---
name: "Romeo Diaz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/romeo-diaz"
fi1m_id: "romeo-diaz"
imdb_id: "nm0246738"
tmdb_id: 65957
wikidata_id: "Q7363087"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T02:04:45.198015+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."
---

# Romeo Diaz

## Identity

Romeo Diaz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/romeo-diaz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** romeo-diaz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0246738
- **TMDB ID:** 65957
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7363087
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_Diaz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363087, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0246738/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65957

Composer. Born 1 January 1948 in Hong Kong, China.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1948, Hong Kong, China
- **Active:** 1987–1991
- **Also known as:** Romeo Díaz, Daai Lok Man, Romy Diaz, Tai Lok-Man
- **Frequently works with:** [James Wong](https://film.one/person/james-wong-jim.md), [Tsui Hark](https://film.one/person/tsui-hark.md), [Yuen Kai-Chi](https://film.one/person/yuen-kai-chi.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_Diaz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363087, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0246738/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65957

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*A Chinese Ghost Story*](https://film.one/film/a-chinese-ghost-story.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Once Upon a Time in China*](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-china.md) (81)

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## Biography

Romeo Diaz (also credited as Romeo Díaz, Daai Lok Man, Tai Lok-man and others) is a Hong Kong composer, record producer and musician of Filipino descent. Born in Hong Kong in 1948 or 1949, he began his career in the 1960s as a member of the band Danny Diaz & The Checkmates alongside his brothers.

He later composed scores for numerous Hong Kong films, often in collaboration with directors including Tsui Hark and Ching Siu-tung, and musician James Wong. His credits include *A Chinese Ghost Story* (1987), *Once Upon a Time in China* (1991), *A Chinese Ghost Story II* (1990), *Bullet in the Head* (1990) and *City Hunter* (1993). Diaz has received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score on three occasions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Once Upon a Time in China* (1991), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-china.md)
- *A Chinese Ghost Story* (1987), Fi1m 82, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/a-chinese-ghost-story.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Love is a Fairy Tale* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Legend* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *City Hunter* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Once Upon a Time in China* (1991), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-china.md)
- *A Chinese Ghost Story III* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Raid* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Bullet in the Head* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *A Chinese Ghost Story II* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Swordsman* (1990), as Compositor
- *A Terra-Cotta Warrior* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Just Heroes* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Casino Raiders* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Diary of a Big Man* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Picture of a Nymph* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *I Love Maria* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Fury* (1988), Music
- *A Chinese Ghost Story* (1987), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-chinese-ghost-story.md)
- *Righting Wrongs* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Royal Warriors* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Martial Arts of Shaolin* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Yes, Madam!* (1985), Original Music Composer

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