The Chinese theme song of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Moonlight Lover" is a song written by Yi Jiayang, composed by Tan Dun and Jorge Calandrelli, and sung by Coco Li. It is included in the album "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Movie" released by Tan Dun. Original Soundtrack", this song is the Chinese theme song of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". In October 2001, the song was included in Coco Lee's album "Promise". The song also has an English version "A Love Before Time".

On April 29, 2001, the song won the Best Song Award at the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony; on April 8, 2016, Coco Lee finally won the "I Am a Singer" award for this song Season 4" Singer.

Song Appreciation of "Moonlight Lover"

"Moonlight Lover" not only features Western cello performance, but also incorporates traditional Chinese wind instruments and erhu, especially the use of Western musical instruments. The imitation of the sound effects and playing techniques of traditional Chinese musical instruments vividly demonstrates the characteristics of China's personalized music style and emotional expression, and also embodies the fresh and natural sound quality of Western music.

For example, at the beginning of this work, the cello instrument is used to imitate the main melody of the morinouqur. It incorporates the unique techniques of string stroking and glissando that are unique to traditional Chinese string instruments, and suddenly appears in the middle accompaniment. The sound of traditional Chinese bamboo flute.

At the end of the work, the cello continues to be used to imitate the sound of the morinouqur, forming a harmonious "dialogue" with the sound of the traditional Chinese pipa, thus presenting an atmosphere of euphemism, lingering, melancholy and loneliness. Coco Lee's international and modern singing techniques further enhance the emotional expression of the musical works.