In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Koo. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Joseph Koo and the Chinese-style name is Koo Kar-Fai .
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Score 1990 A Terra-Cotta Warrior
Golden Horse Awards – Best Music 1964 The Dancing Millionairess 1966 Till the End of Time
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
顧嘉煇
Simplified Chinese
顾嘉辉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Gù Jiāhuī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Gu3 Gaa1 fai1
Musical career
Also known as
Moran (莫然)
Origin
Hong Kong
Genres
Mandopop
jingles
Children's music
Cantopop
Hong Kong musical tongue twister
Instrument(s)
Piano
Xylophone
Labels
None
Musical artist
Joseph Koo Kar-FaiMBE GBS (Chinese: 顧嘉煇; 25 February 1931[1] – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career.[2] According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong.[3]
^Frater, Patrick (4 January 2023). "Joseph Koo, Hong Kong Musician and 'A Better Tomorrow' Composer, Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^"Joseph Koo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015.
^"Joseph Koo Ka-fai - 2011 Honorary Doctorate". Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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