Japanese soundtrack masters create classic TVB drama soundtracks

1; Master: S.E.N.S

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Style: Electronic music "The Thinker" S.E.N.S., who is good at writing spiritual music, is an electronic keyboard band founded in 1984. They became famous for their work as composers, arrangers and performers in the 1988 documentary "Maritime Silk Road" of the "Silk Road Series" produced by Japan's NHK.

Masterpiece: "Memory of the Forbidden City"

Original work: "Memory of the Forbidden City" "The Forbidden City Trilogy" is a large-scale documentary produced by S.E.N.S for NHK in 1996. "Forbidden City" (also known as "Forbidden City Treasures") theme music collection. It is exquisite and has ups and downs of notes. It has basically become the music that is always played every time the emperor appears in costume dramas. In Japan, S.E.N.S. is recognized as one of the founders of "healing" music. In 1989, Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and became famous in the world of film circles. The original soundtrack of the film "A City Of Sadness" was also performed by Shen Si Zhe.

1; "The Goddess of the Sea" The classic martial arts film "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" uses "The Goddess of the Sea" by Shensi Zhe as the interlude. The atmosphere of the main theme makes people feel infinitely magnificent, and it complements the plot

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2; The sad and melancholy style of "Sican" often appears in the Hong Kong drama "The Monkey King". Similar to "Memory of the Forbidden City", it is majestic and majestic. It is the music used by the emperor in Louis Koo's version of "Emperor Qianlong". The tragedy of women in "Looking for Husband" is that they often regard their husbands as the most important part and devote their lives to love. This kind of sadness not only often appears in costume dramas, but is also the finishing touch in Qiong Yao's TV series. "Anton Anton" is the 9th song in the album "Maritime Silk Road" by The Thinker. The whole song has a sense of unrest, which is a prelude to the coming danger. The music when Fu Kangan appears in "Snowy Mountain Flying Fox". 3; "Wonderful Bird" is used as the background music when Hu Yidao and his wife meet in "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain". This song is also widely used in Qiong Yao's poignant TV series, giving people a lively and fresh scene.

4; "Jialuo" This song will always appear when the heroes are walking in the rivers and lakes. This song comes from the album "Maritime Silk Road" and is often used in "Drunk on the Golden Bough". The rhythm is cheerful and smooth, and can be used for expression Humorous and funny atmosphere.

5; "Happy Arabia" comes from "Tea Waltz", one of the three steps of "Maritime Silk Road" by the thinker, and appeared in the 1994 TVB "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", usually It is used when a pair of crazy men and resentful women reunite and embrace each other after a long separation.

6; "Southern Cross" is generally used as a soundtrack when heroes travel to the mountains and rivers, and it has appeared in almost all TVB martial arts dramas. As soon as the slightly ancient melody floated out, the carefree and free spirit of a chivalrous and righteous man suddenly came to mind.

2. Master: Kitaro

Kitaro: My creative inspiration comes entirely from nature

Style: "Impressionism" music

Masterpiece: "Silk Road" soundtrack

As a leading figure in new century music, Kitaro has created music that is loved by the Chinese people, including "Silk Road" and "Dunhuang". The reason why he has such a special liking for Chinese-themed music is because Kitaro has always insisted that "Chinese culture is the root of Japanese culture."

Original work; "Sun Wen and Qing Ling"

This is one of Kitaro's soundtracks for the movie "Song Dynasty". This work won him the Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Original Music Award at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. Beautiful orchestral music and sad erhu, this sad melody has become the love theme of Sun Wen and Qing Ling. Some sensational parts in martial arts dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan play a role in exaggerating the atmosphere.

In 1980, Kitaro served as the music producer for NHK's program "Silk Road". The theme song he composed was loved by everyone and made him famous around the world. He is so fond of Chinese-themed music because Kitaro has always insisted that "Chinese culture is the root of Japanese culture."

1: "Song Dynasty"

Kitaro's soundtrack for the movie "Song Dynasty" is both magnificent and sad, Li Ruotong and Louis Koo's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", 97 "Tian Long Ba Bu" has been widely used.

2: "Heaven and Earth"

In 1992, Kitaro scored the soundtrack for the American film "Heaven and Earth", and also won the 51st Golden Globe Award for Best Composer for this work. . This song was used in the version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" by Simon Yam and Karen Wu.

3: "Orochi"

From the album "Kojiki", this epic music is the legacy of Kitaro work. It is usually the soundtrack when something big happens or the atmosphere is serious. In dramas, it is mostly used to heighten the tense atmosphere.

4: "Back to Vietnam"

Kitaro is one of the soundtracks for the movie "Heaven and Earth", and its majestic momentum deeply moved the audience. Many martial arts dramas such as "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" have widely used this song.

5: "Sound Banquet"

From the sixth movement of "Kojiki", it is 9 minutes long and is regarded as the pinnacle of Kitaro's album. It is exciting. The ensemble has appeared in dramas such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

6: "Love"

The song is the third movement in Kitaro's "Kojiki" and is the background music in the trailer of the TV version of "Sword and Fairy Tale". Kitaro is featured in the work The natural scenery is described with music and rhyme.

