Tan Dun, one of the world-famous composers, was born in China in 1958. He's been interested in music since he was very young.
In 1978, Tan Dun entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Eight years later, he went on to study in the USA.
Tan Dun uses a lot of sounds of nature in his works. It is amazing that his piece of music Water doesn't use any musical instruments. The sounds all come from nature and they create different pictures in different minds. His music for the Beijing Olympics uses traditional Chinese music and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell, though it is in a Western style.
Tan Dun's music has successfully brought Chinese and Western music together and helped build a bridge between the East and the West.
