"Myth" Songs
01 Myth Journey
02 Beautiful Myth Ⅰ - Jackie Chan/Kim Hee Sun
03 The Eve of Preparation
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04 The Dance of the Peacock
05 The Suspended Heavenly Palace
06 The Myth Reappears
07 Allegiance to Meng Yi
08 The Great Wall The Summit
09 Mystery of Myth
10 Fierce Fight
11 Thousand Years of Love
12 Return to the Heavenly Palace
< p>13 The decisive battle14 Journey to India
15 Seize the present you - Zhang Lingjun
16 Awakening
17 Reunion
p>18 Farewell
19 Beautiful Myth Ⅱ - Sun Nan/Han Hong
Album Name: Myth Movie Original Soundtrack
Singer: Film and Television Original Soundtrack< /p>
Release Date: September 23, 2005
Album Language: Mandarin Album 1CD
"Myth" is a Chinese-language action film that is rare in recent years, with a large cost and production The plot of the film spans three thousand years and covers the entire East Asia. At the internationally renowned Cannes Film Festival, it has already swept the world's professional film critics and movie-loving public.
In this movie soundtrack, in addition to the majestic performance jointly composed by well-known music composition masters Nathan Wang and Gary Chase, it connects the majesty of three thousand years of history from ancient times to the present, as well as the thousands of miles of flying into the sky and the earth. "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; the theme song "Beautiful Myth" written by the famous Korean musician Choi Joon Young "Choi Junyoung" is used to praise the love between man and woman that cannot be blocked by time and space and status in the album. It includes the soulful duets of the protagonists Jackie Chan and Kim Hee Sun, as well as the professional singing performances of Sun Nan and Han Hong, showing a completely different style, and also presents a moving aspect to this movie soundtrack.
⊙Story Outline
Love, greed, betrayal, and struggle have been writing the history of mankind unchanged for thousands of years. At the invitation of his friend William (Tony Leung Ka-fai), Jack (Jackie Chan) begins an archaeological journey on the edge of life and death. The magical floating power emitted by the Qin Dynasty gemstones is gradually implicated in the secret of the beauty in his dream. The closer the truth is, the harder it is to explain, and the harder it is to extricate itself. In mythology, the most realistic nature of love, hate and greed is also inseparable. When he was on the verge of the end of his life, Mr. Gu, whose reputation had been completely lost due to greed, did not change his true colors and died tragically. William, who wanted to be famous forever, realized that he had lost his way and decided to die to make amends for his mistakes. Some people compete for fame, while others pursue profit. Will Jack give up the present for love, embrace the past with Princess Ok-soo (played by Kim Hee-sun) of North Korea, and stay together forever?
⊙Story content
Qin Dynasty general Meng Yi (played by Jackie Chan) escorted North Korean princess Yushu (played by Kim Hee Sun) to enter the Qin Dynasty as a concubine. During the period, they were ambushed by rebels. The two fell holding hands. Entering the waterfall... Archaeologist Jack (Jackie Chan) has been obsessed with the same dream for many years. He is fascinated by the woman in white with an otherworldly appearance in the dream. He feels that he is still far away, and he wants to find him but has no way to start. One day, his friend William (played by Tony Leung Ka Fai) came to invite him to participate in a project to study the mysterious floating power. Jack agreed to go to Disha to explore the secrets together. In the temple, the coffin was hanging in mid-air. The two of them looked at it dumbfounded. William took off the gemstone on the sacrificial sandalwood, and the coffin suddenly lost its buoyancy and fell to the ground. Jack and William just escaped, but were chased by the tombkeeper. Jack accidentally fell into the rapids. Fortunately, he was rescued by the Indian girl Samantha. She also took him to see the eminent monk and learned that he had a past life fate with the sword found in the temple.
