Henry Lai is a well known soundtrack composer in Hong Kong. He has worked on many blockbusters from Hong Kong and some of his recent works include: Three Kingdoms-Resurrection Of The Dragon, Beast Stalker, Sniper, B420, The Dragon Squad, Star Runner (Kumite), A tiger's Blue, Beijing Rocks.
An architect turned musician, Henry Lai's deep root in rock and ethnic music makes him a perfect modern soundtrack composer; sought after in Hong Kong for his mastery combination of driving rhythm, ethnic percussion, beautiful melody and orchestral arrangement.
Three Kingdoms - Resurrection of the Dragon was directed by Daniel Lee and released in 2008, the movie was instantly a hit and Henry Lai's mesmerizing score was nominated for the Best Original Score in Asian Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Award.
The score for the Three Kingdoms is filled with thundering percussions, beautiful and passionate Chinese melodies and instruments; highly recommended by movie critics and raving reviews on the internet forums:
‘Major kudo is also due to Henry Lai's sweepingly melodic score…music motors the picture and gives it a true heroic stature’…www.variety.com
‘The final icing on this cinematic delight was an amazing score by composer Henry Lai. There are so many wonderful little moments in the score that I often tried to distract myself from the visuals so I could enjoy the score more. This is fefiantly one for all you soundtrack junkies out there.’ … www.fearsmag.com
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