Joseph Koo | |||||||||||
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顧嘉煇 | |||||||||||
.jpg) Koo in 2014 | |||||||||||
| Born | Koo Kar-fai (顧嘉煇) 25 February 1931 | ||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2023 (aged 91) Richmond Hospital, Richmond, Canada | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian[when?] | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, lyricist | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1961–2016 | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Score 1990 A Terra-Cotta Warrior Golden Horse Awards – Best Music 1964 The Dancing Millionairess 1966 Till the End of Time | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 顧嘉煇 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾嘉辉 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Moran (莫然) | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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| Labels | None | ||||||||||
Joseph Koo Kar-Fai MBE GBS (Chinese: 顧嘉煇; 25 February 1931[1] – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career.[2] According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong.[3]
- ^ Frater, Patrick (4 January 2023). "Joseph Koo, Hong Kong Musician and 'A Better Tomorrow' Composer, Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Joseph Koo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Joseph Koo Ka-fai - 2011 Honorary Doctorate". Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2023.