Elliot Leung
Elliot Ho Yat Leung 梁皓一 | |
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.jpg) Leung in May 2017 during the 1st Hong Kong Shenzhen Cultural Exchange "同心耀中華 — 紫荊花開." | |
| Background information | |
| Born | British Hong Kong |
| Genres | Film scores, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Music Director, Arranger, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, Piano, Cello |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Milan Records, Sony Classical |
| Website | www |
Elliot Ho Yat Leung (Chinese: 梁皓一; pinyin: Liang Haoyi) is a Chinese composer best known for his work on Operation Red Sea. His works have been performed in many prestigious venues, namely the National Centre for the Performing Arts (China), Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Aside from film scores, he has also composed music for television, video games and musical theatre.
Early life
Leung was born and raised in Hong Kong. He received early music education in St. Paul's Co-educational College and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, learning how to play the piano, the cello, and the trumpet when he was 5. After attaining ABRSM Performance Diplomas in all his major instruments[1], he transferred to International Christian School in his secondary years. During these adolescent years, he was taught how to operate the school's midi production studio and spent all his time studying music and film scores. He later furthered his studies in Wheaton Conservatory of Music where he was taught by Martin O'Donnell, Shawn Okpebholo and David M. Gordon and had additional studies in orchestration in University of Southern California.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor degree in Music Composition. Leung is a Christian.[3]
Career
Leung's first job in the film industry was working as Leon Ko's assistant on the film "Insanity" (暴瘋語) in 2014. In 2015, he started scoring various kinds of media[4] while continuing to work as an orchestrator for Ko. During this time, his choral music was highly praised by Bernard Chan of the Hong Kong Executive Council.[5] He also composed RTHK radio 1's new jingle. The following year, he started to compose for feature films, namely "Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy.[6]" His arrangement of "Descendants of the Dragon" (龍的傳人) was also performed in "同心耀中華 — 紫荊花開," held in Shenzhen as the concert finale as a part of the Hong Kong SAR's 20th Anniversary celebrations. Over this period of time, Leung collaborated with many different performing organisations like the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre.[7][8][9]
Leung's breakthrough came in 2017, when Dante Lam asked him to compose the score of Operation Red Sea (紅海行動). The film was selected to represent Hong Kong in the best foreign-language film category at the 91st Academy Awards[10]. Leung's work on Operation Red Sea received critical acclaim, thus "The Valiant Flight" from the soundtrack album was staged and performed during the 8th Beijing International Film Festival.[11] Following the success of his breakthrough score, Leung was invited to score "The Rescue," and was involved in the production since pre-production. The score was scheduled to release internationally by Milan Records and Sony Classical on January 26 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy | Scott Cervine | Think Rich Films LLC | Documentary Film |
| 2018 | Operation Red Sea | Dante Lam | Polybona Films
Star Dream Media |
First Collaboration with Dante Lam |
| 2019 | Warriors of Future | Ng Yuen Fai | One Cool Film Production
iQiyi Pictures Gravity Pictures |
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| 2020 | The Rescue | Dante Lam | Tencent Pictures | Second Collaboration with Dante Lam |
| 2020 | Burning for Bravery | Jonathan Li | Sun Entertainment | — |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ASCAP Award for Screen Music | Operation Red Sea[13] | Won |
Other Works
Concert Music
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jesus to Me | Critically acclaimed by The Honourable Bernard Chan on The Standard |
| 2018 | Quintet | Commissioned by RTHK radio 4 for the premiere concert of the RTHK Chamber Soloists |
Commercial Music
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | RTHK Radio 1 Jingle | Commissioned by RTHK as the new station ID of RTHK radio 1 |
References
- ^ "珠 海 新 聞". jcchuhainews.chuhai.edu.hk. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ "Elliot Leung: The cinematic music of movies". SCMP. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "An Interview with Composer Elliot Leung". Asian Film Strike. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- ^ "The Music of SyZyGy". hksyzygy. Retrieved 23 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Articles of Bernard Chan". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy Movie". members.thinkandgrowrich.shop. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ ""同心耀中华"紫荆花开". q.eqxiu.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ "深港青年文化交流藝術季 - 合唱音樂會《紫荊花開》 | The Learners Chorus". The Learners Chorus. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "深港青年文化交流艺术季奏响文化情感认同交响曲". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "《紅海行動》代表香港角逐奧斯卡最佳外語片 - 香港文匯報". paper.wenweipo.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "《红海行动》bgm令人窒息，故事情节越来越紧凑！". k.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "春节档7部电影全部撤档：以疫情为重，以生命为重". ent.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "2019 ASCAP Screen Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
