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Hi, I’m Yuyao Shangguan, a composer with an international education and a passion for creating original scores across films, games, and multimedia. I blend contemporary and electro-acoustic textures to craft immersive soundtracks that support storytelling and atmosphere. Hi there! Over the past decade I’ve collaborated with game developers, TV/film teams, and academic ensembles in the US and abroad, and my work has been performed at venues such as Crowder Hall and at major festivals and galas. I’ve been recognized in composition competitions and I continue to explore cross-media storytelling through music.…Hi, I’m Yuyao Shangguan, a composer with an international education and a passion for creating original scores across films, games, and multimedia. I blend contemporary and electro-acoustic textures to craft immersive soundtracks that support storytelling and atmosphere. Hi there! Over the past decade I’ve collaborated with game developers, TV/film teams, and academic ensembles in the US and abroad, and my work has been performed at venues such as Crowder Hall and at major festivals and galas. I’ve been recognized in composition competitions and I continue to explore cross-media storytelling through music.

Yuyao Shangguan

Composer, Music Composer, Songwriter, +5

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Hi, I’m Yuyao Shangguan, a composer with an international education and a passion for creating original scores across films, games, and multimedia. I blend contemporary and electro-acoustic textures to craft immersive soundtracks that support storytelling and atmosphere. Hi there! Over the past decade I’ve collaborated with game developers, TV/film teams, and academic ensembles in the US and abroad, and my work has been performed at venues such as Crowder Hall and at major festivals and galas. I’ve been recognized in composition competitions and I continue to explore cross-media storytelling through music.…Hi, I’m Yuyao Shangguan, a composer with an international education and a passion for creating original scores across films, games, and multimedia. I blend contemporary and electro-acoustic textures to craft immersive soundtracks that support storytelling and atmosphere. Hi there! Over the past decade I’ve collaborated with game developers, TV/film teams, and academic ensembles in the US and abroad, and my work has been performed at venues such as Crowder Hall and at major festivals and galas. I’ve been recognized in composition competitions and I continue to explore cross-media storytelling through music.

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Hi, I’m Yuyao Shangguan, a composer with an international education and a passion for creating original scores across films, games, and multimedia. I blend contemporary and electro-acoustic textures to craft immersive soundtracks that support storytelling and atmosphere.

Hi there! Over the past decade I’ve collaborated with game developers, TV/film teams, and academic ensembles in the US and abroad, and my work has been performed at venues such as Crowder Hall and at major festivals and galas. I’ve been recognized in composition competitions and I continue to explore cross-media storytelling through music.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Chinese

Advanced

Work Experience

Video Game Composer at All-Star Bubbleman

February 1, 2014 - June 1, 2019

Composed promotional music for the game.

Video Game Composer at Romance of the Three Kingdoms Fantasy World

February 1, 2014 - June 1, 2019

Participated in creating original scores.

Video Game Composer at Noban Stream: Not Yet A Hero

February 1, 2014 - June 1, 2019

Original composition for the game soundtrack.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at Long Moon Ember

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at Immortal Samsara

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at Heaven Officials Blessing

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at The Umbrella Fair

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at Fiercely Cute

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at Kun Devours the World: Return of the Master

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at Shadows of the Void

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Television / Animation / Film Score Composer at No One Like me (The Guardians of Dafeng)

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original Score.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at Arizona Museum of Art

February 1, 2020 - Present

Oriental for strings quartet (2020) commissioned by the Arizona Museum of Art; Moonrise inspired by Ansel Adams.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at ASU Philharmonia

February 1, 2020 - Present

Wondering for strings orchestra (2020) commissioned.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at Fred Fox School of Music / Crowder Hall

February 1, 2020 - Present

Element for multimedia (2022) performed.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at Arizona Turn Up Electronic Music Festival

January 1, 2023 - Present

Allure of the Sea for fixed media (2023) performed.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at Fred Fox School of Music / Clowder Hall

January 1, 2023 - Present

Hot World for multimedia (2023) performed; Planet Scape project.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at Fred Fox School of Music / Clowder Hall

January 1, 2025 - Present

2A X Origin (2025) performed; Earth Scape project.

Composer - Multimedia & Academic Music at Fred Fox School of Music

January 1, 2024 - Present

The Odyssey of Primordial Cosmic for multimedia (2024) commissioned by Professor Mugmon.

Songwriter and Arranger at Tucson Chinese Cultural Center

May 1, 2023 - Present

Spring Feast for the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center Senior Choir.

Songwriter and Arranger at Hunan Great Beauty Imagery Poetry Music Dance

May 1, 2023 - Present

Langtosa - Beidaihe for Mao Zedong's Poetry.

Songwriter and Arranger at bilibili BML Gala

January 1, 2024 - Present

A Thousand Years of Frost - 2024 bilibili BML Gala.

Songwriter and Arranger at China CCTV Chinese Opera Spring Festival Gala

January 1, 2024 - Present

Traversing Heaven and Earth – 2024 China CCTV Chinese Opera Spring Festival Gala.

Songwriter and Arranger at China CCTV – Seventh When Foreign Faces Meet Chinese Opera Opening Music

January 1, 2025 - Present

Opening music for 2025 festival.

Songwriter and Arranger at Amway China 30th Anniversary Gala

January 1, 2025 - Present

Dance Music (2025).

Songwriter and Arranger at The Fourth Ethnic Minority Cultural and Artistic Performance in Jiangxi Province

January 1, 2025 - Present

Colorful Red Army Uniforms (2025).

Songwriter and Arranger at China CCTV, Guofeng: Beyond the Stage – Season 2

January 1, 2025 - Present

Opening/season music for 2025.

Composer at Video Game Projects

February 1, 2014 - June 1, 2019

Composed promotional music for All-Star Bubbleman; contributed original scores to Romance of the Three Kingdoms Fantasy World and Noban Stream: Not Yet A Hero.

Composer at Television, Animation and Film Scoring

May 1, 2020 - Present

Original scores for Long Moon Ember; Immortal Samsara; Drama Series: Heaven Officials Blessing; The Umbrella Fair; Fiercely Cute; Kun Devours the World: Return of the Master; Shadows of the Void; No One Like me (The Guardians of Dafeng).

Composer at Multimedia & Academic Music

February 1, 2020 - Present

Composed multimedia works including Oriental for strings quartet (Moonrise) commissioned by the Arizona Museum of Art; Wondering for strings orchestra commissioned by ASU Philharmonia; Element for multimedia performed at Crowder Hall; Allure of the Sea for fixed media performed at the 2023 Arizona Turn Up Electronic Music Festival; Hot World for multimedia performed at Fred Fox School of Music; 2A X Origin for multimedia in Earth Scape program (2025).

Composer / Songwriter at Songwriting and Arrangements

May 1, 2023 - Present

Spring works for the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center Senior Choir; Langtosa - Beidaihe for Mao Zedong's Poetry; A Thousand Years of Frost for bilibili BML Gala; Traversing Heaven and Earth for CCTV Opera Gala; 2025 CCTV performances and other gala openings; Dance Music for Amway China 30th Anniversary Gala; Various cultural and ethnic performance commissions (2024–2025).