Henry Lai Wan-man
Henry Lai Wan-man is a Chinese film composer based in Hong Kong who created the original score for more than 50 films.
Also recorded as Henri Lai · Henry Lai
Henry Lai Wan-man
- Occupation
- Composer, musician
- Born
- 1961
- Nationality
- British Hong Kong
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Key facts
• Background — person • Native Name — 黎允文 • Origin — Hong Kong • Genre — New-age • Occupation — Composer, musician • Instrument — Guitar • Past Member Of — Island
Education
Education
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.
Career
Career
Lai started his music career in a band, but it was disbanded. Lai also joined "Island", a band which he wrote original songs. Lai plays a classical guitar. In 1994, Lai started scoring music for films. Lai has composed music for film directors such as Daniel Lee, Mabel Cheung, and Dante Lam.
Filmography
Filmography
• 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) • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (2004) Video Game PS2/GameCube • 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.
Awards and nominations
• Year — # — Award — Category — Work — Result • 2002 — 21st — Hong Kong Film Awards — Best Original Film Song — Beijing Rocks • Best Original Film Score • 2009 — 28th — Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon • 3rd — Asian Film Awards — Best Composer • 2012 — 11th — Changchun Film Festival — Best Music — White Vengeance • 31st — Hong Kong Film Awards — Best Original Film Score • 2014 — 33rd — Unbeatable • 2016 — 15th — Changchun Film Festival — Best Music — To the Fore
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