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Wai Lap Wu

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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
Wai Lap Wu was born in 1937 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He is a composer, known for The Lovers (1994), Casino Raiders II (1991) and The Heroic Trio (1993).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    Nicky Wu and Charlie Yeung in The Lovers (1994)
    The Lovers
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1994
    Casino Raiders II (1991)
    Casino Raiders II
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1991
    Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui in The Heroic Trio (1993)
    The Heroic Trio
    6.6
    • Composer(as William Hu)
    • 1993
    The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014)
    The Taking of Tiger Mountain
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Jet Li, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Nicholas Tse, Jing Wu, Yosh Yu, CiSha, Lijun Chen, and Yi-zhou Sun in Blades of the Guardians (2026)
      Blades of the Guardians
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 2026
    • Eternal Wave (2017)
      Eternal Wave
      5.4
      • music director
      • 2017
    • Joan Chen, Amber Kuo, and Zhengyu Lu in The One (2017)
      The One
      5.3
      • original music consultant (as William Wu)
      • 2017
    • The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014)
      The Taking of Tiger Mountain
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
      Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
      5.9
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro in Hero (1997)
      Hero
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau in Shanghai Grand (1996)
      Shanghai Grand
      6.6
      • Composer (as Wu Wai Lap)
      • 1996
    • Andy Lau and Chien-Lien Wu in A Moment of Romance III (1996)
      A Moment of Romance III
      5.6
      • Composer (as William Hu)
      • 1996
    • Kenny Bee, Sharla Cheung, Shao-Wen Hao, Kin-Yan Lee, Ashton Chen, Hoi-Yan Woo, and Chi-Ching Kam in Ten Brothers (1995)
      Ten Brothers
      6.0
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • The Blade (1995)
      The Blade
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Li Yu in Xiu Xiu (1995)
      Xiu Xiu
      7.2
      • Composer (as William Hu)
      • 1995
    • Out of the Dark (1995)
      Out of the Dark
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Nicky Wu and Charlie Yeung in Love in the Time of Twilight (1995)
      Love in the Time of Twilight
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • From Beijing with Love (1994)
      From Beijing with Love
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Nicky Wu and Charlie Yeung in The Lovers (1994)
      The Lovers
      7.3
      • Composer
      • 1994

    Music Department

    • Pauline Chan and Wing-Chi Chan in Run for Life: Ladies from China (1994)
      Run for Life: Ladies from China
      5.8
      • composer: theme music
      • 1994
    • Ching-Wan Lau and Anita Yuen in C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993)
      C'est la vie, mon chéri
      7.6
      • composer: mandarin songs
      • 1993
    • Casino Raiders II (1991)
      Casino Raiders II
      5.8
      • musical director (as William Hu)
      • 1991

    Soundtrack

    • A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997)
      A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
      6.5
      • music: "Black Mountain Demon", "Ai Hen Re Shi Fei", "The Matriach's Song"
      • 1997
    • Andy Lau and Chien-Lien Wu in A Moment of Romance III (1996)
      A Moment of Romance III
      5.6
      • writer: "Oi Nei Si Ngo Bat Doey"
      • 1996
    • Chronicle of Life (1995)
      Chronicle of Life
      8.7
      TV Series
      • music: "Put out the Affinity"
      • 1995
    • Jet Li and Christy Chung in The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
      The Bodyguard from Beijing
      6.4
      • writer: "Bat Jiu Doe Bei Ngo Dik Ngaan Dzing"
      • 1994
    • Casino Raiders II (1991)
      Casino Raiders II
      5.8
      • writer: "The Days We Passed By Together"
      • 1991

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    The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
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    The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Weili Hu
    • Born
      • 1937
      • Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

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