Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Original Music (Drama)
Hong Kong Drama Award for Best Original Music (Drama) is presented by the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies at the Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony, recognizing the most outstanding original musical composition created for a drama production of the year.
The award was initially established as Best Original Score (最佳創作音樂) in 1992. It was later briefly renamed Best Original Music (Drama) in 2011, before being changed to Best Original Score (最佳配樂) the following year. Eventually in 2019, it reverted to Best Original Music (Drama), which remains its title to the present day.
Past winners
1992 - 2010: Best Original Score
| Year | Name [1] | Title | Theatre company/production | Ref. |
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| 1992 (1st) |
Hugh Trethowan | Antigone 禁葬令 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | |
| Wong Sun-keung | Far Way Home 客鄉途情遠 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | ||
| Billy Wong Hon-kei | 肥豬仔走天涯 lit. 'Fei chu jai travels the world ' |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| 1993 (2nd) |
Lai Cho-tin | A Foxy Tale 聊齋新誌 |
Wan Chai Theatre | |
| Chung Chi-wing | I Have a Date with Spring 我和春天有個約會 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Christopher Loak and 舒雅[a] | 飛躍紅船 lit. 'The Soaring Red Boat ' |
Wan Chai Theatre | ||
| 1994 (3rd) |
Chung Chi-wing | 1941 girl 遇上1941的女孩 |
Actors' Family | |
| Lee Wing-wing | 12th Night | Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | ||
| 1995 (4th) |
Eric Pun Kwong-pui | Children of the Wind 風中細路 |
The Musical Company | |
| Chan Ning-chi | Tales of the Walled City 城寨風情 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | Johnny Got His Guns 情危生命線 |
旭日坊劇團 lit. 'Rising Sun Theatre Company ' |
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| 1996 (5th) |
Ada To | Forever Yours 人生唯願多知己 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | |
| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | Entering Miss Julie 元洲街茱莉小姐的最後一夜[b] |
Theatre Resolu | ||
| Frankie Ho | The End of the Long River 長河之末 |
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | ||
| 1997 (6th) |
Frankie Ho | The Dream of a Young Girl 少女夢 |
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | |
| Frankie Ho | Forever Miss To Miss杜十娘 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Frankie Ho | 三條天天向上的根 lit. 'Three ever-growing roots ' |
Exploration Theatre | ||
| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | Miss Julie Doesn't Live Here Anymore 元洲街茱莉小姐不再在這裡 |
Theatre Fanatical | ||
| Ada To | Snow White 白雪公主 |
High Noon Production Company Limited | ||
| 1998 (7th) |
Peter Suart | 快感生活 lit. 'Pleasurable Life' |
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| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | The girl who turned the world upside down 跟住個𡃁妹氹氹轉 |
毛俊輝實驗創作 lit. 'Mao Chun Fai's Experimental Works' |
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| Matthew Ma Wing-ling | Before the Rain Stops 瘋雨狂居[c] |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| 1999 (8th) |
Leung Hon-wai and Matthew Ma Wing-ling | The First Emperor's Last Days 始皇最後的日子 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | |
| Wong Sun-keung | The Bureaucrats 官場現形記 |
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| Raymond To | Butterfly Lovers 梁祝 |
The Spring-Time Group | ||
| Peter Suart | Up he climbs, Down she crawls 狷窿狷罅擒高擒低 |
Actors' Family | ||
| 2000 (9th) |
Frankie Ho | City Legend 城市傳奇 |
City University of Hong Kong | |
| Yu Yat-yiu | Dummy Mommy, without a Baby 玉女添丁 |
The Spring-Time Group | ||
| Tony Kiang | Ricky my Love 歷奇 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| 2001 (10th) |
Chung Chi-wing | Red 紅 |
諾士娛樂製作[d] | |
| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | To Kill or To Be Killed 螳螂捕蟬 |
Prospects Theatre | ||
| Anthony Lun Wing-leung | Red Boat 煙雨紅船 lit. 'Red Boat in the Mist and Rain ' |
