Y Vân
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- July 2, 1933
- Died
- November 28, 1992
- Birthplace
- Hanoï, French Indochina [now Vietnam]
Trần Tấn Hậu (2 July 1933 - 28 November 1992), best known by his stage name Y Vân, was a Vietnamese composer, songwriter and musician. Rising to prominence in the late 1950s with disco-influenced tracks and slow rock ballads, he was a pivotal figure in shaping the sounds of modern Vietnamese light pop music and the flourishing pop culture of South Vietnam. After 1975, he remained with the new Huong Mien Nam's Artists Troupe and Ho Chi Minh City's Radio, scoring films, stages and cultural events; his notable works during this time include soundtrack for the first installation of Le Hoang Hoa's espionage thriller "Cards on the Table" [Ván bài lật ngửa] and the ending song for "Sơn ca trong thành phố"[Skylark in the City](1983). He passed away at the age of 60, and in 2025 became the subject of his grandaughter Khoa Ha's documentary "Y Van: The Lost Sounds of Saigon".
Filmography
Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon 2025
as Self (archive footage), Music
Dreamy Eyes 2019
Songs
The Minister's Daughter 1987
Original Music Composer
Vụ Án Viên Đạn Lạc 1986
Original Music Composer
Under The Code Name K213 1985
Original Music Composer
Skylark in the City 1983
Original Music Composer
Cards on the Table: The Foster Son of the Archbishop 1982
Music
Goodbye Summer Love 1974
Original Music Composer
Highway with No Lights 1973
Original Music Composer
Like the Midnight Dewdrop 1973
Original Music Composer
Like The Falling Raindrops 1971
Original Music Composer
The Eyes I Used to Know 1964
Lyricist
Credits from TMDB.