文化藝術人物 / Cultural figure

李願聞

大字係領域(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

Lee Yuen Man

1912年–1997年

領域:作家與觀點論述者

繁體中文

李願聞廣東新會人,1912年7月24日出生於書香門第,自幼受中國文學薰陶。他十三歲已參與粵曲演奏,擅長二胡與簫,十六歲開始撰寫粵曲,其中《春歸何處》、《九日登樓》等一度傳唱;十八歲主理廣州國民體育會音樂組,其後於廣東民眾教育館國樂研究會任教,並常於省級電台演唱、客串粵劇,亦是廣州文藝團體素社的成員。抗戰勝利後,他在廣州與廣東音樂家梁以忠開設華南歌廳,又與孔強合辦溫拿歌樂夜總會。1933年,他在廣州亞洲影片公司擔任樂師,為廣州首部有聲電影《鐵馬貞禽》作曲,由此踏足影圈。1949年他南下香港,加入永業影片公司出任製片,參與《夢斷殘宵》(1949)、《黑天堂》(1950)、《紅玫瑰》(1952)等。1950年代是他最活躍的時期,先後為《璇宮艷史》(上、下集,1957–58)、《一年一度燕歸來》(1958)、《十二欄杆十二釵》(1964)等撰曲。1956年他首次編寫電影劇本《寶蓮燈》(共三集),叫好叫座,帶動古裝鑼鼓歌唱片成為香港電影的重要類型;1956至1968年的名作包括《情僧偷到瀟湘館》(1956)、《一樓風雪夜歸人》(1957)、《西河會妻》(1960)、《小甘羅拜相》(1961–62)與《夜光杯》(1961)。他曾為邵氏、電懋、中聯、光藝、大成等公司編劇撰曲,據香港電影資料館資料,他為近二百部香港電影擔任編劇、撰曲或音樂工作,最後一部劇本為《免死金牌》(1968),最後參與的影片是《三笑姻緣》(1975)的策劃。1965年他轉投唱片業,與鍾錦沛創辦風行唱片有限公司,出版大量粵曲、粵樂及流行曲唱片,1973年退休,1997年病逝。

English

Lee Yuen-man, a native of Xinhui in Guangdong, was born on 24 July 1912 into a scholarly family and received an early grounding in Chinese literature. A gifted musician, he could accompany Cantonese opera on several instruments, notably the erhu and the flute, by the age of thirteen, and by sixteen he was already writing operatic songs, among them such popular numbers as Where Does Spring Return To and Ascending the Tower on the Ninth Day. At eighteen he coordinated the music group of the Guangzhou Sports Association and later lectured at the Guangdong National Education Institute's Chinese Music Study Section; he was also a member of the Guangzhou arts group Su She, and after the war opened a song hall in Guangzhou with the Guangdong musician Liang Yizhong and a nightclub with Kong Qiang. He sang on provincial radio and made guest appearances on stage. His film career began in 1933, when Guangzhou's Asia Studio hired him as musician for Iron Horse, Faithful Fowl, the city's first sound film. Moving to Hong Kong in 1949, he joined the Yongye Film Production Company as a producer and worked on End of the Day (1949), Dark Paradise (1950) and Red Rose, the Songstress (1952). Most active in the 1950s, he wrote music for My Kingdom for a Husband (1957–58), Swallows Come Home (1958) and The 12 Hairpins and the 12 Balustrades (1964). His first screenplay, The Precious Lotus Lamp (1956), proved so popular that it revived the operatic film genre; later scripts included The Romantic Monk (1956), Return on a Snowy Night (1957), Rescue at the West River (1960) and Little Prime Minister (1961–62). Working for Shaw Brothers, MP & GI, The Union, Kong Ngee and Ti Seng, and credited by the Hong Kong Film Archive with writing, composing or arranging music for nearly two hundred Hong Kong films, his final screenplay was The Imperial Warrant (1968) and his last film assignment was associate producer on Laugh in the Sleeve (1975). In 1965 he moved into recording, co-founding Fung Hang Record Limited, and retired in 1973. He died in 1997.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

製片、撰曲、編劇

年期Active period

1912年–1997年

代表作Notable works

《春歸何處》《九日登樓》《鐵馬貞禽》《黑天堂》《夢斷殘宵》《三打祝家莊》

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

1933

在廣州亞洲影片公司任樂師,為廣州首部有聲電影《鐵馬貞禽》作曲。

Worked as a musician at Guangzhou's Asia Studio, composing the music for Iron Horse, Faithful Fowl, the city's first sound film.

1956

首度編寫電影劇本《寶蓮燈》(共三集),帶動古裝鑼鼓歌唱片熱潮。

Wrote his first screenplay, The Precious Lotus Lamp (three parts), spurring a wave of costume operatic films.

1965

與鍾錦沛創辦風行唱片有限公司,出版粵曲、粵樂及流行曲唱片。

Co-founded Fung Hang Record Limited, releasing Cantonese opera, music and pop records.

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

李願聞把粵曲寫作、電影編劇與唱片出版串連起來,是少數橫跨舞台、銀幕與唱片業的粵劇文化推手。他1956年的《寶蓮燈》令古裝鑼鼓歌唱片再度興旺,直接影響1950年代末香港戲曲電影的生產方向。他為大公司撰寫的大量劇本與曲詞,讓粵劇故事透過電影與唱片廣泛流傳。

English

Lee Yuen-man linked operatic song writing, screenwriting and record publishing, making him one of the few figures to span the Cantonese opera stage, cinema and the recording industry. His Precious Lotus Lamp (1956) revived the costume operatic film and steered the direction of Hong Kong musical cinema in the late 1950s. The many scripts and lyrics he wrote for major studios carried Cantonese opera stories to wide audiences through both film and records.

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