Making A Splash Abroad

Song by lawyer up for award

One of three composers and lyricists behind Your Name Engraved Herein, the theme song for a Taiwanese movie of the same name, Tan Boon Wah did not expect to be nominated for a Golden Horse prize

TAN BOON WAH. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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Tan Boon Wah may have a full-time day job as a corporate real estate lawyer, but he also has a side gig as a musician - which led to a Golden Horse Award nomination, no less.

The 44-year-old Singaporean is up for best original film song as one of the three composers and lyricists behind Your Name Engraved Herein - the theme song for the Taiwanese movie of the same name.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 22, 2020, with the headline Song by lawyer up for award. Subscribe