The enthusiastic Samantha led Jack to dance. When the military police came to arrest Jack, everyone chased him to the mouse sticker manufacturing factory. Their clothes were stuck with the stickers. They took off their clothes while beating them, and finally escaped half-naked. Factory building. Samantha reluctantly sent Jack back to China by boat, and asked him affectionately: "Will I see you again? Will you remember me?" Jack felt that he had seen her before, and his mind was once again drawn to the mysterious woman in his dream.
William was delighted to see that Jack had survived the catastrophe, and revealed that the research results on the gem revealed that it could resist gravity, and decided to go to the Xi'an Qin Terracotta Warriors Museum to find the truth. Jack hoped to regain his dream; William wanted to find out the mystery of the gem. The two brothers had a fierce quarrel over how to deal with the found cultural relics, and William insisted on taking the treasures as his own for research. At this time, William learned that the person who had been supporting him for ten years was actually Mr. Gu, who was deprived of the title of professor after being exposed by Jack for robbing the tomb. The two secretly cooperated due to selfish motives.
Jack and William took a helicopter to the top of Lishan Mountain and entered the canyon of the waterfalls. There was actually a time tunnel inside that led to the suspended heavenly palace! Yu Shu appeared alive in front of Jack's eyes. Yu Shu, who had been waiting for thousands of years, thought that Meng Yi had kept his promise and came back to find her, and was very moved. Jack finally met the woman of his dreams, and the two vowed to stay together forever.
Mr. Gu also followed him to the Heavenly Palace and threatened William who was looking for gems at gunpoint. Jack appears and fights with the possessed William. In the chaos, William accidentally pries out the gem on the mechanism. The heavenly palace loses its buoyancy. Thousands of terracotta warriors and horses fall from the sky. Mercury gushes out. Everyone leads the way. Escape. Mr. Gu wanted to harm Jack, but was fortunately stopped by William. In the end, Mr. Gu was crushed to death by a boulder, and William decided to bury him underground forever and leave his name in history. Yushu knew that Jack was not the real Meng Yi at all, and he wanted to stay and wait for the fulfillment of his promise... As for Jack, on the thin line between life and death, could he escape and continue the myth?
⊙Myths of Past Life
For many years, archaeologist Jack has often dreamed of an extraordinary-looking woman in white and himself wearing an ancient battle suit. After discovering a hanging coffin and a portrait in Disha, India, with his colleague William, Jack's dreams become more real. He decided to take a risk and go to the waterfall that was exactly the same as in his dream to find out.
Tang Jili said that it was difficult to make "The Myth". The difficulty lies in innovation. It is also difficult to retain Jackie Chan's original fans and not to "break through" too much. The character of Jack, the modern archaeologist, is similar to Jackie Chan's usual screen image - loyal to his duties, agile, flexible and funny.
An important element that makes up the fantasy color of the film is the secret of the "hanging coffin" discovered by Jack and William during the archaeological process. The screenwriter gave the legendary falling meteorite fragments the magical power to levitate surrounding objects. The magical power of the meteorite made William greedy, and he was deceived by an adulterer, almost pulling Jack, who was bent on pursuing his dream, into a desperate situation. In this modern archaeological story, Tang Jili also hopes to use the influence of Jackie Chan and himself to convey some messages to overseas countries through movies: You cannot robbing tombs in the name of archeology; you cannot continue to possess other countries' precious treasures in the name of "custody." cultural relics.
◆Thrilling scenes
1. Jumping off a cliff into a deep pool Wonderful index: ★★★☆
Scene analysis: Jack went to India together at the invitation of his friend William Discover the secrets of the power of levitation. In the Disha Temple, the ambitious William boldly took off the gems on the altar, causing Jack, who was floating in the air, to fall half to death. The two were chased by the guards and believers. Jack was jumping around on the rocks of the cliff with his bare hands, and in a hurry, he slipped along the rocks and fell into a deep pool of tens of meters.
Film location: India's Disha Temple, Maliu Mountain
India's Disha Temple still retains ancient traces. Tang Jili said that he has been interested in this place for a long time. "Myth" involves archeology story, giving him the opportunity to include it in the camera lens. The filming in India was also based on the consideration of expanding the market.
