Lim Giong (; born 7 June 1964) is a Taiwanese musician, DJ, actor, and an active figure in the Taiwanese experimental

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scene. He is known for recording rock songs in

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, starting with his first hit song "Marching Forward" in 1990. He is also known as writing film scores for directors such as

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, and

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. His has received numerous awards for his work, including the

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in 2015 for '' The Assassin''.

Early life

Lim was born in

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, later moving to

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where his parent ran a small food stall. He was educated in public schools and can speak

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fluently, but he chose to sing in the local dialect

. After he finished his

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in the army in 1988, he went to

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with the intention of pursuing a music career, and spent the next two years working in restaurants and beer halls.

Career

Lim Giong's music career began in 1990 when he was signed by a record company, and his first album, ''Marching Forward'' (向前走) was released in December 1990. The album proved highly successful, selling over 400,000 copies. In his early albums Lim sang exclusively in

, and his music showed influences from American and British disco-pop, rock, metal, rap as well as Bob Dylan. His songs ranged from love songs to observations of day-to-day reality of life in contemporary Taiwan including schools, military service and traffic. The title song from his first album, which describes his excitement upon his arrival in Taipei, became highly popular, including being used as campaign songs by political parties. It was chosen as the Song of the Year at the

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. His second album. ''Brother of Spring'', was released in early 1992. It chronicles his struggles before he became famous. This year he also started his acting career and association with the films of

, first appearing in a cameo in ''

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''. He was associated with the genre known as

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and gave rousing performances of folk-pop songs, such as "A Soundless Place" from the soundtrack of ''Dust of Angels''. From his third album onwards (''Entertainment World'', recorded in England in 1993), his compositions, inspired by Taiwanese traditional music, became increasingly infused with

and evolved from drum and bass, break beat,

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and

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towards more

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and

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work. This trend continued with his next two albums: ''China Fun'' (2002) and ''Folk Paradise'' (2003). Having studied acting and after appearing in films as an actor, he became the favorite composer of

, for whom he wrote the music of ''

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'' and ''

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''. From these experiences, he developed an original perspective in the interaction between sound and image in a form called "Stereo Picture" (立體音畫, sometimes translated as "Three Dimensional Sound Picture"). His album ''Insects Awaken'' was released in 2005 in Europe on a French label (MK2.) and, a few months later, in Taiwan on the Taiwanese label EWise Digital Multimedia Corp. He was invited to perform music from this album for an outdoor event at the 2005

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, with images of the

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's collection. This album won the award of Best Crossover Album at the

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in 2006. He also produced the music for a special 90 seconds commercial film commissioned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Palace Museum, in October 2005. This short film won the gold award at the

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' 2006 Muse Award. He also participates in the activities of the

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in Taiwan. Lim composed the music for '' The Assassin'', which won the

in 2015.

Discography

* ''Move Forward'' Hiòng chiân kiâⁿ 向前走 (1990) * ''Brother of Spring'' Chhun-hong siàu-liân hiaⁿ 春風少年兄 (1992) * ''Entertainment World'':娛樂世界 (1993) * ''Goodbye South, Goodbye'' (Original Movie Soundtrack) 南國再見,南國 (1996) * ''The Best of Lin Chung'' 向前走林強 (2001) * ''China Fun'' 歡樂電子中國年 (2002
China Fun
* ''Folk Paradise'' 電民謠 (2003
Folk Paradise
* ''Insects Awaken'' (2005) * ''Jia Zhang-Ke Movie Music Collection – Music by Lim Giong'' 賈樟柯電影音樂作品集 (2007)

Filmography

As actor

*''

'': 少年吔，安啦！(1992) *''Treasure Island'': 只要為你活一天 (1992) *'' The Puppetmaster'': 戲夢人生 (1993) *''

Good Men, Good Women ''Good Men, Good Women'' () is a 1995 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Annie Yi, Lim Giong, and Jack Kao. It is the last installment in the trilogy that began with ''A City of Sadness'' (1989) and continued with '' The Puppetma ...

'': 好男好女 (1995) *''

'': 南國再見,南國 (1996) *''

March of Happiness ''March of Happiness'' is a 1999 Taiwanese film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. It tells the story of a teenage romance in a performing troupe set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation and the 228 Massacre. Several characters are either hi ...