3; Master: Ji Shen

Ji Shen: Extensive fusion of world national music and return to the original style

Style: strong national flavor

Masterpieces: "Snow Score" and "Thirteen Spring"

For the Chinese audience, Ji Shen is familiar to us. Some of the songs he composed have a very Chinese classical flavor, with beautiful and moving melodies and emotional lyrics. . Therefore, most of the background music used in early Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts dramas came from Ji Shen.

Original work: "Snow Score" The background music of the chess playing scene at the beginning of the video is Himegami's "Snow Score". At the same time, this song has also been used as a soundtrack in TVB TV series such as "The Legend of the Dragon" and "Chongyang". It is Himegami's classic work. Ji Shen's works are pure and pure in style, full of human reverence and love for God or nature. On the one hand, they have a profound national character, and on the other hand, they use a large number of electronic music elements, hip-hop, house rhythms and other modern musical expressions. .

1: The background music that will appear every time the young protagonists and lovers of "Thirteen Spring" swim together arm in arm, such as "Ji Gong". The first song in Himegami's album "Dongri Flute", the melodious melody is refreshing and refreshing. The Erhu player in the music is the famous Chinese Erhu player Xu.

2: The desolate, tragic and majestic melody of "Earth Flame" usually appears in big scenes in martial arts. It has been used in many martial arts dramas of TVB and is familiar to countless audiences, such as "The Legend of Shushan" "The Legend of Chivalry", "Wudang Zhang Sanfeng", etc.

3: "Dancing Birds" comes from Ji Shen's "Moonwater" album. As an insert in "Legend of the Dragon", it mostly appears in martial arts dramas. In a humorous plot. The bright rhythm and excellent electronic synthesis are unforgettable.

4: It is most commonly used in "The Fine Path of Oku" and "The King of Songs". Due to its relaxed and happy style, it often appears in TVB dramas when the protagonist is mischievous, with a lively and relaxed rhythm. With the vivid plot, the characters' personality traits are vividly expressed.

4: Master: Hengshan Jing'er

Hengshan Jing'er: Creating the era of martial arts drama soundtrack

Style: Integration of Erhu, Guzheng and Pipa

Masterpiece: "Dawn of Heroes"

Chinese audiences are more familiar with Hengshan's music from the Japanese cartoon movies "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Saint Seiya" 》《Getaro》.

Original work: "Dawn of the Heroes" This soundtrack has a very high chance of appearing in TVB costume dramas. It is the opening song for the 7-hour cartoon movie "Three Kingdoms" by Yokoyama Keiji. Hengshan also composed the soundtrack for the animation "Saint Seiya: Pluto" using his own sophisticated synthesizers and a combination of Chinese folk instruments. This song appeared in Louis Koo's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in the scene where Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu reunited at the bottom of the valley sixteen years later. It also appeared in the scene when Xiao Longnu jumped off the cliff. "Dawn of the Hero" was expressed through the performance of the erhu A sad emotion.

5: Master: Sojiro

Sojiro: Japan’s No. 1 Ocarina player

Style: Ocarina

Masterpiece : "The Original Scenery of My Hometown" Chinese audiences first got to know him when his song "The Original Scenery of My Hometown" was used in the TVB drama "The Deer and the Cauldron" in 1998. As a composer he is active in concerts, compositions and creative activities. Soujiro's music style has always been close to nature and the earth.

Original work: "The Original Scenery of My Hometown" In Jordan Chan's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron", the emotional soundtrack that sounded when Zeng Rou gave Xiaobao away came from Soujiro's masterpiece "The Original Scenery of My Hometown". At the same time, this song also appeared in Louis Koo's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" when Yang Guo stood on the Broken Heart Cliff and thought about Long Er. The resentful melody depicts the mood of sadness and helplessness, coupled with the profound melody of the ocarina, the feeling of life and death seems to infect every audience. Through the fresh and melodious music of the ocarina, Sojiro explains his feelings for the natural creatures and mountains and lands.

6: Master: Joe Hisaishi

Style: Piano

Masterpiece: "Princess Mononoke"

Original work: "Mother" 2007 The popular "Soldier Assault" is so popular. In addition to factors such as shooting, plot, and characters, a large part of it comes from the excellent soundtrack. For example, the scene where the squad leader and Sando wipe a car was used in the Japanese film "Soldier Assault" by Joe Hisaishi. "Mother", the soundtrack for "Kikujiro's Summer".

Hisaishi Joe should be very familiar to Chinese audiences. As Hayao Miyazaki's animation soundtrack master, he has scored songs such as "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind", "Castle in the Sky" and "Princess Mononoke". The animation is very colorful, and it also makes him famous internationally.

7: Qiong Yao's TV series "My Fair Princess" by Kenji Kawai has moved many viewers. Most of the poignant and tear-jerking songs come from Kenji Kawai's compositions for the Japanese animation "Ranma 2/1" Soundtrack. Ikawa has also composed soundtracks for movies such as "Fist of Fury" and "Seven Swords".

8: Hanno Yoshihiro "Family Gate" Talking about the soundtrack for "Family Gate" this time, Hanno Yoshihiro bluntly said that he felt like "going home", "My music takes into account both Eastern and Western cultures, as well as classical music." and popular." In 1997, he successfully collaborated with Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien in the film "Flowers of Shanghai" and became widely known.

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