Hong Kong Gu Jiahui passed away at the age of 92

The famous Hong Kong composer Gu Jiahui passed away in Canada on Tuesday (3rd) at the age of 92. Gu Jiahui GBS, MBE (Joseph Koo Kar-fai, born on February 25, 1931 in Guangzhou, the Republic of China, his ancestral home is Suzhou, Jiangsu. His father is Gu Danming, his mother is Shi Yingwen; his younger brother is Gu Jiaqiang, and his elder sister is active in the 1950s. Gu Mei (real name "Gu Jiami"), a well-known female artist in the 1960s. Gu Jiahui had a soft spot for painting since childhood, especially sketching and sketching. She also aspired to become a painter; however, she did not show her musical talent , and did not expect to join the music scene in the future. The Anti-Japanese War broke out. After the fall of Guangzhou in 1938, his father worked for the Japanese puppet government. The older sister Gu Mei studied at "Mingsong Memorial Middle School" until they graduated and applied for the "Guangzhou Fine Arts College" together. Guangzhou moved to Hong Kong, and his family lived in a wooden house area in Kowloon. Due to poverty, he did not have the opportunity to receive formal education, so he cherished the opportunity to study in the future. At that time, the Gu family mainly relied on Gu Mei to go out to sing to maintain basic living expenses. Singing in nightclubs, and later in the 1950s and 1960s, he mainly sang contemporary songs. The first famous song was "Unfeeling". Under the influence of his sister, Gu Jiahui became interested in music and learned piano beside him, thus becoming a luthier. Later, he participated in the composition work of the Shaw Brothers films "Blood Handprint" and "Song of Tomorrow", and composed many film songs, especially "Suburban Road" sung by Ling Bo. In the early 1960s, he was sponsored by Run Run Shaw and Fong Yat-wah Living expenses, studying abroad at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA Music), learned traditional music theory knowledge locally and became the first Chinese student in the school; he was also funded by Pan Dehua to watch a large number of musicals in London, preparing to create musicals in the future; after returning to Hong Kong, he worked as the soundtrack for Shaw Brothers Film Company and Golden Harvest Film Company Home, also served as Bruce Lee film soundtrack. In 1968, he was invited by Cai Heping to officially join Hong Kong TVB (TVB), which had just started broadcasting at that time, and also served as the judge of the singing talent show "Sambo Night" and the music director of the variety show "Happy Tonight" (until 1986 when he retired. ); During the period, he went to the United States again to study commercial music, which brought his career to a higher level. The 1970s and 1980s were the peak period of his creation. He wrote many well-known masterpieces, such as "The Cause of Laughter", "A Dream of Spring in the Pastoral Garden", "Frenzy", "A Thousand Knots in the Heart", "The Legend of Modern Heroes", " Lu Xiaofeng", "Family Changes", "Struggle", "Eternal Love", "Under the Lion Rock", "People in the Net", "A Spring Dream in Beijing", "Turn Around", "Shanghai Beach", "Two "Forgetting the Smoke and Water", "Thousands of Rivers and Thousands of Mountains", "Tonight", "Forgetting the Heart", and many theme songs of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in 1983, including "Iron Blood and Heart", "Life is Meaningful" and "The World Is Always Hello" and so on. At this time, these songs were also produced by Entertainment Records and EMI Records and other companies as music albums; in addition, he and Li Xiaotian, Li Xiaotian, who was the Queen's TV composer, almost divided up the market for TV drama songs. (After Li Xiaotian switched to TVB's Huaxing Entertainment in the early 1980s, Gu's monopoly on TVB drama songs and soundtracks ended.) Gu Jiahui, Li Xiaotian, and Xu Guanjie are regarded as the foundation of Hong Kong's early Cantonese pop music. one of them. In 1961, Gu Jiahui participated in the composition competition of the Shaw Brothers film "No Love" for the first time, and created his debut work: "Dream" written by Tao Qin and sung by Gu Mei, officially starting his music career. Gu Jiahui is good at composing, arranging and conducting, and has cultivated many singers. In 2014, Gu Jiahui returned to Hong Kong because he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Conducted "Picking the Stars" and "Capriccio" personally, and led the singing of "Under the Lion Rock" with a group of guests when returning; in 2015, Gu Jiahui decided to officially retire; in the same year he was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Star"; at the end of 2018, Gu Jiahui re- Return to Vancouver to retire until January 3, 2023. Gu Jiahui passed away in Canada at the age of 92. ", "Crazy Tide", "Thousands of Hearts", "Modern Heroes", "Lu Xiaofeng", "Family Changes", "Struggle", "Eternal Dragon Sword", "Family Love", "Under the Lion Rock", "Net The Middle Man, A Spring Dream in Beijing, Turning in Turns, Shanghai Beach, Two Forgotten Smokes and Waters, Thousands of Waters and Thousands of Mountains, Tonight, Forget My Heart, 1983 "Shooting the Condors" The theme songs of "The