Biography
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English
Edmund Song is a US-based Singaporean composer acclaimed for blending Eastern traditional music with Western influences, described by The Straits Times (2023) as incorporating “idioms of Hollywood film music and Broadway musicals.” His multicultural approach has led to collaborations with renowned ensembles such as GRAMMY® awarded Akropolis Reed Quintet (USA), Earplay (USA), PRISM Saxophone Quartet (USA), Trio Manestri (Belgium), AgorArt Ensemble (Italy), and Standing Wave Ensemble (Canada).
Recognised for his work in film scoring, Edmund gained prominence when the Civic Orchestra of Chicago featured his score The Smart Dog. He has since been involved in numerous film projects as a composer and sound designer, earning a nomination for Best Original Music for Silver River (Singapore, 2023) and selections as a featured composer at the Independent Silent Film Festival (USA, 2024) and Film Score Fest (USA, 2025).
Currently, Edmund serves as the composer-arranger for One Song Orchestra (Taiwan), Composer-in-Residence for Bass Around Asia (Taiwan-Singapore), and a guest composer-arranger for Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore). He was previously the Composer-in-Residence for the Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra (Singapore) and taught at the Jacobs Composition Academy at Indiana University. Recent Winner of Earplay 2025 Vibrant Shores Composers Competition and ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Grant, his recent projects include commissions and score selections for Boston New Music Initiative (BNMI) 2025, ASMAC/Helix Collective Cue Connection 2025, New Music at the Bayou 2025, LSU BassFest 2025, RED NOTE New Music Festival 2025, and Talis Music Festival 2024. Additionally, he works as a Studio Assistant at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Recording Studio.
As a orchestral and chamber double bassist, Edmund has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and Hangzhou Philharmonic and has performed with productions of The Phantom of the Opera (2019) and Les Misérables (2016). He is also experienced in historical performance, appearing with Red Dot Baroque (Singapore) and the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (USA).
中文
宋俊傑（Edmund Song）是一位旅居美國的新加坡作曲家，以融合東方傳統音樂與西方元素而聞名。《海峽時報》（2023）評價他的作品「融入了好萊塢電影音樂和百老匯音樂劇的語彙」。憑藉多元文化的創作方法，他與眾多知名樂團合作，包括 Akropolis Reed Quintet (美國)、PRISM 薩克斯風四重奏 (美國)，Trio Manestri (比利時)， AgorArt Ensemble (義大利)，以及Standing Wave Ensemble (加拿大)。
在電影配樂領域，宋俊傑因芝加哥市民交響樂團演出其配樂作品《The Smart Dog》而受到關注。此後，他持續參與多部電影專案，擔任作曲與聲音設計。他的電影配樂《Silver River》（新加坡，2023）獲最佳原創音樂提名，並於 2024 年美國獨立無聲電影節、2025 年美國 Film Score Fest 入選為特邀作曲家。
目前，宋俊傑擔任台灣灣聲樂團的作曲兼編曲、Bass-Around-Asia（台灣－新加坡）的駐團作曲，以及新加坡鼎藝團的特邀作曲兼編曲。他曾任新加坡亞洲文化交響樂團駐團作曲，並於印第安納大學雅各布斯作曲學院任教。他是 Earplay 2025「Vibrant Shores」作曲家大賽的獲獎者，同時獲得 ARTZenter Institute 新興作曲家資助。他近期的專案包括 2025 年波士頓新音樂聯盟（BNMI）、ASMAC/Helix Collective Cue Connection、New Music on the Bayou、路易斯安那州立大學低音提琴藝術節（BassFest）、RED NOTE 新音樂節，以及 2024 年 Talis 音樂節的委約與作品入選。此外，他還擔任密蘇里大學堪薩斯城分校錄音棚助理。
作為管弦與室內樂低音提琴演奏家，宋俊傑曾與新加坡交響樂團、新加坡華樂團、杭州愛樂樂團合作，並參與音樂劇《歌劇魅影 2019》與《悲慘世界 2016》的巡演製作。他亦活躍於古樂領域，曾與新加坡 Red Dot Baroque 及美國 Bloomington 巴赫清唱劇計畫合作演出。