史擷詠(1958-2011),配樂家、作曲家。出生於臺北市。為作曲家及民族音樂學者史惟亮之子,畢業於國立臺灣藝術專科學校(今國立臺灣藝術大學)音樂科,主修理論作曲。後因服兵役進入中華民國陸軍陸光藝工隊服務,開始配樂的嘗試。1980年代,在導演陳耀圻的拔擢之下,得以為數部電影譜寫配樂。至2010年左右,30年的創作生涯,為橫跨音樂產業與古典及流行的指標性人物,作品涵蓋電影《唐山過台灣》、《滾滾紅塵》、《青春無悔》等,紀錄片、演奏曲專輯等大型創作,並參與4500支以上的廣告配樂,甚至《魔法阿媽》動畫電影音樂等,共獲得三次金馬獎、二次金鐘獎、二次金曲獎等,寫下紀錄。2011年8月猝然倒臥於他最愛的舞台,3天後過世,令人惋惜,2012年獲追頒第二十三屆金曲獎傳統暨藝術音樂類特別貢獻獎。
SHIH Jei-Young (aka Gerald Shih, 1958-2011), a composer and an orchestrator, is born in Taipei City. He is the son of Shih Wei-Liang, a famous Taiwanese composer and ethnomusicologist. He is a graduate of the Department of Music of National Taiwan Academy of Arts (now known as National Taiwan University of Arts) and majored in composition. He acquired his initial experience in scoring and orchestration while he was in the Republic of China Army’s entertainment battalion “Lu Kuang Art Performing Group” during his mandatory military service. In the 1980s, after his music talent was spotted by the film director Richard Yao-Chi Chen, he began his first step into the film industry by composing for several movies under Chen’s commission. Until 2010, with an artistic career spanning 30 years, Shih had been an iconic figure as successful crossover artist in the Taiwanese music industry. His works include scores for documentaries and feature films such as The Heroic Pioneers, Red Dust and Green Green Leaves of Home, as well as instrumental albums and over 4,500 pieces of advertising music. He even composed for animation movies like Grandma and Her Ghosts. During his lifetime, he made a record-breaking success by winning 3 Golden Horses, 2 Golden Bells and 2 Golden Melodies. In August 2011, Shih collapsed during his concert performance and passed away in 3 days later. In 2012, he was honored posthumously with the Special Contributions Award at the 23rd Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music.