RUNDOWN:
2:45pm     Registration and mingle
3:00pm     Start of Guided Tour
4:00pm     End of Guided Tour

Join us for a members’ guided tour that will take you on an immersive exploration of the three-decade song writing partnership of Joseph Koo and James Wong. Titled Soundtrack of Our Lives, this guided tour promises a deep dive in a musical world spanning stage and screen, unravelling thickets of melodic inspiration colliding with the twists and turns of a tonal language. Focusing on eight of their iconic songs, visitors will come face to face with the tug-of-war between Western musical invention and the contours of Cantonese through a range of evolving technologies, recalling the eras when Hong Kong first laid its local roots while branching into truly international reach.

As the city grew, so did the various media in our daily lives, affecting both how artists created music and the ways listeners consumed it. From their early days writing commercial jingles to their meteoric rise in the pop charts—when the lyrical potential of Cantonese became fully apparent, and when an upright piano gave way to state-of-the-art synthesizers—Koo and Wong spun an urban sound world of limitless possibilities. Through their musical scores, written comments and recorded tributes, we witness points on their creative path bearing testament to a key time and place in Hong Kong’s history.  Don’t miss this chance to experience this captivating journey together!

Scan the QR Code or Click the link below to register

https://asiasocietyhk.glueup.com/event/members-guided-tour-soundtrack-of-our-lives-116408/

For more enquiries, please contact 2103 9503 
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