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Min Yao(1917-1967)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Min Yao was born on 13 November 1917 in Shanghai, China. Min was a composer and producer, known for Les Belles (1961), Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and In the Mood for Love (2000). Min died on 30 March 1967 in Hong Kong.
BornNovember 13, 1917
DiedMarch 30, 1967(49)
BornNovember 13, 1917
DiedMarch 30, 1967(49)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Les Belles (1961)
Les Belles
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1961
Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Crazy Rich Asians
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love
8.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000
Ge mi xiao jie (1959)
Ge mi xiao jie
  • Composer
  • 1959

Credits

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Composer

  • Xue sa hong mei gui
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Hong mei ge (1967)
    Hong mei ge
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Ying xiong dan
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • The Haunted (1967)
    The Haunted
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Wife of a Romantic Scholar (1967)
    Wife of a Romantic Scholar
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Shan zhong ren (1967)
    Shan zhong ren
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Tian zhi jiao nu (1966)
    Tian zhi jiao nu
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Die hai jiao long
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Kong gu lan (1966)
    Kong gu lan
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Chang e ben yue
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Fairy, Ghost, Vixen (1965)
    Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • A Beggar's Daughter
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Qing tian chang hen
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Luan feng he ming (1964)
    Luan feng he ming
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Ti xiao yin yuan xia ji (1964)
    Ti xiao yin yuan xia ji
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1964

Music Department

  • Yue ye qin tiao
    • composer: songs
    • 1968
  • Hong mei ge (1967)
    Hong mei ge
    • stock music
    • 1967
  • Feng yang hua gu (1967)
    Feng yang hua gu
    • composer: theme music
    • 1967
  • Wife of a Romantic Scholar (1967)
    Wife of a Romantic Scholar
    • lyricist
    • 1967
  • Shan zhong ren (1967)
    Shan zhong ren
    • composer: theme music
    • 1967
  • Zui chang de yi ye (1965)
    Zui chang de yi ye
    6.8
    • composer: interlude
    • 1965
  • Romance of the Forbidden City
    • composer: theme music
    • 1964
  • Yi qu nan wang (1964)
    Yi qu nan wang
    • composer: theme music
    • 1964
  • The Story of Ching Hsian-Lien (1963)
    The Story of Ching Hsian-Lien
    6.6
    • librettist
    • 1963
  • Yan xi jiao (1963)
    Yan xi jiao
    7.2
    • composer: theme music
    • 1963
  • Ying ge yan wu (1963)
    Ying ge yan wu
    • composer: songs
    • 1963
  • Zhen zhu lei (1962)
    Zhen zhu lei
    • composer: songs
    • 1962
  • Bride Napping (1962)
    Bride Napping
    7.3
    • librettist
    • 1962
  • Yan zi dao (1961)
    Yan zi dao
    • composer: theme music
    • 1961
  • Kelly Lai Chen and Kitty Ting Hao in Xi xiang feng (1960)
    Xi xiang feng
    6.4
    • composer: songs
    • 1960

Producer

  • Na ge bu duo qing xu ji
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Ge mi xiao jie (1959)
    Ge mi xiao jie
    • producer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Mei Weng
  • Born
    • November 13, 1917
    • Shanghai, China
  • Died
    • March 30, 1967
    • Hong Kong

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A protégé of Japanese composer Ryôichi Hattori prewar Shanghai-era entertainment and film industry.

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