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Olympic music
The ill-fated Tokyo Olympics, postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have finally begun.
On the one hand, there is a fierce epidemic, and on the other hand, there is an exciting game.
Although there was no applause on the spot, the quadrennial Olympic Games could not become a national carnival inside and outside the venue as in the past. However, under the adversity, the competition of Olympic athletes will therefore highlight the Olympic spirit and interpret the Olympic significance of the special period.
The answer to hosting the Olympic Games in difficult times is self-evident, and the Olympic Games bring to mankind not only in the external sense of ceremony, but also in the inner sense of faith. We need to use the light of the Olympic Games to light up hope, to revive people who have endured hardships, and to regroup the whole world!
Tokyo Olympic music
Probably because this Olympic Games is too special, in the creation and performance of the music of this opening ceremony, the gloomy content seems to be more, and Japan's unique "material mourning", "silence" and "mysterious" culture can be said to be advanced, but it also makes the audience really confused.
Although the Tokyo Olympics were complained by netizens that it was too "hades", the background music of the opening ceremony really made anime and game lovers "hot blood".
Attentive netizens found that the music at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was familiar enough to be hummed casually, and they came from classic games such as Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter, Final Fantasy, Sonic, and Pro Evolution Soccer.
The ACG culture, which consists of Anime, Comics, and Games, is very strong in Japan and is arguably the best in the world.
And the background music for the tokyo olympic 2020 national delegations is a familiar game track, which is known as a carnival for anime fans!
When the Chinese delegation entered, the background music that sounded was just "Star Light Zone" of "Sonic the Hedgehog"!
The theme song of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games invites Yuzo Kayama, Ishikawa Koyuri, Kazuo Takehara to sing "Tokyo Five Wheels", which is full of the charm of traditional Japanese folk songs, the first half of which is Ishikawa Koyuri performing a song, full of Showa era style, the second half of the song into the blues style and pop elements, the collision of tradition and modernity for the audience to bring a wonderful audition experience.
Using traditional Japanese dance movements and singing to convey the spirit of the Olympic Games does not feel at all contrary, unlike the sadness and melancholy of most Japanese songs, creating a peaceful and happy atmosphere.
Beijing Olympic Music
The Beijing Olympics, hailed internationally as the most successful, shocked the world with a four-hour opening ceremony.
The Beijing Olympic Games are divided into two chapters. The first part, "Splendid Civilization", is a long volume showing China's 5,000-year history.
In the melodious music, a long scroll of Chinese paintings expresses the unique concept of time and space and the philosophical spirit of oriental aesthetics. In the center of the scroll, a blank piece of paper is laid out. The actor drew auspicious clouds on the paper, mountains, rivers, and the sun. The auspicious clouds magically dissipated, leaving only the landscape and the sun.
There are also performances of opera, which show the world the triumphant scene of Peking Opera puppets to perform joyful triumphs, and the Kunqu opera "Spring River Flower Moon Night" with the classical dance of the actors, reproducing the prosperous atmosphere of the ancient Chinese state of liturgical music.
The next part is called "Brilliant Times", which shows the take-off of China today.
Thousands of dancers formed a fluttering peace dove to represent our hopes for peace, and the astronauts "flew" over the nest, symbolizing that we had already three astronauts in space at that time.
Then there is our theme song, sung by Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman, the lyrics of "Me and You" are relatively simple, composed of 42 and 33 characters in the Chinese and English parts, but there are strong and even thick "Chinese symbols", which is a "Chinese civilization" that integrates international colors. In addition to highlighting the humanistic concept and a large number of fusion of national elements and international styles, the biggest and breakthrough achievement of "Me and You" lies in the style innovation.
At such a sports event as the Olympic Games, the expression of the theme song embarks on a path of soothing warmth, which is a very bold innovation. This not only coincides with the Olympic spirit, but also highlights the concept of people-oriented and harmonious development advocated by the Beijing Olympic Games, so it gives the theme song a stronger vitality and appeal. Because of this, "Me and You" has become a fusion of Eastern and Western civilizations on the Olympic stage.
The song does not have a magnificent mountain and river, no vertical and horizontal, but shines with the brilliance of humanity and love, in a soothing and warm way, so that hundreds of millions of viewers feel the harmonious beauty of the "global village" like a moonlight breeze.
London Olympic music
12 years of London can be said to be a music carnival for rock lovers, which makes rock fans all over the world nostalgic to this day.
London is known as the Rock 'n' Roll Capital by music fans around the world. The top bands the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd are all from the UK.
The "London Eight Minutes" at the London Olympics fully demonstrated London's two great national essences – football and rock' roll.
The Olympics featured the Beatles' "She love you", the Rolling Stones' "I can't get no Satisfaction" and so on. The Beatles' "Come together" heralded the advent of Olympic solidarity, and when the flame was lit, 70-year-old Paul McCartney came out to sing "hey judy", and the whole audience sang a chorus that resounded through the air and brought tears to the eyes. The song has been on fire for half a century, and the classic never gets old.
The closing ceremony performed a commemorative performance of Lennon, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury "resurrected", and the last batch of living fossil old singers sang together. This rock 'n' roll Olympics is a strong demonstration of Britain's cultural soft power.
The London Olympic theme song is a fusion of indie rock, avant-garde rock, heavy metal, classical and electronic music, sung by the British rock band Muse Choir. The official version of the MV specially edited the wonderful moments in the past Olympic Games, showing the Olympic spirit of "higher, faster and stronger".