Philip Glass, the composer most associated with the term “minimalism,” is no stranger to film music. He’s scored nearly 50 pics, most recently “The Hours,” a favored Oscar contender. Yet Glass likened ...

In an unprecedented move, multi-Oscar nominated American composer and pianist Philip Glass (“The Hours”) has contributed key music to Mexican documentary “Cartas a Distancia” (“Letters from a Distance ...

New Music, it seems, faces one of the same problems that other explorative genres do — how to expand the audience without putting a serious crimp in a musician’s ability to take chances. Recent ...

For some listeners, three hours of music by Philip Glass — at least the sound that springs to mind when they hear the words “Philip Glass” — is like one hour of regular music recycled for six hours.

• The UNC Symphony Orchestra and a Merge Records Supergroup Celebrate Philip Glass’s Connections with David Bowie and Brian Eno The sight of a composer in an ad for a product unrelated to music is ...