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name: "Michael Lai"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-lai-siu-tin"
fi1m_id: "michael-lai-siu-tin"
imdb_id: "nm0499995"
tmdb_id: 1178936
wikidata_id: "Q9001007"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "8 November 1946"
died: "1 December 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T15:56:55.682980+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."
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# Michael Lai

## Identity

Michael Lai

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-lai-siu-tin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-lai-siu-tin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0499995
- **TMDB ID:** 1178936
- **Wikidata ID:** Q9001007
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lai_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9001007, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1178936

Composer. Born 8 November 1946 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. Died 1 December 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 8 November 1946, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- **Died:** 1 December 2019
- **Active:** 1987–2021
- **Also known as:** Michael Lai Siu-Tin, 黎小田
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lai_(composer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9001007, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1178936

## Biography

Michael Lai Siu-tin (also credited as Michael Lai and 黎小田) was a Hong Kong composer, music producer and actor. Born in British Hong Kong on 8 November 1946, he began as a child actor in the 1950s before moving into music, studying instruments and working in nightclubs and television from the 1960s.

He composed scores and theme songs for numerous Hong Kong films and television series, including *Project A - Part II* (1987) and *Police Story* (1985). He also appeared in small acting roles, such as the maestro at Regina’s party in *Project A - Part II*. Lai won Hong Kong Film Awards for best original film score and best original film song for *Rouge* (1987). He died in Hong Kong on 1 December 2019.

*Sources: zh.wikipedia.org, discogs.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hi, Mom* (2021), Fi1m 80, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/hi-mom.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *In Memory Of Leslie Cheung* (2023), series, Actor
- *Hi, Mom* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/hi-mom.md)
- *Candlelight's Woman* (1995), Actor
- *The Red Wolf* (1995), as Cruise Emcee
- *Angel Hunter* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Cat* (1992), Producer
- *My Americanize Wife* (1992), Producer
- *She Starts the Fire* (1992), as Master Chu Tian Ya / Chor Tin-Ngai
- *The Master* (1992), Executive Producer
- *Return of the Evil Fox* (1991), as Daring Hung
- *Radio III* (1990), series, Actor
- *Miracles: The Canton Godfather* (1989), as Detainee at Police Station · Original Music Composer
- *City War* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Last Romance* (1988), as Tseng
- *Police Story 2* (1988), Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
- *Love Soldier of Fortune* (1988), as Contest Judge
- *The Romancing Star II* (1988), Actor
- *Rouge* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Project A - Part II* (1987), as Maestro at Regina's Party · Original Music Composer
- *Armour of God* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Naughty Boys* (1986), as Robber
- *New Mr. Vampire* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Happy Din Don* (1986), as Tat · Original Music Composer
- *Police Story* (1985), as Man Who Tries to Park Car · Original Music Composer
- *Triple Trouble* (1985), series, Actor
- *My Lucky Stars* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Cherie* (1984), as Cherie's Cousin
- *Teppanyaki* (1984), as Pierre
- *Project A* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *The Fung-shui Master* (1983), Actor
- *First Time* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *On the Wrong Track* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Duel to the Death* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *The Dead and the Deadly* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Agency 24* (1981), series, Actor
- *Coma* (1981), series, Actor
- *Encore* (1980), Actor
- *The Hong Kong Tycoon* (1979), Actor
- *The Spirit of the Sword* (1978), series, as 胡不愁
- *Dog Bites Dog Bone* (1978), Director
- *风流小子* (1976), Actor
- *"Fertility" Bank* (1975), Actor
- *Bald-Headed Betty* (1975), Actor
- *A Mad World of Fools* (1974), Actor
- *The Crazy Instructor* (1974), Actor
- *七小福* (1961), Actor
- *Orphan in Distress* (1960), Actor
- *The Great Devotion* (1960), as Chan Siu-Hong
- *Human Relationships* (1959), as Yang Zhaohan
- *To Catch a Thief* (1958), as Sing
- *新婚第一夜* (1956), as 演员

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