'': 天馬茶房 (1998) *'' So-Called Friend'': 哥兒們 (2000)

As composer

* ''Goodbye South, Goodbye'': 南國再見,南國 (1996) * ''

'': 千禧曼波 (2001) * ''Two Summers'': 兩個夏天(2002) * ''

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'' :世界 (2004) * '' Reflections'': 愛麗絲的鏡子 (2005) * '' Quiet Summer'': 寧静夏日 (2005) * ''

Three Times ''Three Times'' (Chinese: 最好的時光; ''Zuìhǎo de shíguāng''; lit. 'Best of Times') is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It consists of three separate stories of romance, set in different eras, using the same lead actors, ...

'': 最好的時光 (2005) * ''

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'': 一年之初 (2006) * '' Joyful Life'': 樂生 (2007) * ''

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'':三峡好人 (2006) * '' Dong'': 東 (2006) * ''

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'': 我們的十年 (2007) * '' Useless'': 無用 (2007) * '' 24 City'': 二十四城记 (2008) * ''City of Trance'': 迷樂上海 (2008) * ''Tree of us'': 我們三個 (2008) * ''Yang Yang'': 陽陽(2009) * ''I Wish I Knew'': 海上傳奇(2010) * ''R U There'' (2010) * ''Deep in the Clouds'': 碧羅雪山 (2010) * ''

A Touch of Sin ''A Touch of Sin'' () is a 2013 Chinese anthology film written and directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Luo Lanshan, and Zhao Tao, Jia's wife and longtime collaborator. The film consists of four loosely interconnected ta ...

'':天註定 (2013) * ''

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'':忘了去懂你 (2013) * '' The Assassin'': 刺客聶隱娘 (2015) * ''

Kaili Blues ''Kaili Blues'' ( zh , t=路邊野餐 , s=路边野餐, ''Roadside Picnic'') is a 2015 Chinese film written and directed by Bi Gan. The film follows a rural doctor's search for his nephew. The film won awards at the Locarno Festival, the 52nd Golde ...

'': 路邊野餐 (2015) * '' Fly, Kite Fly'': 老鷹想飛 (2015) * '' City of Jade'': 翡翠之城 (2016) * ''

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'': 再見瓦城 (2016) * ''

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'': 日常對話 (2016) * '' The Priestess Walks Alone'': 我和我的T媽媽 (2016) * '' The Gangsters Daughter'': 林北小舞 (2017) * '' Missing Johnny'': 強尼．凱克 (2017) * '' End of Summer'': 西小河的夏天 (2017) * '' The Foolish Bird'': 笨鳥 (2017) * ''

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'': 回程列車 (2017) * '' Chi-Yi'': 起義 (2018) * '' Last Year When the Train Passed by'': 去年火車經過的時候 (2018) * ''Ash is Purest White'' (2018) * ''

Nina Wu ''Nina Wu'' ( zh, c=灼人秘密, p=Zhuó Rén Mì Mì, l='Scorching Secrets') is a 2019 Taiwanese psychological drama film directed by Midi Z. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Wu Ke-xi ...

'': 灼人秘密 (2019) * ''

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'': 我心我行 (2022)

As narrator of documentary films

* ''Emerald Horizon'' (2006) * ''Bird Without Borders (Black-faced Spoonbills)'':返家八千里(黑面琵鷺) (2009)

Awards

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(金馬獎)

* Best Original Film Song (1996): ''

'' * Best Original Film Score (2001): ''

'' * Best Original Film Score (2006): ''

'' * Best Original Film Score (2013): ''A Touch of Sin''

American Association of Museums' Muse awards

* The Gold Winner of the Promotional and Marketing 2006: "Old is New" (NPM Image Advertisement)

The Golden Melody Awards(金曲獎)

* Song of the Year (

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): "Marching Forward" (向前走) * Best Crossover Album (2006): ''Insects Awaken(驚蟄)''

Other awards

* 11th Taipei Film Festival (2009) (年第十一屆台北電影節劇情長片最佳音樂《陽陽》林強) ** Narrative Features, Best Music: LIM Giong, for ''Yang Yang'' * 13Th Shanghai International Film Festival (2010) ** Award for Best Music: LIM Giong, for ''Deep in the Clouds'' (China) * Ghent International Film Festival (2013) ** The Georges Delerue Prize for Best Music: LIM Giong, for ''A Touch of Sin'' * Cannes Film Festival (

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) ** Soundtrack Award: LIM Giong, for ''The Assassin''

References

External links

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