Henry Lai Wan-man

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Henry Lai Wan-man ({{zh|c=黎允文}}) is a Chinese film composer based in Hong Kong who created the original score for more than 50 films.

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.{{cite web |url=https://asianfilmstrike.com/2015/11/27/an-interview-with-henry-lai/ |title=An Interview with Composer Henry Lai|publisher=Asianfilmstrike.com |date=November 2015 |accessdate=December 14, 2018}}

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

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Awards and nominations

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rowspan=2|2002rowspan=2|21strowspan=3|Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Original Film Songrowspan=2|Beijing Rocks{{nom}}
rowspan=2|Best Original Film Score{{nom}}
rowspan=2|200928throwspan=2|Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon{{nom}}
3rdAsian Film AwardsBest Composer{{nom}}
rowspan=2|201211thChangchun Film FestivalBest Musicrowspan=2|White Vengeance{{nom}}
31strowspan=2|Hong Kong Film Awardsrowspan=2|Best Original Film Score{{nom}}
201433rdUnbeatable{{nom}}
201615thChangchun Film FestivalBest MusicTo the Fore{{won}}

References

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  • {{cite web|url=http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/dossier/31/|title=Interview Henry Lai}}