The background music played when the Japanese enter the village in the Anti-Japanese War film is called "The Song of the Japanese Entering the Village".

The original piece of this familiar song "The Devil Enters the Village" is adapted from Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony "Leningrad", with some reference to the note direction. It was originally a description of Germany during World War II. The scene of the enemy's attack on Leningrad, the theme was played with a snare drum. This song first appeared in "Guerrillas of the Plains" filmed in 1955.

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The creative background of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony "Leningrad"——

In 1941, Hitler's fascist army used lightning to Invasion of the Soviet Union (Soviet Union) at such speed. During that period of extreme hardship and danger, the great Russian composer Shostakovich began to compose this song in a very difficult state in order to express this period in music and to praise the people's tenacious struggle and winning spirit. A musical poem destined to be immortal.

This symphony, which embodies the people’s belief in victory and their opposition to the fascist war, has received great repercussions around the world. At that time, many famous conductors hoped to get the right to conduct the American premiere. After NBC weighed in, this honor was given to conductor Toscanini.