CHANG, Ching-Shan

Ching-Shan Chang is a Taiwanese composer, pianist, arranger and orchestrator based in Los Angeles. Her work encompasses film and multimedia scores, concert music and musical theatre.
She began studying piano at the age of five and composing at seven. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree at the Eastman School of Music, she continued her education at New York University, developing her interest in film scoring. In 2019, she was selected for Tom Holkenborg’s SCORE Academy, gaining experience in professional film music production.
Chang composed the original score for Laws of Man and has contributed additional music to productions including Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Rebel Moon. Her collaborators have included Tom Holkenborg, Mychael Danna and Carter Burwell. She received the Golden Eye at the eighth International Film Music Competition in Zurich for her score for Danny and the Wild Bunch.
Alongside her screen work, Chang has received commissions from orchestras including the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Symphony Orchestra and Missouri Symphony Orchestra. Her concert works include Fanfare CoMo, Images of Taipei: The Old, The New, and The Beautiful, and Because Here We Stand, featured on the Grammy-winning album Women Warriors: The Voices of Change. She also composed the musical Once Upon an Island and has created orchestral arrangements of Taiwanese folk songs.