2. The mouse glue conveyor belt cleverly escaped. Wonderful index: ★★★★☆
Scene analysis: Jack was rescued by an Indian beauty, but he could not escape the pursuit of the Indian police. During the chase, the two sides broke into a factory that produces mouse glue, and everyone continued to "cat catch mice" on a conveyor belt covered with mouse glue. The shoes are stuck, take off the shoes; the socks are stuck, take off the socks; the clothes are stuck, take off the clothes... After a nervous tossing, the Indian beauty was also forced to take off her clothes, and Jack quickly and skillfully put on his clothes. to Indian beauties.
Location: An indoor mouse glue production line
This is the most interesting action scene in the film. Tang Jili even laughed and said that he had thought up this scene eight years ago. Once he found a mouse in the underground garage. The mouse was not caught, and his shoes were still tightly stuck to the mouse glue. He wanted to use this scene in the movie at that time.
3. Falling into a 100-meter waterfall: ★★★★★
Scene analysis: Jack took a helicopter to the sky above Mount Li, put on a helmet and armor, Tie a safety rope around your waist, jump from the top of the waterfall, and then jump into the cave behind the waterfall.
Film location: Lishan Cliff Falls, Yunnan Jiuxiang Cave
This waterfall jumping scene was filmed at two waterfalls: the 96-meter-high Lishan Waterfall and Yunnan Jiuxiang cave. Before filming, the crew first went to the site to investigate, and asked professional frogmen to dive into the water and blow up the sharp rocks underwater to ensure safety before filming.
4. The excitement index of the "Tiangong" suspended fight: ★★★★★
Scene analysis: Jack entered the waterfall and was knocked unconscious and was killed by Jade who had been waiting here for thousands of years. After waking up, Jack was stunned by the beautiful woman in his dream and a vast hanging palace of the Qin Dynasty. In order to prevent the following William and Mr. Gu from taking over the "Suspended Heavenly Palace" by force, Jack and Nangong Yan, who was entrusted by Meng Yi to protect the princess, joined forces to fight each other. In the Hanging Palace, everyone's fights were completed in a state of weightlessness.
Film location: Virtual weightless "Tiangong"
The filming location of "Suspended Tiangong" is actually a green set surrounded on three sides. The stunt animators later processed the background to create a romantic and shocking ending.
◆Modern characters
Dream-seeking protagonist: Jack (Jackie Chan)
An archaeologist who strictly adheres to professional ethics, there is always an ancient princess appearing in his dreams. In order to solve the mystery of the dream, he embarked on an adventure.
Partner: William (played by Tony Leung Ka Fai)
Jack’s best friend, who wishes to become the greatest scientist, desperately explores the secret of meteorite suspension, but both of them fall into a trap. A conspiracy. This time Tony Leung Ka Fai will escape with Jackie Chan and participate in thrilling scenes.
Dead enemy: Mr. Gu (played by Sun Zhou)
Once an excellent archaeologist, he was turned into a tomb robber by the desire for profit. He is Jack's teacher and his enemy.
Female companion: Samantha (Malika)
The stunning Indian beauty rescued Jack who fainted from the lake and helped him escape from the pursuit of the Indian police.
Jackie Chan's movies are indispensable for beauties. Compared with Kim Hee Sun's status as the heroine, this Indian beauty can only be used as a vase and eye candy. Mallika, who plays Samantha, has always conquered the audience with her sexy image and was named India's sexiest actress earlier this year. It is said that she did all the fighting scenes in the film herself because she felt that the body double was not as good as hers.
⊙The Myth of This Life
Former Qin general Meng Yi escorted Princess Yushu of Korea, who was about to marry Qin Shihuang, to Xianyang. He was attacked on the way. Meng Yi sacrificed his life to save him, and the two fell in love with each other. . But Meng Yi was always loyal to Qin Shihuang. When he returned to Xianyang, he could only protect Yu Shu secretly. When Qin Shihuang was dying, in order to prevent Yu Shu from being buried, Meng Yi led his troops to retrieve the elixir that had been intercepted midway from the rebels, and fought in a bloody battle.
