The songs with heroic aspirations include: "A Laugh in the Sea", "Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River East", "Serve the Country with Loyalty", "Farewell My Concubine", and "Sudden Self".
1. "A Laugh in the Sea"
"A Laugh in the Sea" is a Cantonese song sung by Hong Kong singer Xu Guanjie. It is written and composed by Huang Zhan and arranged by Gu Jiahui. The theme song of the movie "The Swordsman". Included in the "90 Movie Hits" album released by Polygram Records on April 1, 1990. In 1991, the song won the Best Original Film Song Award at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards.
2. "The Rolling Water of the Yangtze River Passes East"
The Rolling Water of the Yangtze River Passes East is a song sung by Yang Hongji. Included in the album released by Beijing Film Academy Audio and Video Publishing House on June 28, 1995 - the theme and episode of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It is the theme song of the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The lyrics are from the opening line "Linjiang Immortal·The Rolling Water of the Yangtze River Passes East" in the third paragraph of "Twenty-One Historical Tanci" written by Yang Shen, a Ming Dynasty writer.
3. "Serve the Country with Loyalty"
"Serve the Country with Loyalty" is a song sung by singer Tu Honggang. Lyrics are written by Chen Tao and music is composed by Zhang Hongguang. Included in Tu Honggang's 1999 album of the same name, "Serving the Country with Loyalty." The content of the song reflects the military life of Yue Fei, a famous anti-Jin Dynasty general in the Southern Song Dynasty, and praises Yue Fei's strong patriotism spirit of loyal service to the country.
4. "Sudden Self"
"Sudden Self" is a song written by Wu Bai, the king of Taiwan and the main singer in the Chinese-speaking area. Tsui Hark and Wu Bai wrote the lyrics and Wu Bai composed the music. The theme song composed for the 2003 movie "Sanda" produced by Tsui Hark. The song was first sung by Huang Xiaohu. In 2004, songwriter Wu Bai sang a cover of this song at the "Heat of Life Concert".
5. "Farewell My Concubine"
"Farewell My Concubine" is a single released by Mainland Chinese singer Tu Honggang in 1996. The song was written by Chen Tao, composed by Feng Xiaoquan, and arranged by Xue Ruiguang , was first included in Tu Honggang's EP "Farewell My Concubine" released in 1996. The song later became Tu Honggang's representative work. Tu Honggang's "Chinese style" has a vitality of its own, and Tu Honggang's music has "uniqueness" and is very unique in terms of hearing.