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Siu-Tin Lai(1946-2019)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Siu-Tin Lai
Siu-Tin Lai was born on 8 November 1946 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He was an actor and composer, known for Rouge (1987), Police Story (1985) and Armour of God (1986). He was married to Susanna Kwan. He died on 1 December 2019 in Hong Kong, China.
BornNovember 8, 1946
DiedDecember 1, 2019(73)
BornNovember 8, 1946
DiedDecember 1, 2019(73)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui in Rouge (1987)
Rouge
7.3
  • Composer
  • 1987
Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung in Police Story (1985)
Police Story
7.5
  • Man Trying to Park Car
  • 1985
Jackie Chan and Lola Forner in Armour of God (1986)
Armour of God
6.9
  • Composer(as Michael Lai)
  • 1986
Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, and Biao Yuen in Project A (1983)
Project A
7.2
  • Composer(as Michael Lai)
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Candlelight's Woman (1995)
    Candlelight's Woman
    6.2
    • 1995
  • Christy Chung, Kenny Ho, and Collin Chou in The Red Wolf (1995)
    The Red Wolf
    6.1
    • Cruise Emcee
    • 1995
  • Female Internment Camp (1993)
    Female Internment Camp
    4.0
    Video
    • (as Michael Lai)
    • 1993
  • Chingmy Yau in She Starts the Fire (1992)
    She Starts the Fire
    4.9
    • 1992
  • Return of the Fox (1991)
    Return of the Fox
    5.2
    • Darling Hung
    • 1991
  • Jackie Chan and Anita Mui in Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
    Miracles: The Canton Godfather
    6.9
    • Felon in Police Station
    • 1989
  • The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)
    The Yuppie Fantasia
    6.1
    • 1989
  • Maggie Cheung and Cherie Chung in Last Romance (1988)
    Last Romance
    6.3
    • Tseng
    • 1988
  • Maggie Cheung and Alan Tam in Love Soldier of Fortune (1988)
    Love Soldier of Fortune
    6.5
    • 1988
  • The Romancing Star 2 (1988)
    The Romancing Star 2
    5.6
    • Lei Siu-Tin
    • 1988
  • Jackie Chan in Project A 2 (1987)
    Project A 2
    7.0
    • The Maestro (as Michael Lai)
    • 1987
  • Happy Din Don (1986)
    Happy Din Don
    5.2
    • Tat
    • 1986
  • Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung in Police Story (1985)
    Police Story
    7.5
    • Man Trying to Park Car
    • 1985
  • Crazy Games (1985)
    Crazy Games
    • 1985
  • Cherie Chung in Cherie (1984)
    Cherie
    5.7
    • Lucy's Cousin
    • 1984

Composer

  • Enthralled (2014)
    Enthralled
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • Young Wisely II (1994)
    Young Wisely II
    4.6
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Loletta Lee, Carrie Ng, David Wu, Melvin Wong, and Gwennie Tam in Young Wisely I (1993)
    Young Wisely I
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Flying Squads (1989)
    Flying Squads
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer (1989)
    • 1989
  • Jackie Chan and Anita Mui in Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
    Miracles: The Canton Godfather
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • File Noir (1989)
    File Noir
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Composer (1989)
    • 1989
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Lung Ti in City War (1988)
    City War
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung in Police Story 2 (1988)
    Police Story 2
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Cross the River (1988)
    Cross the River
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui in Rouge (1987)
    Rouge
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Genghis Khan (1987)
    Genghis Khan
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Jackie Chan in Project A 2 (1987)
    Project A 2
    7.0
    • Composer (as Michael Lai)
    • 1987
  • Jackie Chan and Lola Forner in Armour of God (1986)
    Armour of God
    6.9
    • Composer (as Michael Lai)
    • 1986
  • Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung in Police Story (1985)
    Police Story
    7.5
    • original version
    • 1985
  • Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Sibelle Hu, Michiko Nishiwaki, and Biao Yuen in My Lucky Stars (1985)
    My Lucky Stars
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1985

Music Department

  • Yellow Zone
    Short
    • Police Story theme: composer (as Michael Lai)
    • 2012
  • Louis Koo in Those Were the Days (1996)
    Those Were the Days
    5.7
    • composer: theme music
    • 1996
  • Candlelight's Woman (1995)
    Candlelight's Woman
    6.2
    • composer: theme music
    • 1995
  • Promising Miss Bowie (1990)
    Promising Miss Bowie
    5.3
    • composer: theme music
    • 1990
  • Jackie Chan and Anita Mui in Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
    Miracles: The Canton Godfather
    6.9
    • composer: additional music
    • 1989
  • Midnight (1987)
    Midnight
    • songwriter
    • 1987
  • Ye zhi nu (1986)
    Ye zhi nu
    • composer: theme music
    • 1986
  • New Mr. Vampire (1986)
    New Mr. Vampire
    5.4
    • composer: theme music
    • 1986
  • Maggie Cheung and Leslie Cheung in Behind the Yellow Line (1984)
    Behind the Yellow Line
    5.8
    • songwriter
    • 1984
  • Feng sheng shui qi (1983)
    Feng sheng shui qi
    • composer: theme music
    • 1983
  • Di yi ba jiao yi (1983)
    Di yi ba jiao yi
    • lyricist
    • 1983
  • Lonely Fifteen (1982)
    Lonely Fifteen
    6.1
    • composer: theme music
    • 1982
  • Pak Tong Cheuk in Bao che (1981)
    Bao che
    5.9
    • composer: theme music
    • 1981
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in The Executor (1981)
    The Executor
    4.0
    • composer: theme music
    • lyricist
    • 1981
  • Bo sai xi yang qing
    • songwriter (as Michael Lai)
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hugo Lai
  • Born
    • November 8, 1946
    • Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
  • Died
    • December 1, 2019
    • Hong Kong, China(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Susanna Kwan1982 - 1984 (divorced)

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  • Nickname
    • Michael Lai

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