“This is the most difficult film since I collaborated with Jackie Chan, and it is also the film that I have spent the most effort on.” Screenwriter and director Tang Jili said that “Myth” took four days from preparation to completion. It took more than two years to write the script. Tang Jili felt that it was more difficult to collaborate with Jackie Chan again after 8 years, because everything from the script to the action scenes had to be innovative. Tang Jili decided to design a costumed character for Jackie Chan, let him fight on horseback, and let him act out an unforgettable love story. In the director's view, Meng Yi's love story is the main thread throughout, and it is much heavier than plots such as adventure and treasure hunting.
In order to take into account both the domestic and overseas markets, Tang Jili chose the Qin Dynasty as the background. The crew traveled to the Yellow River Stone Forest, the Great Wall, and the grasslands of western Beijing for filming, supplemented by a large number of computer stunts, to recreate the majestic scenes of the Qin Dynasty's thousands of troops fighting. .
◆Thrilling scenes
1. The wonderful index of the integration of man and horse: ★★★
Scene analysis: Meng Yi led his troops to Zhao in order to obtain the elixir of life. The Gao rebels launched an attack, and thousands of troops roared and fought. The black horse became Meng Yi's right-hand man.
The "unity of man and horse" is Tang Jili's most proud action innovation. He asked Jackie Chan to ride a carefully trained black horse. While the man is competing with the enemy on the horse, the horse can also complete the difficult action of two horses kicking each other at the same time. Supplemented by computer stunts, the horse's movements are more rhythmic. .
2. One Man at the Gate Wonderful Index: ★★★☆
Scene Analysis: The army led by Meng Yi retreated steadily, and the black horse also fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow. Meng Yi handed the elixir he had snatched back into his arms to his confidant Nangong Yan, and single-handedly stopped thousands of rebels.
“No domestic director has ever filmed a war scene like one man at the gate before. When filming the scene of the two armies fighting, thousands of extras were first arranged to form the Qin Dynasty army, and the computer stunt consultant used the filming skills to Use different levels of shots to design the calculation program for the formation of armies on both sides, and synthesize the vast scene of tens of thousands of armies.
◆Ancient characters
Previous life hero: Meng Yi (Jackie Chan)< /p>
This is Jackie Chan’s first time acting in a costume. He wore heavy armor, a red cape, a steel helmet, and a tall black horse. Tang Jili said, “At first, Jackie Chan was very interested in costume films. Repelled, he couldn't accept that people in martial arts movies could fly around. In his early years he had a look wearing a helmet, which he thought was ugly. Fortunately, he was finally convinced. ”
Heroine: Princess Yushu (played by Jin Xishan)
A woman who can seduce King Qin’s loyal general? Tang Jili found Jin Xishan. He thought Jin Xishan was the one that many men would like at first sight. A woman who will fall in love. At the same time, she wants the audience to believe that she will wait for two thousand years to love someone. In the director's opinion, Kim Hee Sun has such a cold and persistent temperament.
Partner: Nangong Yan<. /p>
The lieutenant who has been with Meng Yi through life and death, was entrusted by Meng Yi to protect Princess Yushu for thousands of years, and finally waited for Meng Yi to return.
Dead enemy: Zhao Gao (played by Yu Rongguang)
In order to prevent Qin from growing stronger, Zhao planned to use the opportunity of the Koryo princess to go to Qin to get married, to undermine Qin's strategy of "diplomacy at a distance and attack at home", and withhold the elixir of immortality made by Qin Shi Huang's sorcerers. It was the general sent by Zhao State to carry out these two operations. After several battles, Zhao Gao also bowed his head in front of Meng Yi's courage and loyalty.
