mania (2021) - Visual Communications (USA)
Futmalls (2020) - MM2 Entertainment (TAIWAN)
Green Door (2019) - Netflix Original (TAIWAN)
EXPERIENCE / ABILITIES
Action, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Horror, Science Fiction, Series - Episodic, Series - Mini, Video Games
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Sound Designer
LANGUAGE
English
PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES
ASCAP
UNIONS
AFofM
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE / INFORMATION
Lecturer @ 2021 Game Developers Conference
Jury Member of the 2021, 2023, and 2024 FMC Film Music Contest
Panel Speaker @ San Diego Comic Con 2020