Which world-famous songs were used in Jiang Wen’s movie One Step Away

Reposted from the movie

1. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" The background music used when Wan Yanying won the "President of the Flower Realm" was "Zarathustra" Stella Said"

Movie source: The background music used when Wan Yanying won the "President of Flowerland".

Analysis: The idea of ??this symphony comes from the work of the same name by the philosopher Nietzsche. It depicts a philosophical process of atheists moving from idealism to materialism. Jiang Wen has always been known as a staunch supporter of "Marxist-Leninist-Maoist" materialism. Of course, Strauss's work is well-known to movie fans because it appeared in the opening scenes of Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer", and Kubrick is also the director of Jiang Wen One of the most admired directors.

2. "The Drunken Concubine"

Movie source: The song Ma Zuuri whistled to Wan Yanying was the Peking Opera "The Drunken Concubine", and when it came to the plot of driving to the moon , this piece was used as the soundtrack.

Analysis: "The Drunken Concubine", also known as "The Pavilion of Hundreds of Flowers", originated from the Peking Opera repertoire of a local drama "The Drunken Concubine Yang" during the Qianlong period. This play mainly describes Yang Yuhuan's mentality of enjoying herself after being drunk. Highlighting Yang Yuhuan's tenderness towards the emperor. In "One Step Away", when the huge moon appears, it happens to be singing "The bright moon is in the sky". Elements such as "Jade Rabbit" in the lyrics also appear in the dialogue between Ma Zouri and Wan Yanying.

3. Hisaishi Joe's original music. Starting from "The Sun Also Rises", Jiang Wen's films have been using Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack.

Movie source: When the credits rose at the end of "One Step Away", the original music of Joe Hisaishi in "Let the Bullets Fly" was played.

Analysis: Hisaishi Joe, the famous Japanese composer who collaborated with Hayao Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano on many films, actually only completed one original soundtrack for Jiang Wen, "The Sun Also Rises". Since then, Jiang Wen has repeatedly used the same melody in "Let the Bullets Fly" and this "One Step Away".

Additional addition:

From Xiami, I? DKNY, title: "It’s really hard to understand in one step"

01 Sing, Sing, Sing -- Louis Prima

Opening dance of Huayu election

02 Summer Time

White fox singing song of Huayu election

03 O mio babbino caro f. ..

"Singing song by Qing Lu in Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" My Dear Papa (Mirella version)"

04 Also sprach Zarathus ... -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"High Energy: Thus Spoke Zarathustra, here comes the pure tribute"

05 German Dance No.1 In ... -- Leonard Rosenman

"Barry Lyndon Original Soundtrack..."