⊙Inner Interview with Jackie Chan's "Myth"
★ Taking over the filming of "Myth" was due to a plot
The story of "Myth" runs through ancient and modern times. In the words of director Tang Jili, the modern part is "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and the ancient part is "Brave Heart" . Jackie Chan plays two roles. In the ancient part, he plays General Meng Yi, a Qin Dynasty general who is absolutely loyal to the emperor, but he unconsciously falls in love with Princess Yushu, who belongs to the Qin Emperor. In the modern part, he plays an archaeologist. A scientist and explorer who went through countless hardships to return cultural relics to the country. Jackie Chan said in an interview that every time he takes on a movie, he has to first ask if he can show it to his children. The plot of returning cultural relics is the most important reason why he took over the filming. "I hope to use my influence to do some charity things. I think this plot is very valuable." ”
★ Photographing the Terracotta Warriors and Horses fulfilled a wish
The filming process of "Myth" lasted for six and a half months, and was shot in Beijing, Xi'an, Gansu, Yunnan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and India , and also visited cultural sites such as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an and the ancient Indian city of Krabi. Jackie Chan said that the original intention of making this film was to spread the splendid culture of the Chinese nation and protect and carry forward the precious relics left by our ancestors. With the support of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Xi'an Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the "Myth" crew came to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit. "During the filming process, we took great pains to protect the national treasure-level cultural relics. We used all our experience and safety protection measures in our previous work. For example, all extras are used by museum staff; all equipment does not enter the figurine pits, and equipment is set up on the viewing passage to remotely shoot from the air; careful planning is done to shorten the shooting time as much as possible, etc. Being able to complete the filming without any damage and bring the national treasure and world cultural heritage - the Terracotta Warriors and Horses to the screen is a fulfillment of my wish.
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★ Jumped off a waterfall and almost died
Wearing 50 pounds of armor and jumping on a horse, Jackie Chan said that this was the first time in his screen career. And his final What is unforgettable is that I almost lost my life while jumping into a waterfall: "The weather was very cold at that time and the waterfall was quite high. For safety reasons, we invited a professional mountain climbing team to help calculate the momentum and angle of the jump. They only allowed me to put on the armor after confirming that it was safe. Jump down. During the official filming process, after I successfully jumped off the waterfall, they tried to quickly pull me back to the shore from the water, but the position and angle of the pull were wrong. The lake water flowed back into my helmet, and I choked. But no staff heard my cry. Fortunately, they pulled me back before I fainted, otherwise you might not be able to see me acting again. ”
⊙Jackie Chan invited Kim Hee Sun to sing the ending song of the album, and Han Hong and Sun Nan stepped in
This time Tang Jili collaborated with Korean beauty Kim Hee Sun on "Myth", so naturally he also considered letting Kim Hee Sun To perform songs for this movie, Kim Hee-sun is very talented in singing, and Jackie Chan is also an old singer who has released records, so the two are very good partners in this chorus theme song. In order to avoid Kim Hee-sun's language barrier, the film crew changed the lyrics It has been revised and polished in many steps. In the version for global release, Jackie Chan and Kim Hee Sun will sing in the English version, and Han Hong and Sun Nan have also been invited to sing for the film's interludes. Han Hong's high-pitched and distant singing. In addition, Wang Zongxiang chose 25 string players and 10 wind musicians to form a symphony orchestra in Shanghai to score Jackie Chan's latest film "Myth", highlighting the epic feel of the film "Gladiator". The momentum and the tragic and romantic atmosphere of "Titanic"
01 The Mythic Journey
02 The Beautiful Myth Ⅰ - Jackie Chan/Kim Hee Sun
03 The Eve of Preparation
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04 The Dance of the Peacock
05 The Suspended Heavenly Palace
06 The Myth Reappears
07 Allegiance to Meng Yi
08 The Great Wall The Summit
09 Mystery of Myth
10 Fierce Fight
11 Thousand Years of Love
12 Re-Entering the Heavenly Palace
< p>13 The decisive battle14 Journey to India
15 Seize the present you - Zhang Lingjun
16 Awakening
17 Reunion
p>18 Farewell
19 Beautiful Myth II - Sun Nan/Han Hong