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Day Tai

Hong Kong composer

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Day Tai was a Hong Kong film score composer.

Day Tai Wai (; born ) is a Hong Kong film score composer. He debuted in the showbiz as a member of the band A-dAY in 2007 before transitioning to film scoring with The Way We Dance. A 17-time nominee at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Tai won Best Original Film Song thrice for The Way We Dance, She Remembers, He Forgets (2015), and Weeds on Fire (2016), as well as Best Original Film Score for Band Four (2023). He is also the composer of Broadway Circuit's "Song of Cinema Etiquette", which was played before films began screening.

Early life and education Tai was born into a middle-class family in 1973 or 1974. He began learning piano at a young age but did not initially plan to pursue a career in music. A devout Christian, Tai initially intended to use music to preach Christianity. During his university years, he started writing music and took elective courses to use the school's recording studio, experimenting with producing his songs. After their win, they signed a one-year contract with a record label. The film grossed over HKD$13 million and earned Tai Best Original Film Song in the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards. while the band Supper Moment joined the production as the main vocalist was a fan of A-dAY. In 2017, Tai composed the "Song of Cinema Etiquette", performed by Eman Lam with animation by visual artist b.wing, which was shown before film screenings at Broadway Circuit theaters. The song went viral in Hong Kong, with HK01 describing it as "widely known" and "one of the most prominent songs in recent years". In 2019, he served as the founding treasurer of the Hong Kong Film Composers Association.

In 2020, Tai began working as a lecturer in film music composition at Hong Kong Baptist University. He reunited with Adam Wong for , the sequel to The Way We Dance, 2015 She Remembers, He Forgets 2016 Weeds on Fire 2017 Tomorrow Is Another Day

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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 201433rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film SongThe Way We Dance Best Original Film Score 201635th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film SongShe Remembers, He Forgets Best Original Film Score 201736th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film SongWeeds on Fire Best Original Film Score 2019 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Project Gutenberg 2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Song 2021 15th Asian Film Awards Best Music 202240th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Original Film Song Zero to Hero Best Original Film Score 202442nd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Original Film Song The Goldfinger Best Original Film Score The Goldfinger Band Four 202543rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Original Film Song The Way We Talk Love Lies Best Original Film Score

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Also known as
Day Tai Wai, Tai David, David Tai

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Hong Kong composer

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Day Tai was a film score composer.

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Day Tai was Hong Kong.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Day Tai

· Wikidata: Q15955605

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