The theme song of the Beijing Winter Olympics is "Together to the Future".
"Together to the Future" is the theme slogan promotion song of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics. It was written by Wang Pingjiu, composed by Chang Shilei, and sung by William Chan and Yuan Yawei for the first time in 2021. Released on September 17, 2017.
The solo version is sung by Yi Yang Qianxi and will be released on September 21, 2021. The music short version will be sung by 105 musicians and filmmakers and will be released on February 1, 2022.
The creative background of "Together to the Future":
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Wang Pingjiu planned, composed, and promoted the song "Beijing Welcomes You" and other songs. In 2022 As the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, he once again takes on the task of composing promotional songs. Wang Pingjiu said that composing the song was a tight timeframe and a heavy task.
When the slogan "Together for the Future" was about to be released, Wang Pingjiu invited Chang Shilei to his home and expressed that he would create a song as soon as possible. When the two wrote the song, they also discussed together what kind of meaning the song wanted to express, what the melody and the actual meaning were. There was a priceless understanding between the two, and the song was eventually composed.
Wang Pingjiu also said that the lyrics "The sky and the earth exist in pieces" are the feeling of human destiny being one and the same, and the lyrics of the song are the concept of the whole world. The more people love, the less the whole world will be. The world is particularly beautiful, and everyone has their own value.
"Together toward the future" also has many meanings in it. Whether it is the voice of the Olympics, personal dreams, and the destiny of the country, the future and hope of the world are all such concepts. Therefore, through this song, Wang Pingjiu hopes to express people’s good expectations for the world and the Olympics, as well as people’s best wishes from their hearts.
Chang Shilei said that he composed the song with a sense of mission. He considers himself a person with a strong Olympic complex. When composing these sports songs, he will have a stronger sense of mission, hoping to write more songs that can arouse excitement and echo the rhythm of life.