“The Yangtze River, the Great Wall, Huangshan Mountain, and the Yellow River weigh a thousand pounds in my heart.” “The Great Wall will never fall. The Yellow River is surging for thousands of miles, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful.” "Snow and frost blowing on the face", "Wandering, flowing, thousands of miles of surging river never stops"... These songs that have been deeply rooted in the blood of the Chinese people can make all Chinese people regardless of region and age excited and arouse cries of excitement. The lyrics, music and melodies carry the feelings of family, country and national mission of generations of Hong Kong musicians.
In the 1950s and 1960s, a group of mainland songwriters and singers laid a solid foundation for Hong Kong's first-generation music industry. Leung Leyin and Li Junqing created the theme of the same name for the movie "The Moon Bends over Kyushu" The song is still popular today; Wang Fuling, who moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai, is famous for his works such as "Take Care of Tonight", "Nanping Evening Bell", "Diamond", "Sweet Words", "My Chinese Heart", "Under the Lion Rock", etc.
In the 1970s, with the awakening of the "Hong Kong spirit", a generation of Hong Kong youth who grew up in a difficult environment began to unite together "under the Lion Rock" and have a new identity. As a "Hong Kong Chinese", we worked hard to create a history of our own rather than relying on our colonial identity. It was inspired by this spirit that down-to-earth Cantonese pop music was quickly born.
It was Hui Guanjie who pioneered the era of Cantonese pop music. His songs represent the voice of the grassroots people who have dedicated their sweat and tears to the rise of Hong Kong. Luo Wen, who has a profound foundation in Cantonese opera, uses his super professional His skills combine Cantonese opera singing and pop music, and other famous stars such as Guan Zhengjie, Xu Xiaofeng, Yip Liyi, Wang Mingquan, Lin Zixiang and so on.
In the 1980s and 1990s, in the era of reform and opening up, Hong Kong was blooming with vitality, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic also ushered in its heyday. Hong Kong Philharmonic masters such as Gu Jiahui, Huang Zhan, Zheng Guojiang and Lu Guozhan also emerged in the tide of the times. As time goes by, the HK Phil's style has become more all-encompassing, both majestic and delicate, both big time and fresh, and any social reality themes such as life, work, love, marriage, family, etc. can be integrated into it.
Hong Kong’s economic and cultural prosperity and international status have in turn promoted the Hong Kong Philharmonic to break through the regional limitations of dialects and become famous at home and abroad, leaving a mark in the history of world music. Cheng Kwok-kiang, a historical witness of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, recalled the golden age of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and said: "At that time, we conveyed the hard-working, perseverance and tolerance of the Chinese people to the whole world through songs."
Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam, Anita Mui , Chen Baiqiang, Lin Zixiang, Jacky Cheung, Lai Lai, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Michelle Yeh, Coco Lee... These charming and shining stars have gone from the stage of Hong Kong Hung Hom Stadium to Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and even the world.
This is an era when Chinese-language pop music is making its mark around the world with Hong Kong as its base, carrying out strong and high-quality cultural export and international dissemination. Hong Kong has become the "Hollywood of the East" driven by the endless emergence of superstars, recording industry giants such as Polygram, Sony, and Warner, and award events held by major media.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic entered the mainland a little earlier than the reform and opening up, probably around 1977. At that time, many Hong Kong pop music tapes had entered Guangdong, Fujian and other places through various channels. , and then go further north. "At the beginning of the reform and opening up, Hong Kong TV series, which were the world's Chinese film and television production center at that time, were sold out as soon as they were introduced to the mainland. The theme songs of the TV series "The Great Wall Will Never Fall Down", "Shanghai on the Bund", "Iron-Blooded Heart" and "Love in Thousands of Rivers and Mountains" The work "You Sing and I'll Appear" was widely disseminated in the mainland.
After 1997, there were more collaborations between Hong Kong pop songs and the mainland.
Luo Dayou, a Chinese pop musician who has influenced several generations, shifted his focus from Hong Kong to Beijing around 2000. Alan Tam, Hacken Lee, Tony Leung, Nicholas Tse, Joey Yung, Miriam Yeung and many other Hong Kong singers, music creators and producers have already considered the mainland as their homeland. The main work place, especially behind-the-scenes musicians such as Liang Qiaobai, who is a composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer, has assisted mainland satellite TV platforms in creating many phenomenal music variety shows. With their professionalism and professionalism, they have It has been widely respected and recognized by mainland institutions and audiences, and has promoted the development of Chinese pop music in a more profound way.
The works of the HK Phil’s golden generation have inspired mainland musicians born in the 1970s and 1980s who have the most say in the field of cultural product creation. Many people have said on different occasions that they have been influenced by The profound influence of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. "I think of my youthful days when I was addicted to Cantonese songs." Li Jian, known as the "musical poet", mentioned on many occasions on different occasions that he was nourished by Hong Kong culture when he was a boy. At that time, his friends described a person as very fashionable and smart. It is said that this person is very "Hong Kong", and the rich content and delicate techniques of "Hong Kong Music" have brought rich inspiration to his creations.