Emperor Entertainment Group | ||
| Jacky Chan Kwok-leung | Medea 美狄亞 |
James Mark Production | ||
| Hugh Trethowan | Manimal Farm 動物農莊攪攪震 |
Theatre Ensemble | ||
| 2002 (11st) |
Chung Chi-wing | The Border Town 邊城 |
Actors' Family | |
| Matthew Ma Wing-ling | What a Blissful Encounter, Mr. Ts'ai! 幸遇先生蔡 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | ||
| Hugh Trethowan | The Blue Bird 墮落鳥 |
Theatre Ensemble | ||
| Kung Chi-shing | O Alquimista 煉金術士 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company and No Man's Land[e] | ||
| 2003 (12nd) |
Anthony Lun Wing-leung | Secret of Resurrection 還魂香 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | |
| Chung Chi-wing | Love in a Fallen City 新傾城之戀 |
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| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | K City K城 |
Actors' Family | ||
| 2004 (13rd) |
Leon Ko | The Good Person of Szechwan 四川好人 |
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| John Chen Kwok-ping | ||||
| Frankie Ho | Departure 00:00 | Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| 2005 (14th) |
Law Wing-fai | Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇 |
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| Stoa Lau Wing-tao | DA 老竇[f] |
Theatre Space | ||
| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | 虎鶴雙形 lit. 'Tiger Crane Paired Form ' |
Theatre Ensemble and Prospects Theatre | ||
| 2006 (15th) |
Frankie Ho | Vagabond 流浪在彩色街頭 |
Drama Gallery | |
| Chan Wing-wah | Zheng He and The Emperor 鄭和與成祖 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Chung Chi-wing | February 14 2月14 |
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| 2007 (16th) |
Leon Ko | Legend of the White Snake 白蛇新傳 |
Actors' Family | |
| Michael Tsang | Empty | W Theatre | ||
| 2008 (17th) |
Chet Lam | Once in a Lifetime 一期一會 |
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| Stoa Lau Wing-tao | P.E. Period 體育時期-青春‧歌‧劇 |
Class 7A Drama Group | ||
| Chan Wai-fat | Defiance 焚城令 |
Theatre Horizon | ||
| Roger Lin Lung-Ghi | The Dream of Red Chamber 紅樓夢 |
Roger Lin Studio | ||
| Kung Chi-shing | Dust and Dawn 我自在江湖 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Frankie Ho | Homo Superus 異型金剛 |
2 On Stage | ||
| Stoa Lau Wing-tao | Oscar et la dame Rose 粉紅天使 |
Theatre Space | ||
| 2009 (18th) |
Anthony Lun Wing-leung | Snow Queen 雪后 |
Actors' Theatre | |
| Leon Ko | Field of Dreams 頂頭鎚 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Chung Chi-wing and Ben Cheung Siu-hung | Family Protection Unit 家庭保衛隊 |
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| 2010 (19th) |
Yu Yat-yiu | Black Swan 黑天鵝 |
Hong Kong Arts Festival | |
| Leon Ko | The Passage Beyond 一屋寶貝 |
Actors' Family | ||
| Chen Ning-chi | Boundless Movement 遍地芳菲 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre |
2011: Best Original Music (Drama)
| Year | Name [3] | Title | Theatre company/production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (20th) |
Frankie Ho | Frankenstein 科學怪人 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company and Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | |
| Animal Farm 動物農莊 |
Theatre Noir | |||
| Ivana Wong | Octave 柯廸夫 |
W Theatre | ||
| Peter Kam and Henry Fong | The Only King 2 唯獨祢是王2010 |
The Stage Only |
2012 - 2018: Best Original Score
| Year | Name [4] | Title | Theatre company/production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 (21st) |
Chan Wai-fat | Shed Skin 脫皮爸爸 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | |
| Frankie Ho | Reverie on an Empire 一年皇帝夢 |
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| Kung Chi-shing | The Heydays 盛勢 |
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| 2013 (22nd) |
Frankie Ho and Chester Wong | The Notebook 惡童日記 |
The Nonsensemakers | |
| SEVEN: Lost and Lust SEVEN: 慾望迷室 |
Class 7A Drama Group | |||
| Chan Wai-fat | The Wild Boar 野豬 |
Hong Kong Arts Festival | ||
| Stoa Lau Wing-tao | Twelve Angry Men 十二怒漢 |
Theatre Space | ||
| The Message 風聲 |
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| 2014 (23rd) |
