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In 2008, served as Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympic Games Director of Cultural Activities Wang Pingjiu Previously, I had thought of countless titles for the theme song of the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games; Until one morning, when he happened to notice five "trees" standing on the street. Olympic fuwa Hence the idea of using "Beijing Welcomes You" as the title of the theme song ^[12] . At the end of March of the same year, Wang Pingjiu found musician Xiao Ke and invited him to compose a song for the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games, expressing the meaning of "Beijing welcomes you"; When he first received the invitation, Xiao Ke was very resistant to using such a "proposition composition" way to create, he thought that "Beijing welcomes you" is particularly "sloganized", and does not have the nature of creating around this theme. After that, Xiao Ke held several meetings with members of the Olympic Games Organizing Committee; Finally, Xiao Ke proposed to use" Ballads style "To create, mainly to express what people will do after a friend came to the home, everyone agreed after listening, Xiao Ke began the creation of the song ^[11] .

When composing the song, Xiao Ke first thought of having Beijing nursery rhymes Style song" buffalo This nursery rhyme has brought inspiration and inspiration to his creation; For this reason, the first line of the song also found a little girl to sing ^[16] . Lin Xi was chosen as the lyricist of the song by the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games. In the process of creation, the five words "Beijing welcomes you" came out naturally from Xiao Ke's mouth; Therefore, he felt the theme from his heart, which he thought was a special slogan, and naturally composed the song. ^[11] ; It took them a week to complete the composition of the song ^[17] , The song demo was completed in five days ^[10] .

Prior to recording the song, the Olympic Organizing Committee stipulated that the 100 singers involved in the song must record in designated recording studios in Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei and other places, with Liu Huan recording in New York ^[14] . For the recording of the song, a contact group in the preparatory group was responsible for calling singers and issuing invitations; The singers who received the call, no matter where they were, all took the initiative to arrive at the recording place within the prescribed time to record the song ^[1] . During the recording, the Olympic Organizing Committee had each singer sing two or three lines of the song, which took more than three weeks to complete and was recorded more than 1,000 times ^[24] . The recording of the song takes into account the singer's vocals, timbre and placement, and is communicated via the Internet ^[11] . In the process of recording the song, Xiao Ke repeatedly stressed that the singer should not have any embellishments and artificial ingredients, and should try his best rather than try his best ^[17] . A total of six sung versions of the song were produced; After listening repeatedly, Xiao Ke finally selected the version he was most satisfied with as the final version ^[1] .

List of specific singers (Sorted in order of appearance) : Chen Tianjia , Liu Huan , Na Ying , Stefanie Sun , Sun Yue , Leehom Wang , Han Hong , Zhou Huajian , Gigi Leung , Feather - Izumi , Jackie Chan , Ren Xianqi , Jolin Tsai , Sun Nan , Zhou Bichang , Wei Wei , Huang Xiaoming , Hankyung , Wang Feng , Karen Mok , Tan Jing , Eason Chan , Yan Weiwen , Dai Yuqiang , Wang Xia , Li Shuangsong , Liao Changyong , Lin Yilun , Jang Na Ra , Jj Lin Junjie , Ado , Joey Yung , Li Yuchun , Huang Dawei , Chen Kun , Nicholas Tse , Han Lei , Xu Ruoxuan , Fei Xiang , Tang Can , Lin Zhiling , Zhang Zilin , Jane Zhang , Xu Ruyun , Wu Sikai , Yang Kun , Christine Fan , You Hongming , Zhou Xiaoou , Man Wenjun , Sha Baoliang , He Rundong , Jin Haixin , Flying Band , Pang Long , Wu Kequn , Qi Feng , 5566 , Hu Yanbin , Zheng Xiyi , Dao Lang , Gydandy , Tu Honggang , Wu Tong , Guo Rong , Liu 畊 Hong , Tengel , revival , Jin Sha , Vega , Jaycee Chan , Fu Lishan , Huang Zheng ^[21]

