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Henry Lai Wan-man

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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

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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

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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

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Awards and nominations

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "An Interview with Composer Henry Lai". Asianfilmstrike.com. November 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Operation Mekong". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
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