Tan Yan Wei

Tan Yan Wei (28 January 1975 – 27 April 2011), or simply known as Yuan, was a Malaysian composer. He is known for his film scores for the films Puteri Gunung Ledang, the 2005 Burmese film Kyan Sit Min, the Malaysian 3D English-language animated film SeeFood (also released as Sea Level in the United States), and the Malaysian action drama film Bunohan (2011).

Tan worked through the production company Imaginex Studios on several of his later projects, including SeeFood, for which he was composing the score at the time of his death in April 2011; the remaining work was completed by Imaginex Studios, and the film's soundtrack was ultimately released in October 2011, several months after he died.

Sources differ on the precise nature of Tan's contribution to Puteri Gunung Ledang. Some contemporary listings credit the film's score jointly to Tan and singer-actor M. Nasir (who also starred in the film), while other accounts describe the score as the work of composer Daniel Yu Wai Kwok, with Tan serving as orchestrator.

Filmography Year Title Notes 2004 Puteri Gunung Ledang Composer (alongside M. Nasir); some sources credit the score primarily to Daniel Yu Wai Kwok, with Tan as orchestrator 2005 Kyan Sit Min Composer 2011 SeeFood Composer (remaining work completed by Imaginex Studios after his death) 2011 Bunohan Composer

Awards and nominations Awards

Awards Year Award Categories Nominated Work Result 2005 18th Malaysian Film Festival Best Music Score Puteri Gunung Ledang (Music Score) 2013 25th Malaysian Film Festival Best Original Score Bunohan (Music Score)

The Bunohan score award was made posthumously, two years after Tan's death.

Death Tan died at the Pantai Hospital in Kuala Lumpur on 27 April 2011, from complications of hyperthyroidism at age 36. At the time of his death, he was in the midst of composing scores for two films, SeeFood and Bunohan, both of which were released later that year with posthumous composer credits to Tan.