"Unforgettable Tonight" was written by Qiao Yu and composed by Wang Min.

Wang Min is a famous composer of the Central Orchestra. After graduating from the Composition Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1964, he engaged in music composition in the composition group of the Central Orchestra. In 1973, he composed the episode "Fisher Girl at the Seaside" for the movie "Haixia".

He also composed more than 50 songs for the famous singer Li Guyi. His representative works include "Unforgettable Tonight", the episode "The Spring Water on the Border is Clear and Pure" from the movie "Black Triangle", and the episode "Little Flower" from the movie "Velvet Flower", "Sister Cries for Her Brother", the interlude of the movie "Friends", the interlude "Rose in the Heart" from the movie "Trail of Tears", the theme song of the movie "Sakura" "Look at Me, Mom", etc.

Mr. Qiao Yu was born in 1927, his ancestral home is Qiao Village, Shahezhan Town, Dongping, Tai'an, Shandong Province. He is known as a master of poetry and has created a large number of popular songs "Let's Swing the Oars" and "The Song of Peony" , "Unforgettable Tonight" and so on. Since 1948, Mr. Qiao Yu began to create professionally. In 1955, he created "Let's Swing the Oars", which was the episode of the first children's film "Flowers of the Motherland".

Creative background

Huang Yihe, the chief director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, felt that there was a lack of a song that matched the entire program. So Huang Yihe found the lyricist Qiao Yu, hoping that he could write lyrics for the ending song of the Year of the Pig Spring Festival Gala. The content should include family reunion, reunion of the motherland, the love between relatives and hopes for the future. Qiao Yu reflected all the themes mentioned by Huang Yihe in the lyrics.

After the lyrics were completed, Huang Yihe hired composer Wang Min to compose the music. There was a dispute within the directing team over the unfinished song. Some people said that the song was not healthy and soft. It was like a sad song, but as the chief director, Huang Yihe was not swayed by the sound. He and Li Guyi insisted on recording the song. This is "Unforgettable Tonight".