The BGM of the appearance of the Great Sage in "The Return of the Great Sage": The Little Sword Club Overture
The Little Sword Club Overture is the music from the dance drama "The Little Sword Club" launched in the Mainland in 1962. The composer is Shang Yi , from Shandong.
"Little Knife Club Overture" is one of the "Little Knife Club Suite". It was the soundtrack composed by Shang Yi in 1959 for the national dance drama "Little Knife Club". The early "Little Knife Club Overture" appeared in Hu Jinquan's "Dragon Inn" is the most frequently cited background music in Stephen Chow's movies. For example, it was quoted in "Dahua Westward Journey" where the Supreme Treasure was spotted with three moles and looked into the demon mirror, and the Supreme Treasure transformed into Sun Wukong and fought against the Bull Demon King. Previously, this soundtrack was used when the emperor appeared in "The Deer and the Cauldron" when Hai Dafu dressed up as Guan Gong and appeared in "The Secret Agent Ling Ling Fa" to expose the Wuxiang Emperor. It was quoted again in Stephen Chow's latest movie "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".
In addition, this soundtrack was also used in the opening music of Sammo Hung's films "Illuminati" and "Once Upon a Time in China". "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is a vivid interpretation of the overture of the Little Knife Club.
Music background:
In the 1950s, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of New China, the Shanghai Experimental Opera House created and performed the national dance drama "The Little Knife Club". It was the first dance drama in Shanghai and the country. A large-scale dance drama reflecting revolutionary historical themes. The dance drama "Little Knife Club"
The play is divided into seven scenes: "Uprising", "Victory", "Protest", "Night Attack", "Asking for Help", "Breakout" and "Decisive Battle", which are artistically reproduced It tells the fighting course of the "Little Knife Society" peasant uprising that took place in Shanghai in the mid-19th century, and eulogizes the fighting spirit of the Chinese people's anti-imperialist and anti-feudal armed struggle. The structure of the dance drama has traditional elements of Chinese chapter novels, and the dance language is based on Chinese classical dance language, supplemented by folk dances with Jiangnan regional characteristics to create scenes, strengthen personality, and enhance colors. There are many solo and duet dances in the play that are also quite distinctive, and the group dances such as "Bow Dance", "Big Drum Dance", "Inverted Flower Orchid", "Shield Dance" and "Knife Dance" are even more unforgettable and wonderful dances. part.
The music of "Little Knife Club" has created a style of "combination of theme development and music and music connection". Most of the music materials are taken from Chinese opera music and Jiangnan folk music, whether it is dramatic music or colorful music. , especially the musical images of the main characters are very distinct. The stage art is also unique, with a dynamic scene of rippling water on the Huangpu River, and the new technology used is the first of its kind in China.