Nature Ganganbaigal
Nature Ganganbaigal was a Chinese music performer, songwriter, producer and film music composer based in New York City. Originally from Beijing, he was of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and performed Mongolian Morin Khuur and throat singing. He appeared on the stage of Lincoln Center and held a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall with Tengger Cavalry in 2015. Graduated from New York University in 2015, he held a master of music degree in film music composition.
In 2010 Nature created the Mongolian folk rock/metal band Tengger Cavalry, which has been featured on Billboard CNN, Vice, MTV, and Chicago Reader.
In 2014 his solo album received a bronze medal from Global Music Awards and a nomination from Hollywood Music in Media Awards. In 2015 Nature was nominated for Best Original Score by Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards.
On June 24, 2019, it was announced Ganganbaigal had died; his body was found by authorities on June 13. The cause of death was not publicized. He previously had a suicide attempt in December 2017. Ganganbaigal contributed to the soundtrack to the video game Doom Eternal. Publisher Bethesda Softworks added an to Ganganbaigal at the end of their behind the scenes special for the soundtrack.