Edgar Hung | The 39 Steps 搏命兩頭騰 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | |
| Sze Ka-yan | Der goldene Drache 金龍 |
On&On Theatre Workshop | ||
| Poon Wai-sum | The Emperor, his Mom, a Eunuch and a Man 都是龍袍惹的禍 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| 2015 (24th) |
Chan Wai-fat | Attempts on her Life 安‧非她命 |
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| 2016 (25th) |
Frankie Ho | The Government Inspector 戇大人 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | |
| Martin Lai | The Revenge of Local Heroes 復仇者傳聞之驚天諜變反擊戰 |
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| 2017 (26th) |
Chan Wai-fat | Hu Xueyan, my Dear 親愛的，胡雪巖 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | |
| Frankie Ho | The Third Lie 第三謊言 |
The Nonsensemakers | ||
| Leong Wai-ngok | Macbeth 馬克白 |
Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio | ||
| Edgar Hung | Nunsense A-men! 巴打修女騷一SHOW! |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | ||
| 2018 (27th) |
Leon Ko | Sing Out 奮青樂與路[g] |
Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo), Pui Ching Middle School, HHCKLA Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School and Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired | |
| Brian Ting Chung-wai | Peer Gynt 培爾‧金特 |
Theatre Horizon | ||
| Chan Wai-fat | The Diary of Song 武松日記 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Lo Hau-man | Three Kingdoms 三國 |
Hong Kong Theatre Works |
2019 to present: Best Original Music (Drama)
| Year | Name [5] | Title | Theatre company/production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 (28th) |
Lam Kwan-fai, Julian Chan and Li Cheuk-yin | The Ravages of Time: Heros 火鳳燎原之亂世英雄 |
Actors' Square | |
| Labroe Lee | Rashomon 羅生門 |
Chung Ying Theatre Company | ||
| On Chan and Lai Ying Tong | The Miracles of the Namiya General Store 解憂雜貨店 |
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| 2020 (29th) |
Stoa Lau Wing-tao, Hui Lok and Mak Ka-lun | Uragiri Gomen! 坂本龍馬の背叛！ |
Theatre Space | |
| Ng Cheuk-yin | Love Death and Everything In-between 三生三世愛情餘味 |
Yat Po Singers | ||
| This Victoria Has No Secrets 維多利雅講 |
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| 2022 (30th) |
Wong Hin-yan | A Winter Funeral 《玩轉婚前身後事》 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | |
| #1314 Music Production Team | #1314 | Théâtre De La Feuille | ||
| Keith Leung[h] | The Lost Adults 小飛俠 |
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| Anna Lo | In the Mood for Red 紅絲絨 |
Theatre Ronin | ||
| 2023 (31st) |
Frankie Ho | We are gay 我們最快樂 |
Hong Kong Arts Festival | |
| Keith Leung[i] | HACK | GayBird × Ata Wong | ||
| Chan Wai-fat | Love à la Zen 愛情觀自在 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| 2024 (32nd) |
Chester Wong | The Isle 小島．餘香 |
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| Chan Wai-fat and Le Petit Soldat | Show Me Your Love 愛我別走 |
SUCH HK | ||
| Yankov Wong | The Sympathetic Detonation 殉爆 |
Class 7A Drama Group | ||
| 2025 (33rd) |
Sin Lok-yan, Cheung Cheuk-hang and Ivor Houlker | Songs of Innocence and Experience 天真與世故之歌 |
West Kowloon Cultural District and Rooftop Productions | |
| FUNG King-kong | After Life 下一站，天國 |
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre | ||
| Ceciia Lau Yee-lee, Terrence Leung, Allison Fong and Ian Tang | Le Fleurs du Mal 惡之華 |
Artocrite Theatre |
Notes
References
- ^ "最佳創作音樂 - 獲提名者及獲獎者" [Best Original Score - Nominees and Winners]. Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "鄧樹榮戲劇工作室" [Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio]. Hong Kong Arts Events Databank. 30 December 2021.
- ^ "最佳原創音樂 (戲劇) - 獲提名者及獲獎者" [Best Original Music (Drama) - Nominees and Winners]. Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "最佳原創曲詞 - 獲提名者及獲獎者" [Best Original Score - Nominees and Winners]. Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "最佳原創音樂 (戲劇) - 獲提名者及獲獎者" [Best Original Music (Drama) - Nominees and Winners]. Hong Kong Drama Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.