Hong Ting Lai
Composer | Sound Designer | Music Producer
About
A multilingual-classically trained musician works as a composer, sound designer, music educator and jazz saxophonist. With abroad skill set developed through 10 years work experience in film, TV, animation and commercial scoring.
She graduated from Music University of Freiburg in Germany, Master of film music composition. Expertizing in composing different genres of music not only a great variety instrumentations, but also diverse types of media and performing arts as well.
Obtaining film music M.A. in Germany supported by Taiwan Ministry of Education outstanding student scholarship. Her composition is performed and awarded around Europe and Asia, including Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Bolivia, China, and Taiwan.
Now She is head of Zusammen music Studio, lecturer of Tainan University of Technology, department of Pop music and sound designer of XSG games company.
Awards
2023 Selected Composer, Taichung MRT Station Soundscape Project, MRT Station Ambient Music Competition, Taiwan.
2021 Selected Composer, Fusion Film Scoring Workshop, Greece.
2021 Film Scoring Winner, Taiwan 2nd Pioneer Music Competition, Taiwan.
2020 Sound Theatre Composer, NTCH Taiwan-Russia International Co-production Program, Taiwan.
2018 Selected Composer, Taipei MRT Station Soundscape Program: MRT Station Ambient Music Competition, Taiwan.
2019 The Comedy 《Intruder》
˙ Best Genre of Comedy Nomination, Taipei 48Hour Film Project Festival, Taiwan.
2017 The Animation《Girl&Bird》
˙ Outstanding Short Films, Golden Harvest Awards, Taiwan.
2013 Outstanding Study Abroad Scholarship, The Ministry of Education, Taiwan.
2012 The Animation 《The Bulb Changer》
˙ Fantoche Film Festival Nomination, Switzerland.
˙ World Festival of Animated Film Award, Bulgarian Literature Foundation, Bulgaria
˙ Excellent Animation Award, Xin-Yi Literature Foundation, Taiwan.
2011 2nd Place, Taichung Jazz Festival Jazz Band Competition, Taiwan.
2010 3rd Place, Taichung Jazz Festival Jazz Band Competition, Taiwan.
2009 The Animation《The Line》
˙ 2nd Place, Kaohsiung Film Festival《The Everyday Hero》Short film competition, Taiwan.
˙ The Best Story Award, The 16th Beijing University Student Film Festival, China.