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Yesterday introduced Liu Jiachang, saying that he is the real godfather of music in Taiwan, more cattle than Li Zongsheng and Luo Dayou, many friends are not convinced, saying that what about Zuo Hongyuan? If Liu Jiachang is the godfather of Taiwanese pop music, then Zuo Hongyuan is the real godfather of Chinese music! Moreover, Liu Jiachang also served as Zuo Hongyuan's assistant when he debuted! So how much bull is Zuo Hongyuan?
Zuo Hongyuan, pen name Gu Yue, has many stage names, as well as Shangguan Yue, Sima Liang, Er Ying and so on. Born in 1930 in Wuhu City, Anhui Province, his ancestral home is Daye City, Hubei Province, an early creator of Taiwanese pop music, a top music producer in the Chinese music scene, a famous composer, an investor in film and television dramas, and is known as "the benchmark helmsman of the pop music world". In 1954, he graduated from the second phase of the Music Department of the Political Engineering Cadre School, and then stayed in the school to teach for more than ten years, so before writing popular songs, he had already composed many famous children's songs, such as "Outing", "Ugly Duckling", military songs, such as "Blue Sky and White Clouds", "Ten Thousand Miles ahead", the scope of his creation is very diverse, but also because of the deep musical foundation, making his style of writing songs particularly lively, often because of people, because of the movie plot, the imagination, free swing.
Zuo Hongyuan became famous very early, Taiwan's first Chinese song to break into the Hong Kong market "Don't Go Home Today" is his work, then it was still the era of the Stars Society, he was already the premier master of pop songs! He has also composed many works for singers such as Teresa Teng, Yao Surong, Feng Feifei, Gao Shengmei, Zhao Wei and many film and television works.
Zuo Hongyuan not only can compose music, but also a great Bole. In 1969, China Television Corporation launched Taiwan's first series, for which Zuo Hongyuan, who composed the theme song for the play, selected Teresa Teng, who had just turned 16, from many Taiwanese singers, and under Teresa Teng's excellent singing, the theme song spread throughout the streets of Taiwan. In 1973, director Li Xing put Qiong Yao's novel "CaiYun Fei" on the screen, and the interludes in the film were all responsible for Zuo Hongyuan, Who wanted Teresa Teng to sing, but Qiong Yao did not agree, she thought that Teresa teng was too young to show the deep meaning of the lyrics, but Zuo Hongyuan thought that Teresa was very capable, and also patted her chest to ensure. As a result, Teresa Teng, who is less than 20 years old, really lived up to expectations and accurately grasped the emotions in the song. This film interlude was not only a big hit in Taiwan, but also warmly welcomed by fans in Southeast Asian countries. Since then, Qiong Yao has gone crazy for Teresa Teng, hoping that Teresa Teng will sing each of her movie interludes.
In 1974, Teresa Teresa, who was popular throughout Southeast Asia, decided to go to Japan to explore overseas markets and rarely returned to China, so Zuo Hongyuan recommended the new singer Feng Feifei to sing the theme song of the 1977 Qiong Yao movie "I Am a Cloud", and Qiong Yao naturally thought that Teresa Teng was the best candidate. Under Zuo Hongyuan's repeated assurances, Qiong Yao finally agreed to let Feng Feifei try, but she did not expect that after the release of the movie, the theme song was widely popular in Taiwan, and Qiong Yao also agreed to continue to cooperate with Feng Feifei, and Feng Feifei was gradually familiar with these film songs. Since then, in addition to "tailor-made" more than 100 works for international superstar Teresa Teng Lijun, more than 100 musicians, singers, actors and directors he has promoted and helped include Qiong Yao, Hou Xiaoxian, Liu Jiachang, Zhen Zhen, Feng Feifei, Gao Shengmei, Zhen Ni, Qi Qin, Li Yijun, Jiang Ling, Jiang Hui, Tong Ange, Yang Yuying, Chen Shuhua, Meng Tingwei, Xu Ruyun, Huang Shujun, Zhao Wei, SHE, etc., and has written thousands of "famous songs" for them, and has completed more than 2,000 works so far.
In recent years, his newly closed disciples include: Ma Li, Han Xiaolu, Dai Han Annie, Lang Garam and so on. The songs written by Teacher Zuo also include big stars such as Zheng Shaoqiu, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, and Faye Wong.
Looking at the entire Chinese music scene, if you want to list the figures who can be called heavyweights, people must not forget the early creator of Taiwanese pop music, the famous composer Zuo Hongyuan. Zuo Hongyuan and Zhuang Nu in Taiwan, Gu Jiahui and Huang Xia in Hong Kong, their position in the Chinese music scene is like the familiar Qiao Yu and Yan Su, they are all dazzling masters like "Taishan Beidou".
