The piano and flute ensemble music of Lui Chung-hsien's version of "The Swordsman" was composed by Wu Weili, an outstanding Hong Kong film soundtrack master, and is one of his most famous works.

As for the saying that "The Song of Swordsman" was adapted from "Guangling San", it is in the novel. The book explains that it was adapted by Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng based on the ancient "Guangling San". But this is the content of the novel, and the soundtrack for Lu Songxian's version of the TV series "The Swordsman" was composed by teacher Hu Weili, so there is no relationship between "The Music of the Swordsman" and "Guangling San" in the play.

About the author:

Hu Weili, originally from Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, was born in Hong Kong in 1937. He is a composer and music educator. Member of the Chinese Musicians Association, member of the China Film Association, special director of the China Film Music Society, member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists of Hong Kong (CASH), director of the Hong Kong String Teachers Association, member of the Hong Kong Artists Alliance, and member of the Hong Kong Film and Drama Federation.

Main works include: "Travel to China Suite", "Northern Wind and Cloud", "Zhonghu Concerto in C Major" and other large ensembles. He has also composed popular songs such as "The Days We Walked Together", as well as soundtracks for nearly 100 movies including "The Supremes 2", "The Judge of the Dead" and "The Swordsman".

Extended information

The real name of "Pure Heart Universal Good Mantra" is "Pu'an Mantra", which was composed by Zen Master Pu'an during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. "Pu'an Mantra" describes the solemn and solemn music of Zen in ancient temples. ?

The "Pure Heart Universal Good Mantra" appears twice in "Swordsman". The first time was in Luoyang. After Linghu Chong was injured, his "mother-in-law" (Ren Yingying) asked carefully about the reason and played the song "Pure Heart and Universal Good Mantra". Later, at Wuba Post, Linghu Chong was injured again, and Ren Yingying played the song "Pure Heart and Universal Good Mantra" for him.

"Guangling San", also known as "Guangling Zhixi", is the ancient "Nie Zheng's Assassination of Han Puppet Song". It is a large-scale guqin piece in ancient China and a very famous guqin piece in the history of Chinese music. One of the top ten guqin pieces.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Hu Weili

Baidu Encyclopedia - The Song of Swordsman