Henry Lai Wan-man
Henry Lai Wan-man (Chinese: 黎允文) is a Chinese film composer based in Hong Kong who created the original score for more than 50 films.
Education
[edit]Henry Lai finished his high school in Pui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong) and Repton School ( Derbyshire, UK). He acquired his degree in architecture at the University of Hong Kong.[1]
Career
[edit]Lai started his music career in a band, but it was disbanded. Lai also joined "Island", a band which he wrote original songs.[1] Lai plays a classical guitar.[1] In 1994, Lai started scoring music for films. Lai has composed music for film directors such as Daniel Lee, Mabel Cheung, and Dante Lam.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- The Kung Fu Scholar (1993)
- Thanks for Your Love (1996)
- Moonlight Express (1999)
- A Fighter's Blues (2000)
- Beijing Rocks (2001)
- Just One Look (2002)
- Traces of a Dragon (2003)
- Star Runner (2003)
- Dragon Squad (2005)
- B420 (2005)
- My Name Is Fame (2006)
- Beast Stalker (2008)
- The Sniper (2009)
- Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2009)
- Black Ransom (2010)
- 14 Blades (2010)
- Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
- Fire of Conscience (2010)
- The Stool Pigeon (2010)
- The Lost Bladesman (2011)
- White Vengeance (2011)
- The Four (2012)
- The Stolen Years (2013)
- Unbeatable (2013)
- Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial (2014)
- Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon (2014)
- A Tale of Three Cities (2015)
- To the Fore (2015)
- Dragon Blade (2015)
- Yesterday Once More (2016)
- Kill Time (2016)
- Time Raiders (2016)
- Operation Mekong (2016)
- The Climbers (2019)
- Matteo Ricci The Musical (2019)- music composer.[2]
- ’’Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2’’(2004) Video Game PS2/Gamecube
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | # | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21st | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | Beijing Rocks | Nominated |
| Best Original Film Score | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | 28th | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | Nominated | ||
| 3rd | Asian Film Awards | Best Composer | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | 11th | Changchun Film Festival | Best Music | White Vengeance | Nominated |
| 31st | Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Score | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 33rd | Unbeatable | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 15th | Changchun Film Festival | Best Music | To the Fore | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "An Interview with Composer Henry Lai". Asianfilmstrike.com. November 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Operation Mekong". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Java Music Productions
- Henry Lai Wan-man at IMDb
- Henry Lai Wan-man at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Henry Lai Discography at cduniverse.com
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