Author Of the Nightshade
Han Han directed two movies, one "After The End" and one "Riding the Wind and Waves", in addition to the "Korean humor" that runs through the film, what makes the audience unforgettable is probably the film soundtrack.
From "Daughter Love" in "After Forever" to "In the Rain" in "Riding the Wind and Waves", although they are all old songs, they are used by Han Han to render the living atmosphere of small-town youth, but they are just right, making the story more intriguing.
Many people say that the interlude "In the Rain" is well chosen, which not only restores the sense of age, but also makes people sigh.
But director Han Han said lightly: "There is no special meaning, because it is good." ”
Yes, even after 30 years, "In the Rain" is still beautiful, and this song was composed by Liu Jiachang in 1985, and it is still outdated.
The music scene in the 1960s and 1970s seemed to be a miracle, in those glorious years, there were many singers with a hundred flowers, and they are still legends in the music world, Feng Feifei, Liu Wenzheng, Fei Yuqing, Teresa Teng, Zhang Aijia, Huang Yingying... It's a lot to remember.
And these singers cannot be mentioned without mentioning their promoter Liu Jiachang, whose name, like these singers, has been deeply embedded in these two eras.
As a singer, songwriter, filmmaker, etc., Liu Jiachang has created popular songs such as "Seagull", "A Curtain of Dreams", "Courtyard Deep", "Moon Full West Building", "Smoke and Rain Slanting Sun", "I am Chinese".
Looking back at the lives of those strange people in the music world is like looking back at a difficult road.
The same is true of Liu Jiachang.
Born in 1941, Liu Jiachang has lived in South Korea since he was a child.
It seems that the musicians born in that era have a kind of rebellion in their bones, and in their hearts it seems that only by dropping out of school can they really play music.
Liu Jiachang, who was interested in music, dropped out of school when he was in middle school, sang in bars, and recorded Korean records, but all of them did not end up.
So what to do? Let's go to school.
In 1962, Liu Jiachang entered the Department of Political Science of Taiwan Chengchi University as an overseas Chinese student, but in the end he was not the favorite in his heart.
At this time, Liu Jiachang still did not give up music in his heart, he was a little restless about music, and began to sing in Taiwan's nightclubs, and at the same time began to write songs, but the results were not so ideal.
In the years of youth and no return, love seems to create everything.
△ Liu Jiachang and Zhen Zhen
The first time 22-year-old Liu Jiachang saw Zhen Zhen, he will never forget it again.
Love at first sight is unforgettable, but the gap between the two hit his nerves like a wake-up call.
One was a poor college student who earned a meager living by writing songs for bars.
The other is a child star, 15 years old is already a popular person in many film companies, the rising star of the film industry.
The distance between the two seems to be separated by the Star Galaxy.
Liu Jiachang understood that she needed enough identity to remember her name, and he began to work harder to write songs, perhaps only to be famous to match.
In 1968, he composed music for the theme song of Qiong Yao's film "Moon Full West Building", and it was because of this song that it began to attract attention and emerge.
At this time, coinciding with the golden age of Taiwanese pop music, Liu Jiachang experienced the hokkien language and Chinese song game, and the blank Taiwanese music scene rose up with the creation of flat ground.
Perhaps it is the simple power of love, or perhaps the influence of the success of the "Full Moon West Building", Liu Jiachang's creative road is less than the struggle in the early stages, and it is smooth sailing.
Throughout the 1960s, Liu Jiachang published hundreds of popular songs, and by 2010, Liu Jiachang had composed more than 2,500 works in 50 years of music.
Feng Feifei, Liu Wenzheng, Fei Yuqing, Teresa Teng, Zhang Aijia, Huang Yingying, the goddesses and goddesses of these times, sang the songs of Liu Jiachang, walked into the youth of a generation, and also became a lingering memory of a generation.
Time passes and never returns The past can only be recalled
Reminiscing about childhood, the two little unsuspecting days and nights followed
In 1970, Liu Jiachang set a record of millions of sales in the recording industry with "The Past Can Only Be Remembered".
After decades, "The Past Can Only Be Remembered" has been frequently covered.
But in the hearts of the audience, the most profound thing is still the lingering compassion sung by Liu Jiachang.
Sometimes it's so close that you always want to step into another circle and see.
After composing lyrics for many film and television dramas, Liu Jiachang had the idea of going to the film circle to see.
In 1969, Liu Jiachang found a sum of money, planned to make a movie, and found Li Ao, asked him to be a producer, and the two people with similar temperaments talked happily.
In this way, the two hit it off immediately, so a movie called "Four Men and Five Women" appeared.
Liu Jiachang sent the film to the Information Bureau for review, but because the producer was Li Ao, the film did not pass the review.
