Roc Chen (Chinese:陈鲲;pinyin:Chén Kūn (born 1984^[1]), also namedChen Kun, is a Chinesecomposer and a member of theChinese Musicians Association. Born inChengdu,Sichuan, he is best known for composing the scores for the documentaryA Bite of China,^[2] the TV seriesRed Sorghum, for the film seriesThe Wandering Earth^[3] and the blockbuster filmNe Zha 2.^[4]

Chen spent part of his childhood inZigong. He began studying music at the age of four.^[5] He later attended theUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China and theSichuan Conservatory of Music, where he earned a master's degree in composition. He also studied under the composer Professor Song Mingzhu.^[6] In 2022, he served as an award presenter at the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the 17th Changchun Film Festival in China. In 2023, the Chengdu World Science Fiction Convention appointed him as the promotional ambassador.^[7]

Roc Chen's work in film and television is characterised by a fusion of traditional Chinese musical elements with modern orchestral techniques. In television scoring, his work on the seriesRed Sorghum is notable for its incorporation of thesuona, a traditional Chinese wind instrument with a distinctively piercing tone.^[8] In thescience fiction filmThe Wandering Earth, Chen collaborated with the BritishRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra and recorded the score at theAbbey Road Studios, formerly the EMI Recording Studios, in London.^[9]

In the filmNe Zha 2, Chen blended modern cinematic scoring with traditional sounds ofTuvan throat singing (Khoomei) alongside classical Chinese instruments such as the two-stringederhu and ceramicxun for a distinctively Chinese modern soundtrack.^[10]

Chen's mother was an English teacher at Shuguang Middle School. He has one daughter.^[11]

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