Tiannan Cai is a film composer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator, as well as the founder and music director of Movement Music. Renowned for his versatility, his work spans a wide range of styles, including film scoring, classical, avant-garde, pop, jazz, and traditional Chinese music.

In addition to his compositional and performance expertise, Tiannan excels in music technology, mastering both hardware and software applications—an essential skill in today’s dynamic musical landscape. His innovative approach and adaptability make him a sought-after artist and educator in the global music community.

Over the years, Tiannan Cai has dedicated himself to composing music for film, television, and video games. He has conducted and recorded his works at world-renowned studios, including the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage, The Village Studios, EastWest Studios, Capitol Studios, and Paramount Recording Studios, among others. His commitment to excellence and passion for storytelling through music have established him as a prominent figure in the industry.

Tiannan Cai is a multifaceted composer, music producer, with extensive credits across film, television, animation, video games, and commercials. His film, TV, and animation credits include "Pokémon: The Journey of a Shared Dream", the TV series "She and Her Girls" (CCTV-1), and "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes 2". He composed the score for "Amnesia", produced by Jackie Chan, and his work on "Love is Color Blind" earned him the Best Original Score award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards 2022. His score for "Mission Quandary" was nominated at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival.

In animation, Tiannan has contributed significantly to acclaimed works like "Yao-Chinese Folktales" (Shanghai Animation Film Studio), which won the Shanghai International TV Festival Magnolia Award for Best Writing Animation 2023, and "LuoYang", nominated for Best Asian Animation at the Busan International Film Festival Asia Contents Awards 2022. He also composed for "Soul Land (DouLuo DaLu)", the most-viewed Chinese animation series with over 100 billion views. Additionally, Tiannan collaborated with Mike Johnson, an Oscar-nominated director (Best Animated Feature, 77th Academy Awards), on the Chinese-American co-produced animation "Ping-Pong Rabbit". Furthermore, he composed the opening theme for Coloroom Pictures, the studio behind "Ne Zha", the top-grossing Chinese animated film of 2019.

Tiannan's video game credits include “DreamWorks Most Wanted” (DreamWorks Animation), “Star Dust” (a Steam VR video game nominated for the 2016 Golden Plume Award), the Steam adventure game “SCP: Secret Files”, “Dragon Nest 2” by Tencent Games, “Justice Online” by NetEase Games, “Shadow of Nyog” by Perfect World Games, “Reverse: 1999”, and “Kingdoms Mobile” by IGG Games. His work also extends to commercials, such as those for LG Electronics, and high-profile events like the 2nd Silk Road International Film Festival Ceremony.

Tiannan’s compositions are performed worldwide by prestigious orchestras, including the Pacific Symphony, Dream Orchestra in Los Angeles, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Xi’an Symphony Orchestra in China. As a music director, Tiannan produced and orchestrated the World of Warcraft Music Festival by Blizzard Entertainment, which premiered in June 2021 and toured major cities across China.

Tiannan Cai holds a degree in Screen Scoring from the University of Southern California. Early in his career, he joined Hans Zimmer's renowned scoring studio as a MIDI orchestrator, contributing to films such as "Despicable Me 3", "The Angry Birds Movie", and "The Nut Job 2". He is currently a faculty member at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California, where he teaches MIDI technologies and orchestration within the Music Production for Visual Media Department.