Well, let's take a look at the five most classic golden songs created by Zuo Hongyuan:
Tenth, "Since I Had You"
"Since I Had You" is the opening song and theme song of the 1999 Taiwan China Television Classic Large-scale Qiong Yao Costume Qing Palace Drama "Huan Zhu Ge Ge Part II", composed by Zuo Hongyuan and Lü Zhenhuang, lyrics by Qiong Yao, and sung by Zhao Wei.
Song Nine: "I Was Hit by Youth"
"I was hit by youth" is written by Huang Yixiong, composed by Zuo Hongyuan, arranged by Yang Dahan, and sung by Zhang Zhen. It is the opening song of the Taiwanese TV series "The Great Eunuch and the Little Carpenter" (also known as "Weilong False Eunuch") released in 1993, included in the album "Fourteen Lines of Lost Love".
Song 8: "Like You"
"Like You" is a song written and composed by Gu Yue and sung by Cao Ying, and the opening song of the TV series "Oolong Breaks through" released in 2001, from the album "Too Much". The song type is a love song.
Song 7: "Treading the Waves"
"Treading the Waves" is a widely circulated campus song introduced to the mainland by lead female singer Zhu Fengbo in 1980, originally sung by Shen Yan, lyrics: Zhuang Nu, composer: Gu Yue. In the 1980 Taiwanese movie "I Came on the Waves", Zhu Fengbo, Zhu Xiaolin, Xu Huaiyu, Zhuo Yiting, Little Bud Group, Andy Lau, Black Duck, Chanel and others have covered it.
Track 6: "Wine and Coffee"
"Wine and Coffee" is a song written by Lin Huangkun, composed by Zuo Hongyuan and sung by Teresa Teng. Southeast Asia and Chinese mainland well-known Hong Kong and Taiwan pop songs, many singers have sung, released in 1972, included in the "Rainbow Fly" album.
Fifth: "Crossing"
"Crossing Love" (also known as "West Lake Beauty") is an episode and ending song of the 1992 TV series "The Legend of the New White Lady", written by Gong Min, composed by Zuo Hongyuan, and sung by Zuo Hongyuan and Zhang Huiqing. "Crossing Love" is known as the city song of Hangzhou, and any tourist who has walked through the West Lake dares to say that he has not heard this song?
Fourth song: "Bai Suzhen under The Qingcheng Mountain"
"Bai Suzhen under the Hill of Qingcheng" is an episode of the legend of the new white lady in the 1992 Taiwanese TV series, originally sung by Zhuang Huiru. It is composed by Gong Min and composed by Zuo Hongyuan. At the 2018 CCTV "There Are Lovers in the World - 2018 Tanabata Special Program" party, Zhao Yazhi sang the re-arranged "Bai Suzhen under the Qingcheng Mountain".
Third Song: "A Thousand Words"
"A Thousand Words" is an original interlude composed by Taiwanese musician Zuo Hongyuan in 1973 for Qiong Yao's film Cai Yun Fei, sung by Teresa Teng, and first included in the Cai Yun Fei Movie Soundtrack Interlude, "A Thousand Words" is a classic song of Teresa Teng Lijun in the early days. "A Thousand Words" is one of the songs that best reflect the characteristics of Teresa Teng singing on the sadness and not hurting. After its release, the song also quickly became popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and eventually surpassed the film itself to become a more famous movie interlude than the movie.
Song 2: "Grass by the Green River"
"Green RiverSide Grass" is a song written by Qiong Yao, composed by Zuo Hongyuan and sung by Gao Shengmei, included in the album Classic Selection 2. "Qingqing RiverSide Grass" is also the theme song of the same name of "Qingqing River Grass" starring Ma Jingtao, Yue Ling, Jin Ming, etc., and has a high degree of singing. Zuo Hongyuan's works, adding elements of traditional Taiwanese ballads and traditional Chinese five-tone scales, with thousands of twists and turns, make his songs in minor full of charm.
The first song: "A Thousand Years waiting"
"A Thousand Years to Wait" is the theme song of the classic Chinese song and dance mythological drama "The Legend of the New White Lady" broadcast in 1992, composed by Zuo Hongyuan, lyrics by Chen Ziwei, and sung by Gao Shengmei, which became one of the most popular songs in the Chinese music scene with the broadcast of the series. This song is based on the story of Bai Suzhen, a snake demon who has been cultivating for a thousand years in the TV series "The Legend of the New White Lady", in order to repay the life-saving grace of a thousand years ago, and went down to the mortal world to meet and love Xu Xian to a husband and wife. Mention this song, many people almost immediately think of the popular "Legend of the New White Lady" that swept across the straits and three places, as if watching the life and death love between the White Lady and Xu Xian again, with the replay of this drama many times, this song has also become a well-known classic song.
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