The single play time is 46 seconds.

The version played three times for raising the national flag is 2 minutes and 07 seconds.

"March of the Volunteers" is a song written by Tian Han and composed by Nie Er. It is the theme song of the movie "Children of the Storm". It is known as the clarion call for the liberation of the Chinese nation. It was born in 1935 at a time when the nation was in danger. Since then, it has played a huge role in inspiring the patriotism spirit of the Chinese people, and later became the national anthem of the Communist Party of China.

On May 9, 1935, the first recording of the song was completed at the EMI studio. In 1951, in order to meet the needs of playing the national anthem, the People's Record Factory recorded and published a rough record composed of a brass ensemble and an orchestral ensemble.

In 1959, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China Record Factory recorded and published a full set of standard national anthem special records. In 1978, a special album with collective lyrics was released. In 1983, China Record Shanghai Company recorded and published a special album of the standard national anthem with the original words restored.

Extended information:

"March of the Volunteers" is a very creative song. The composer Nie Er devoted himself to the creation of this song with great passion.

First of all, he succeeded in making Tian Han's prose-like lyrics extremely vivid, powerful and colloquial according to the rules of music; in melody creation, he absorbed the excellence of international revolutionary songs The results and the stylistic characteristics of Western European marches also make it have strong national characteristics, so that this song can be mastered by the masses and play its fighting role.

The song begins with a six-bar marching trumpet-like prelude. It has a sonorous rhythm, a bright and majestic melody, and the wonderful use of triplets enhances the fighting atmosphere of the song. Although the intro is short, it contains the basis for the emotional and melodic development of the entire song.

The songs are interconnected and advance layer by layer. This progression runs throughout the whole song and is repeated many times at the end of the song, giving people a sense of unswerving and unstoppable.

Baidu Encyclopedia-March of the Volunteers