Wang Liguang: The spring of film, television and music still needs to wait

Wang Liguang believes that the spring of film and television music still needs to be patient. "Film and television works have certain artistic rules. I think we can only stay calm. We must wait patiently for the role and play of music and art in film and television."

Recently, the TV series "Marshal Peng Dehuai" appeared on CCTV. With the popularity of the show, the theme song "The Great Hero" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Recently, Wang Liguang, the songwriter of "The Great Hero", composer and president of China Conservatory of Music, visited a teahouse. Talk about the birth of "The Great Hero" and the creation of film and television music. Wang Liguang has been engaged in film and television music creation for more than 20 years, and has created many widely sung film and television songs such as "There is a Steel Scale between Heaven and Earth","Things in the Story" and "Is there a Beidahuang in the Sky". In the past two years, more and more interludes and theme songs in film and television works have been sought after, and the singing rate is good. Regarding the statement that film and television music works will usher in spring, Wang Liguang believes that film and television practitioners have not yet truly realized the importance of film and television music and still need to wait patiently. "Film and television works have certain artistic rules. I think we can only stay calm. We must wait patiently for the role and play of music and art in film and television."

Talking about "The Great Hero" and "The Great Hero" Three-dimensional Description of Peng Dehuai

Recently, the long TV series "Marshal Peng Dehuai" with a major revolutionary historical theme was broadcast on CCTV. In order to create music for the TV series "Marshal Peng Dehuai", Wang Liguang went to Jiangxi many times to collect music. He hoped to interpret a three-dimensional Peng Dehuai through his music creation.

He said: "When we read the history of revolution, we will all feel how difficult it is for us to continue the revolution of China. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, to establish New China. Generation after generation of revolutionaries to move forward without fear of sacrifice. Peng Dehuai is one of these heroic groups. I have gone to Jiangxi many times to collect customs, Nanchang, Jinggangshan, Ruijin and other places. During the process of studying and experiencing in these places, I will feel the shadow of Marshal Peng Dehuai. In his constant pursuit and hesitation, he chose a life direction that sought liberation for the China people and unswervingly followed the Communist Party of China, which moved me. As an artist, I hope to melt these feelings and perceptions into my works through my own music works. It was under such a premise that "The Great Hero" formed the style and characteristics of the entire song. In the first half of the song, I kept using syncopated rhythm and dotted rhythm to give the song a rhythm that kept pushing forward, including pursuit, anxiety, hesitation, and thinking. The design of the chorus area shows breadth and strength, as well as firm belief. The song "Great Hero" shows an accurate description of Marshal Peng Dehuai."

Tang Fei's singing broke through his own

"The Great Hero" was sung by young singer Tang Fei. While Wang Liguang was satisfied with Tang Fei's interpretation of this soul-stirring song, he also affirmed Tang Fei's breakthrough in singing. "There is an inertia in my writing, that is, it is easier to work with singers I know and are familiar with. Tang Fei and I have collaborated on some works. He is a southerner with a singing style full of emotions, delicate handling, and very characteristic voice, and a strong ability to control the works. Because of what I know about him, I think he should try to break through his style. He also has such potential, and it may have unexpected results. So I think that by giving him a song that we generally consider to be strong and powerful, or even a kind of shouting style, the soft side of his singing style can dilute the song, which can better reflect the connotation of this work."

Wang Liguang believes that Tang Fei's singing adds calm power to this song. "Screaming is indeed a kind of power, but it is not the most powerful. Sometimes calmness is stronger than the power of shouting. So from this point of view, I feel that when faced with grand, powerful, and impactful works of art, there is not only a way of expressing the sound range very high, but also giving gravity to both timbre and volume. It is very likely that through soft contrast, the song will form a balance in terms of timbre, rhythm, volume and other aspects, and achieve an outward burst of internal power. Perhaps this power will be more in place. For this reason, I wanted Tang Fei to give it a try. I am still satisfied with his interpretation, and the response to this song is also good."

Talking about the difficult process of film and television music creation

Wang Liguang began to concentrate on writing film and television music in 1993, composing and soundtrack for 42 film and television works including "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo","Deng Xiaoping at the Turning Point of History","Gathering Number","Tangshan Earthquake","There are No Thieves in the World","Smoke in Beijing" and "The Boss's Happiness". Wang Liguang said that the birth of a film and television music work is actually quite difficult. "Everyone may not be particularly familiar with the creative process of film and television music works. The creation of film and television music works is very difficult in terms of working procedures. First, we have to look at the script. After reading the script, we must have a stylistic grasp of the characters and story of the plot, and what kind of musical vocabulary will be used to express the style of the play. Second, visit the group during the filming process. In the process of actors shaping characters, we must also understand the feelings of actors shaping characters from the perspective of actors. After realizing this, we also found the musical temperament of the work, what kind of instrumental music to express it, and what kind of emotions to use to set off it. Then when the film is undergoing post-editing, we will have to take a look at the rough cut samples. Because from writing to shooting to the formation of images, it is a constantly changing process. The impact after turning into images is different from reading the script. In the end, you have to watch the entire film from beginning to end. It took three to four periods of work to have an accurate grasp of this film."

The spring of film and television music still needs to wait patiently

for nearly two years. The theme songs of film and television works such as "Time Boils the Rain" and "A Rush Year" are sought after by audiences. Film and television music works are receiving increasing attention. Does it mean that the future of film and television music will usher in spring? Regarding such an idea, Wang Liguang said: "I am still a little worried. Our film and television practitioners have not really realized the importance of film and television music. In the operation of the film business model, the commercial value of film and television music works has not yet been developed. Why do Hollywood films have a continuous extension of the post-film industry? The post-film industry includes clothing, brand image, music, etc. in movies. When our post-film and television industry did not take shape, film and television music did not bring benefits, so investors did not pay attention to it. In addition, the current development pace of the entire film, television and music is inconsistent. Film and television music is full of talents in music creation, and its creative experience and creative level are improving year by year. But investors, including directors, have not yet had a synchronized understanding. They are actually lagging behind."

Wang Liguang believes that the spring of film and television music still needs to be patient. "Film and television works have certain artistic rules. I think we can only stay calm. We must wait patiently for the role and play of music and art in film and television."

Editor: Nancy