Legend of Heroes" include "Iron Blood and Heart", "Life is Meaningful" and "The World is Always Hello", etc. At this time, these songs were also produced by Entertainment Records and EMI Records as music albums; in addition, he also Li Xiaotian, Li Xiaotian, the Queen's TV composer, almost divided up the market for TV drama songs. (After Li Xiaotian switched to TVB's Huaxing Entertainment in the early 1980s, Gu's monopoly on TVB drama songs and soundtracks ended.) Gu Jiahui, Li Xiaotian, and Xu Guanjie are regarded as the foundation of Hong Kong's early Cantonese pop music. one of them. In 1961, Gu Jiahui participated in the composition competition of the Shaw Brothers film "No Love" for the first time, and created his debut work: "Dream" written by Tao Qin and sung by Gu Mei, officially starting his music career. Gu Jiahui is good at composing, arranging and conducting, and has cultivated many singers. In 2014, Gu Jiahui returned to Hong Kong because he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Conducted "Picking the Stars" and "Capriccio" personally, and led the singing of "Under the Lion Rock" with a group of guests when returning; in 2015, Gu Jiahui decided to officially retire; in the same year he was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Star"; at the end of 2018, Gu Jiahui re- Return to Vancouver to retire until January 3, 2023. Gu Jiahui passed away in Canada at the age of 92. ", "Crazy Tide", "Thousands of Hearts", "Modern Heroes", "Lu Xiaofeng", "Family Changes", "Struggle", "Eternal Dragon Sword", "Family Love", "Under the Lion Rock", "Net The Middle Man, A Spring Dream in Beijing, Turning in Turns, Shanghai Beach, Two Forgotten Smokes and Waters, Thousands of Waters and Thousands of Mountains, Tonight, Forget My Heart, 1983 "Shooting the Condors" The theme songs of "The Legend of Heroes" include "Iron Blood and Heart", "Life is Meaningful" and "The World is Always Hello", etc. At this time, these songs were also produced by Entertainment Records and EMI Records as music albums; in addition, he also Li Xiaotian, Li Xiaotian, the Queen's TV composer, almost divided up the market for TV drama songs. (After Li Xiaotian switched to TVB's Huaxing Entertainment in the early 1980s, Gu's monopoly on TVB drama songs and soundtracks ended.) Gu Jiahui, Li Xiaotian, and Xu Guanjie are regarded as the foundation of Hong Kong's early Cantonese pop music. one of them. In 1961, Gu Jiahui participated in the composition competition of the Shaw Brothers film "No Love" for the first time, and created his debut work: "Dream" written by Tao Qin and sung by Gu Mei, officially starting his music career. Gu Jiahui is good at composing, arranging and conducting, and has cultivated many singers. In 2014, Gu Jiahui returned to Hong Kong because he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Conducted "Picking the Stars" and "Capriccio" personally, and led the singing of "Under the Lion Rock" with a group of guests when returning; in 2015, Gu Jiahui decided to officially retire; in the same year he was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Star"; at the end of 2018, Gu Jiahui re- Return to Vancouver to retire until January 3, 2023. Gu Jiahui passed away in Canada at the age of 92. and soundtrack situation. ) Gu Jiahui, Li Xiaotian and Xu Guanjie are regarded as one of the founders of early Cantonese pop music in Hong Kong. In 1961, Gu Jiahui participated in the composition competition of the Shaw Brothers film "No Love" for the first time, and created his debut work: "Dream" written by Tao Qin and sung by Gu Mei, officially starting his music career. Gu Jiahui is good at composing, arranging and conducting, and has cultivated many singers. In 2014, Gu Jiahui returned to Hong Kong because he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Conducted "Picking the Stars" and "Capriccio" personally, and led the singing of "Under the Lion Rock" with a group of guests when returning; in 2015, Gu Jiahui decided to officially retire; in the same year he was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Star"; at the end of 2018, Gu Jiahui re- Return to Vancouver to retire until January 3, 2023. Gu Jiahui passed away in Canada at the age of 92. and soundtrack situation. ) Gu Jiahui, Li Xiaotian and Xu Guanjie are regarded as one of the founders of early Cantonese pop music in Hong Kong. In 1961, Gu Jiahui participated in the composition competition of the Shaw Brothers film "No Love" for the first time, and created his debut work: "Dream" written by Tao Qin and sung by Gu Mei, officially starting his music career. Gu Jiahui is good at composing, arranging and conducting, and has cultivated many singers. In 2014, Gu Jiahui returned to Hong Kong because he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Conducted "Picking the Stars" and "Capriccio" personally, and led the singing of "Under the Lion Rock" with a group of guests when returning; in 2015, Gu Jiahui decided to officially retire; in the same year he was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Star"; at the end of 2018, Gu Jiahui re- Return to Vancouver to retire until January 3, 2023. Gu Jiahui passed away in Canada at the age of 92.