1905 Movie Network Special Article "Since I was born, music is my inner growth, music is a part of my body, like my blood." This is a legendary figure in the history of American music.
He wrote the first truly black-American song, "I Have a Woman," which became a sensation. The "Blues Pioneer" became almost synonymous with him, and he combined the spirit of gospel music with the melancholy blues music of the melody, setting a precedent for soul music.
He has won the Grammy Award, the highest honor for American pop music, 13 times, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987. In the year after his death, the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was a commemorative ceremony for him, and the Grammy Jury awarded him all eight awards, including Album of the Year. Music was his life.
He is ray Charles, a black musician known as the "father of spiritual music" in the United States. Even before Ray Charles's death, Hollywood planned to bring the life of such a musical giant to the screen. In order to truly document Ray's musical world, but also to commemorate this musical great, director Taylor Hecford spent 15 years to make this film "The King of Soul Songs".
The movie "The King of Souls" faithfully records the indomitable life of Ray Charles, a legend of great genius.
Born in a poor family, lost his brother in childhood, blinded by eye disease at the age of 7, early music was not recognized or even banned by major music radios, love was bumpy and bumpy...
"Promise me, promise me don't let anyone treat you as a disability, don't accept handouts from others, and stand on your own." Tribulations, ups and downs, changes, losses, Ray's life is full of twists and turns. But his mother's teachings, as well as his obsession and persistence in music, have always allowed him to maintain strength and dignity in a difficult life.
He finally broke through the shackles, returned to his family, relied on his perseverance to quit drug addiction, became a fighter against the policy of racial segregation, and achieved extraordinary achievements in music step by step, dominating his music, life, soul, and winning the praise of the world.
Under the interpretation of Jamie Fox, Ray Charles's flashes and sufferings are vividly expressed. Before the film opens, Ray Charles is still alive, and Jamie Fox is interviewed in person, after which Ray Charles says that Jamie Fox is the best actor.
In order to play this role well, Jamie Fox spent a month adjusting to the blind life. He spent a lot of effort searching for Ray Charles's voice and video materials, immersed in research to realistically reproduce the different aspects of musicians on stage and in real life.
The curvature of the corners of his mouth when he laughs, the stumbling posture when walking, the painful expression and movement of Ray Charles when he overcomes the reaction during the drug rehabilitation period, and the persistence and firmness between his eyebrows are all the same as the real Ray Charles.
He is a good expression of the panic of a blind man in the dark world, the madness of a genius musician, and the integrity of a black man who fights for national rights.
Jamie Fox's brilliant performance earned him the 77th Academy Award for Best Actor, was recognized as the most undisputed winner of this year's Academy Awards, and beat Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of "The Flyer".
The success of the movie "The King of Souls" is not only due to Jamie Fox's perfect performance, the music in the film alone is enough to make the film a classic.
The film features 17 classic songs by Ray Charles, including several live vocal master tapes licensed by Ray Charles himself.
The film unfolds Ray Charles's famous songs of different generations as he accompanies his life journey. "I Have a Woman," known as the first true black song. The 1962 U.S. Billboard charts topped the U.S. Billboard charts for five consecutive weeks, "I Can't Stop Loving You."
Ray Charles banned all his performances in Georgia for his boycott against apartheid, and 20 years later, it was designated as the state anthem "Georgia in My Heart." With a thick, deep voice, high pitched and tender and melancholy, he used the music that penetrated the soul like a ray to express his perception of life and create the glory of an era.
Ray Charles said: "I am willing to show the trials and tribulations I have faced through the big screen to as many people as possible, and they have accompanied me since I was a child, even when I entered the music hall, never far away. I'm also happy to tell everyone how to heal the pain of the soul from successive misfortunes – maybe you're going through similar suffering when you watch the film, but even at the lowest point in your life, as long as you don't give up life, don't give up your soul, you'll eventually find a way out and get out of it, just like I did. ”
His music is full of reverence, a soul voice that forgets troubles and pains, a kind of exuberance and wildness beyond the times, the primitive revival of human nature, and his influence on the United States and the world pop music has ever stopped.
He saved himself in music, he was saved by music, he saved music.
In addition to "The King of Soul Singers", the Movie Channel has also carefully arranged different types of music movies for everyone this week:
Musical characters
28th July, 12:35 Pianist of the Sea
July 29th, 10:10 "An'e"☆
July 30th, 14:30 "Bob the Stray Cat"
August 1st, 15:20 "Sewing Machine Band"
Song and dance
July 29th, 14:05 "Izumi Hibiscus"
31st July, 14:10 The Sound of Music
August 1st, 8:50 Frozen
Marked ☆ for the premiere movie
The specific broadcast time is subject to the program preview of the day
People who understand music can detach themselves from all worldly troubles and let us feel the charm of music together!