Romeo Diaz

Romeo Diaz (born 1948 or 1949), known in Chinese as Tai Lok-man , is a Hong Kong composer, record producer, and musician of Filipino descent.

He was one of the members of the popular band Danny Diaz & The Checkmates in Hong Kong in the 1960s along with his two brothers, Danny Diaz and Rudy Diaz. He later became a composer of film scores, particularly working with filmmakers Tsui Hark, Corey Yuen, and Ching Siu-tung, and musician James Wong Jim. He won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score for A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1990).

Early life Diaz was born in 1948 or 1949 in Hong Kong and is of Filipino descent. He was initially known by the Chinese name Lo-dik . His father was a professional musician, and he has eight siblings who were all musically savvy. When Diaz was 17 or 18 years old, his father lost his job, causing Diaz and his brothers to start performing at nightclubs to financially support their family. The trio won The Battle of the Sounds, a music competition hosted by Levi's where musical groups competed in a football stadium for a $10,000 prize and funding to do worldwide travel. Diaz played the organ, piano, saxophone and flute. Noting that Diaz did the group's musical arrangements, the South China Morning Post lauded him for creating "an excellent arrangement along the lines of something that Ray Conniff might have done". The trio moved from Hong Kong to Acapulco, Mexico, in 1973. In 1975, they moved from Acapulco to Canada. The trio in 1982 ended their band. Danny Diaz explained, "Individually, we each decided it was time. There's life beyond a band and life beyond brothers."

Film scoring In 1984 he started music production company, Musicad, that won a lot of awards for advertising campaigns throughout its operation. He has worked in close partnership with a composer and talk-show host, James Wong, and he has also collaborated with film directors such as Louis Ng, Tsui Hark, Zhang Yimou and John Woo.

Diaz received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score three times. He composed music for the 1987 film A Chinese Ghost Story for which he received that award at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards. The second time he received it was at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards for a collaboration with Joseph Koo for the 1990 film A Terra-Cotta Warrior. The third time he received the award was at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards for a collaboration with James Wong Jim for the 1991 film Once Upon a Time in China.

Personal life Romeo Diaz is married to Christine Samson who was in the 1960s band .

Fury Wang Lung-wei I Love Maria David Chung Bet on Fire Joe Cheung

Casino Raiders Jimmy HeungWong Jing A Terra-Cotta Warrior Ching Siu-tung Just Heroes John WooWu Ma

Bullet in the Head John Woo The Swordsman King HuChing Siu-tungTsui HarkRaymond Lee

A Chinese Ghost Story III Ching Siu-tung Once Upon a Time in China Tsui Hark

City Hunter Wong Jing Fong Sai-yuk Corey Yuen Jia ri qing wei le Kevin Chu 1994 The Great Conqueror's Concubine Stephen Shin Accomplishments Best Original Film Score for the film Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards Silver place of the Best Commercial Song Awards at the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards in 1991