It was unfavorable to go out of school, but it failed to dispel Liu Jiachang's enthusiasm.
His film path did not stop, and his route after that was ultra-low cost, short production cycle, in order to save money, he packed his own theater to distribute his own posters and flyers.
In the 1970s, Liu Jiachang's music career and film career made rapid progress at the same time, and he was very good at melodies and melodies, writing countless heart-warming songs.
At that time, it seemed that no one was more suitable for the soundtrack of Qiong Yao's film and television dramas than Liu Jiachang, and such a generation of music CP composed, creating many classic and unforgettable interludes.
Qiong Yao's film and television dramas, in addition to the annual must-broadcast "Huan Zhu Gege", should be "A Curtain of Dreams" is well known to the post-80s and post-90s.
Poster of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge"
△ Poster of "A Curtain of Dreams"
The theme song "A Curtain of Dreams" is now well known to Fei Yuqing's cover songs, and many viewers have thought that this is the original song.
Liu Jiachang's lyrics are like this, there is always a kind of unclear meaning, no matter who goes to cover the song, it can touch people's hearts.
As a musician, Liu Jiachang's greatest achievement in life is undoubtedly the music he has created that has lasted for a long time.
Released in 1983, "Alone in the West Building" was released, and the euphemistic and moving, fresh and bright tunes matched Teresa Teng's euphemistic and moving, fresh and bright voice, became a trend standard for young people in the mainland when pop music first entered the mainland.
To this day, there are still many singers who cover "Alone on the West Tower", and there is always a taste that haunts the heart.
△ Teresa Teng
Liu Jiachang, who was born in Shandong and grew up in South Korea and became famous in Taiwan, seems to have only a momentary stay on the mainland, but this has not stopped his feelings for the mainland, and the song "I am a Chinese" has an inexhaustible hometown affection.
"I'm Chinese. No matter where you die, vow to be the soul of China. ”
In the lyrics, Liu Jiachang wrote.
And this song has also become the most proud track of Liu Jiachang's performance,
"In my world concert tour, whether it is to the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, this song is a must-sing.
When I finished singing "I Am Chinese", there was the same thunderous applause in the audience. Music has the ability to unite national emotions, bring people together heart to heart, and I am proud of my country. ”
Known as the godfather of music, some people love his words, some people love his songs, some people like his movies, and more people admire his wind and bones.
It is said that there are lovers who eventually become dependents, but there are so many coincidences in the incident.
Compared with the smooth sailing in his career, Liu Jiachang in his feelings is not so lucky.
Although Liu Jiachang's success was mostly due to his attachment to beauty, as the most popular jade female star in Taiwan at that time, Zhen Zhen was surrounded by various famous men, even if Liu Jiachang was no longer the destitute hairy boy, Zhen Zhen did not agree to his courtship.
In order to extinguish Liu Jiachang's thoughts about herself, she introduced her best friend Jiang Qing to him and said, "You are in love, otherwise, I will not see you again." ”
△ Zhen Zhen's photo when she was young
How could he tolerate not seeing her?
So, he lightning married.
But there is no love marriage, for both of them, are sad, no one is right or wrong, only unsuitable, and finally the four-year marriage came to an end, and Jiang Qing withdrew.
△ Liu Jiachang and ex-wife Jiang Qing
Perhaps without the suppression of marriage, or perhaps it was difficult to help himself, Liu Jiachang could no longer suppress his heart, he decided to go to her, but learned the news that she was going to marry Xie Xian.
Unwillingness and paranoia have triumphed over emotions, and he frantically stalks and stalks.
He went to various friends to persuade her, to describe a good future between them, and to expect her to return.
As a result, the effect of her friend's persuasion was not good, Liu Jiachang followed her, no matter where she went, he followed, even if she was with her husband, he did not care.
In this way, under the media's hype, Xie Xian's face could not hang up, and Zhen Zhen was gradually pushed by various voices, and her heart was getting closer to him little by little.
From 1963 when he saw her at first sight, to 1978, when she divorced, and after 15 years of longing, they were finally together.
After that, they fled to the United States and almost disappeared.
Liu Jiachang and Zhen Zhen
Maybe it's the years that beat love, or maybe it's the chai rice oil and salt in life that wears down that passion.
By the time they reappear in people's field of vision, their love is no longer what it was originally.
The flash was once again focused on them, full of speculation.
It's just that because they are celebrities, they are written as legends when they fall in love, and they are treated as farces when they break up.
In fact, fading the aura of stars, they are no different from us ordinary people.
Fifty years have passed since we stepped into the music world, Liu Jiachang has become a legend, and inadvertently, the voices related to him are always crossed in our minds.
The legend is only for reminiscence, and it is enough for us to remember his songs.