In 1993, "The Legend of White Snake" co-produced by Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China was broadcast on CCTV. No one expected that this mythological drama integrating elements of song, dance and opera would instantly become popular across the country. For those born in the 1980

In 1993, "The Legend of White Snake" co-produced by Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China was broadcast on CCTV. No one expected that this mythological drama integrating elements of song, dance and opera would instantly become popular across the country. For those born in the 1980s, this TV series represents of youth and memories.

Zuo Hongyuan

There is another big reason for the success of "The Legend of the White Snake". The soundtrack is the finishing touch. The characteristics of this TV series are "acting, singing and dancing". On the one hand, you can appreciate the acting skills of the actors, and on the other hand, you can immerse yourself in the singing and dancing of the actors as the plot develops. So music plays an important role in the play. The 12 pieces of music in the play were all composed by the master composer Zuo Hongyuan. Each song is interspersed in the plot. The actors sing and dance to the beautiful melody. The unique and novel performance method makes the audience The memory is still fresh.

Zuo Hongyuan and Zhuang Nu

Among them, the theme song "A Thousand Years of Waiting Once Again" is a classic among classics and has been sung to this day. Speaking of which, this song is not only beautiful, but there is a secret behind it that has been hidden for many years. The version we are listening to now is "A Thousand Years of Waiting" sung by Gao Shengmei . In the interlude, there is "La... la... la..." When Zuo Hongyuan was composing this interlude, he originally composed The lyrics inspired by "china". Many years later, Zuo Hongyuan told this secret in an interview show: "Because The Legend of White Snake is a representative work of Chinese music literature and drama literature. There was a small interlude in the middle of the creation. Why couldn't I write the lyrics in the first place?" When we came out, I was afraid that many places would not let us sing, because the interlude was China"

Zuo Hongyuan

Mr. Zuo, who is 92 years old this year, was born in Wuhu, Anhui Province. When he was 18 years old, he left his hometown due to the war and came to Taiwan to engage in singing. Songwriting. Zuo Hongyuan is known as the "high-level helmsman" of the pop music scene. Together with the older generation of Taiwanese musicians, Zuo Hongyuan set the tone for Taiwanese pop music.