Xiang writer Yao Wei's work "Follow" was selected as the ninth batch of outstanding songs newly created on the theme of "Chinese Dream"

Recently, the song "Follow", which was jointly submitted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Chinese Music Association, the Propaganda Department of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Tianjin Municipal Federation of Literature and Literature, was successfully selected as the ninth batch of outstanding songs newly created on the theme of "Chinese Dream". This is also another honor for the song after the Chinese Music Association held the Chinese Contemporary Song Creation Project "Hear China Hear You" was selected.

In order to praise the Chinese dream, sing the Chinese dream, gather wisdom and strength from all aspects, and encourage people to actively participate in the great cause of realizing the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation, the Central Propaganda Department and others began to carry out the "Chinese Dream" theme song creation and promotion activities in 2013. A total of 24 outstanding songs were selected for the ninth batch of newly created songs on the theme of "Chinese Dream".

The original musical work "Follow" is composed by the famous Xiang nationality planner and producer Yao Wei, the musician Meng Wenhao composed, Zhang Yingxi and Cao Fujia sing in duet, is to write the new era of every builder closely follow the correct leadership of the party's youth inspirational posture, highlight the beauty of faith, sublime beauty, carry forward the Chinese spirit, unite China's strength, and encourage the people of all ethnic groups across the country to vigorously move toward the future.

The lyrics of "Follow" use analogy, that is, the technique of expanding metaphors, first writing the harmonious beauty of "chasing flowers in the breeze" and "chasing the moon in the clouds" in nature, then writing the "following" relationship in time and space, expressing the positive beauty of life from the small self to the large self, and then writing the "following" relationship of "tree roots, waves, eagles, phoenixes", these are metaphors, expressing the beauty of the lofty beliefs of the four dimensions of life for survival, for ideals, for freedom, and for transcendence, and finally appears ontology - "Youth chasing dreams, beautiful time, Life chases after faith, and the years shine", revealing the theme clearly and vividly, and enthusiastically singing the spiritual beauty of every builder of the Belle Epoque. The tune is gentle and bold, and the male and female vocal duets give people a high-spirited aesthetic feeling. For the sake of dreams and faith, the musical image of "I want to chase" is plump and profound, and it is the unity of truth, goodness and beauty.

In the creation of the main theme song, "Follow" shows innovation. The lyrics use a large number of analogies, with natural scenes such as "tree roots chasing the soil to grow" and "waves chasing sails away", comparing party members and cadres and the masses of the people to follow the party closely, using beautiful imagery and poetic sentences to express firm faith, and at the end of the lyrics, there are also direct and heartfelt expressions such as "You are my consciousness, I am your guardian". Musically, the work adopts the performance style of "pop music + orchestra", which is both catchy and majestic.

At present, the MV of the song "Follow" has been produced and will be broadcast for a period of six months from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 through CCTV and various David TV across the country.

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Lyricist: Yao Wei

Famous planner, producer, producer, lyricist. He was awarded the "2018 Top Ten Outstanding Cultural Figures in China's Development".

Music representative works: 2019 outstanding song "Follow" of the Chinese Contemporary Song Creation Project; The theme song of the 75th Venice International Film Festival "Focusing on China" is "Let the World See"; National Health Commission anti-epidemic theme original song silver award "With the son"; China Children's Little Golden Bell Original Golden Melody List Excellent Work "Daddy, My Little Partner"; As well as the singles "Our Time" (Zhang Ye), "The Taste of Mother" (Liu Tong), "Zhi Xiang" (Yu Xiang), "I Am Still the Girl Who Loves to Laugh" (Liu Tong), "We Are a Family" (Zhang Tianfu, Chen Xiaoduo) and so on

Composer: Meng Wenhao

He is a well-known musician, a member of the Chinese Music Association, a director of the Pop Music Society of the Chinese Music Association, a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Volunteer Associations, and a visiting professor of Nanjing University of the Arts. The song "Faith" won the "Five One Project" award of the Central Propaganda Department and was selected as one of the 100 outstanding works of the Central Propaganda Department "Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". He once served as the music director of the 2020 CCTV Spring Festival Gala Zhuhai Branch. Works such as "Imagination of Youth" landed on the Spring Festival Gala. Major works: Han Lei's "Love of Wuzhen", "Wandering Ziyin", "The Call of the Road", Zhu Yilong and Jiang Shuying's "Love in Landscape and Water", Cao Fujia's "Taste of Love", Shang Wenjie's "Remembrance of Jiangnan", Liu Hegang's "Mountain Road More Than Eighteen Bends", Li Yugang's "Silk Road", Bai Yu, Tan Songyun, Jing Tian's "Safe Return", etc.

Source: New Hunan Client

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