The original singer of the theme song of Journey to the West is Zhang Baomo.

Zhang Baomo, female, was born in Shanghai in February 1958. She graduated from the Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Second Artillery Corps of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. She is a famous soprano singer, a national first-class actor, and a member of the Chinese Musicians Association. He became famous in 1980 for singing "The Rocketeer's Dream".

In 1983, he attracted the attention of the music industry with his song "The Waves of Gulangyu Island" at the CCTV New Year Gala. In 1992, he successfully held a solo concert. Representative works include "The Rocketeer's Dream", "The Frontier is My Warm Home", "The Waves of Gulangyu Island", "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" and other songs. In 1992, he left the group and went to the United States to study. In 1994, he returned to China to invest in early childhood education.

Zhang Baomo loved music since he was a child. In 1974, he was admitted to the Second Artillery Art Troupe of the People's Liberation Army as a soloist. In 1980, Ms. Zhang Baomo became famous as a military singer, especially a Rocketeer singer. She sang a military song "The Rocketeer's Dream" with lyrics and music describing the life and emotions of the officers and soldiers of the Second Artillery Corps.

And this military song made people all over the country know about the mysterious unit of the Second Artillery Corps! "The Rocketeer's Dream" also allowed teacher Zhang Baomo to establish an important position in the music industry. Later, he got married and changed careers. Until now, the military song "The Rocketeer's Dream" is the only representative work of the Second Artillery Political Department that has become popular across the country! It is also a must-learn and must-sing repertoire for the Second Artillery Corps!

The theme song of Journey to the West was sung by Jiang Dawei after the 11th episode:

Jiang Dawei, born on January 22, 1947 in Heping District, Tianjin, is a Chinese tenor singer and a national first-class actor. , recipient of special allowance from the State Council, member of China Musicians Association. He became famous in 1980 with the song "Red Peony". In 1984, he participated in the Spring Festival Gala for the first time to sing "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom".

In 2015, the solo concert "Thirty Years of Peach Blossoms in Bloom" was held at Changchun Wuhuan Stadium. In January 2020, the song and dance "Dear China" was performed at the Spring Festival Gala.