---
name: "Hu Xiao'ou"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hu-xiaoou"
fi1m_id: "hu-xiaoou"
imdb_id: "nm7323921"
tmdb_id: 3929748
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "2 September 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T16:03:37.028550+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hu Xiao'ou

## Identity

Hu Xiao'ou

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hu-xiaoou
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hu-xiaoou
- **IMDb ID:** nm7323921
- **TMDB ID:** 3929748
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7323921/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3929748

Composer. Born 2 September 1976 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 2 September 1976, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Also known as:** 胡小鸥
- **Frequently works with:** [Chen Sicheng](https://film.one/person/chen-sicheng.md), [Liu Haoran](https://film.one/person/liu-haoran.md), [Nathan Wang](https://film.one/person/nathan-wang.md), [Sun Tao](https://film.one/person/sun-tao.md), [Wang Baoqiang](https://film.one/person/wang-baoqiang.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7323921/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3929748

## Biography

Hu Xiao'ou (also credited as 胡小鸥 and Xiao'ou Hu) is a Chinese composer and music producer. Born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, he graduated from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in 2000 and later studied in the United States, where he earned a doctorate in composition.

He is known for his work on the *Detective Chinatown* film series, composing for *Detective Chinatown 2* (2018) and *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), often in collaboration with Nathan Wang. Other film credits include *The Island* (2018), *My People, My Homeland* (2020), *Lost in the Stars* (2023) and *Escape from the 21st Century* (2024). He has also served as composer or music director on numerous Chinese television series.

*Sources: imdb.com, baike.baidu.com, filmmusicreporter.com, mydramalist.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), Fi1m 49, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-3.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Being Towards Death* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Dream of Golden Years* (2026), series, Original Music Composer
- *Love is Hard* (2025), Music Supervisor
- *Blood River* (2025), series, Music Director, Original Music Composer
- *Yummy Yummy Yummy* (2025), series, Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *枫桥警事* (2025), series, Music Director
- *Duel on Mount Hua* (2025), series, as Compositor
- *Homeland Guardian* (2025), series, Music Director
- *Malice* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Love of the Divine Tree* (2025), series, as Compositor
- *Octopus with Broken Arms* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Tiger Wolf Rabbit* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Escape from the 21st Century* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Wolf Hiding* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Papa* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Lost in the Stars* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *The Knockout* (2023), series, Music Supervisor
- *Fireflies in the Sun* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Detective Chinatown 3* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/detective-chinatown-3.md)
- *My People, My Homeland* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Gravity of a Rainbow* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Airpocalypse* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Island* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Remembering Lichuan* (2018), series, as Compositor
- *Detective Chinatown 2* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Remembering Lichuan* (2016), series, as Theme Song Performance

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