# Kan Gao

Composer · Markham, ON

Kan Gao is a Markham-based composer, writer, director, and game developer whose piano-led scores accompany the narrative worlds of Freebird Games, including To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory.

## Links

- [Official site](https://freebirdgames.com/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4731oj3P4TxYAtySgdYYHl)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/kan-gao/767181367)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/KanGao)
- [x](https://twitter.com/Reives_Freebird)
- [linkedin](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kangao)

## Sources

- [Current official Freebird Games team page identifying the studio as Canada-based and Kan Gao as founder, director, writer, composer, and developer](https://freebirdgames.com/about/) — 2026-07-14
- [Current official Freebird Games site documenting the active To the Moon series, including the Beach Episode](https://freebirdgames.com/) — 2026-07-14
- [Exact Kan Gao Spotify identity with four soundtrack albums and one single from 2011 through October 2024](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4731oj3P4TxYAtySgdYYHl) — 2026-07-14
- [Official Spotify oEmbed response matching the exact Kan Gao identity and supplying live provider-attributed media](https://open.spotify.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F4731oj3P4TxYAtySgdYYHl) — 2026-07-14
- [Exact Apple Music identity 767181367 independently confirming four Kan Gao soundtrack albums from 2011 through 2024](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/kan-gao/767181367) — 2026-07-14
- [Current Kan Gao professional profile identifying Markham, Ontario, Canada and Freebird Games](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kangao) — 2026-07-14
- [City of Markham business feature identifying Kan Gao as a Markham resident, Freebird Games founder, and creator of To the Moon](https://markhambusiness.ca/news-events/news/local-markham-indie-video-game-studio-brings-artwork-to-life-at-markham-public-library) — 2026-07-14
- [Active federal trademark registration for Freebird Games Inc. in Markham, Ontario; the directory does not reproduce registered street details](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cipo/trademark-search/2059815) — 2026-07-14
- [Direct GameSpot interview identifying Gao as To the Moon's creator, writer, director, and principal composer and documenting his Canada-based work](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/to-the-moon-postmortem-qanda-with-kan-gao/1100-6347050/) — 2026-07-14
- [GameSpot 2011 year-end feature recognizing To the Moon for special achievement in storytelling](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/personal-perspectives-the-top-ten-of-2011/1100-6348004/) — 2026-07-14
- [Contemporary Canadian Videogame Awards finalist record naming To the Moon for writing and innovation](https://www.destructoid.com/canadian-videogame-awards-finalists-announced/) — 2026-07-14
- [Exact MusicBrainz identity 849677a1-4c2b-46f5-a2d4-f607c79da13b used as a canonical identity lead](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/849677a1-4c2b-46f5-a2d4-f607c79da13b) — 2026-07-14
- [Open discovery lead connecting Kan Gao to Canadian identity without serving as the current location authority](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52455066) — 2026-07-14

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/kan-gao
Last checked: 2026-07-14