Another morning brings fresh air

Breath change love unchanged tea fragrance full of friendship

My door is always open open arms waiting for you

Hug it and you'll love it here

Guests near and far are welcome

We have a date together. We welcome you

My family planted evergreen open every legend

Planting seeds for traditional soil creates memories for you

All strangers are guests, please don't stand on ceremony

It doesn't matter how many times. There's so much to talk about

Beijing welcomes you to create a new world for you

The charm in the flow is youthful

Beijing welcomes you to share your breath under the sun

Refresh the record in the yellow land

My door is always open to let in the world

Years bloom youth smile to greet this date

We're all friends. Please make yourself at home

Painting poetry with smile just waiting for you

Beijing welcomes you like music moves you

Let's all go ahead and surpass ourselves

Beijing welcomes you to have a dream who is great

There are miracles with courage

Beijing welcomes you to create a new world for you

The charm in the flow is youthful

Beijing welcomes you to share your breath under the sun

Refresh the record in the yellow land

Beijing welcomes you like music moves you

Let's all go ahead and surpass ourselves

Beijing welcomes you to have a dream who is great

There are miracles with courage

My door is always open open arms waiting for you

Hug it and you'll love it here

Guests near and far are welcome

We have a date together. We welcome you

Beijing welcomes you to create a new world for you

The charm in the flow is youthful

Beijing welcomes you to share your breath under the sun

Refresh the record in the yellow land

My door is always open to let in the world

Years bloom youth smile to greet this date

We're all friends. Please make yourself at home

Painting poetry with smile just waiting for you

Beijing welcomes you like music moves you

Let's all go ahead and surpass ourselves

Beijing welcomes you to have a dream who is great

There are miracles with courage

Beijing welcomes you to create a new world for you

The charm in the flow is youthful

Beijing welcomes you to share your breath under the sun

Refresh the record in the yellow land

Beijing welcomes you like music moves you

Let's all go ahead and surpass ourselves

Beijing welcomes you to have a dream who is great

There are miracles with courage

Beijing welcomes you to have a dream who is great

There are miracles with courage

Beijing welcomes you to have a dream who is great

There are miracles with courage ^[25]

As the theme song for the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games, the song "Beijing Welcomes You" begins with "Beijing Welcomes You". One world, one dream "As the theme, from the perspective of ordinary people in Beijing, and using the form of folk music, with warm notes to express the joy of the arrival of the Beijing Olympic Games, as well as the welcome to the Beijing Olympic guests ^[2] . In the creation of tunes, Xiao Ke adopted the most traditional Chinese characteristics Pentatonic mode , in palace , shang , Angle , sign , feather The melody unfolds on five scales, which also contains his deep understanding of Chinese music and the Beijing Olympic Games. At the beginning of the song, the sound effects such as the alley man's voice, the bicycle bell, the sweeping sound in the yard and the sound of running are used properly; In the second section, the single string, drum beat and Peking Opera singing gradually added, as well as the two 9-beat long notes at the end of the whole piece, outline the unique atmosphere of Beijing life. The song conveys the unique cultural connotation of China, as well as people's expectations and wishes for the Beijing Olympic Games through a simple and light melody and simple and exciting lyrics ^[12] .

The unique creativity and beautiful melody made the song quickly gain widespread recognition from the public once it was launched. The song will be "my family planted evergreen, open every legend, sow for the traditional soil, leave memories for you" the voice of the heart ^[3] , It shows the positive attitude and sincere feelings of Chinese people all over the world to warmly welcome friends from all over the world to Beijing to participate in the Olympic Games, which also reflects their unique way to interpret the Olympic spirit ^[10] . The lyrics of the song are very simple and express the most simple feelings. In the song, 100 singers bring together the most simple emotions to form a grand spirit, which also reflects that the song is composed with authentic Chinese genes ^[19] .

The shooting of the music MV of the song "Beijing Welcomes You" was carried out simultaneously with the recording work ^[10] , It was officially released on April 30, 2008, during the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games ^[13] . The MV shooting of the song was assisted and supported by the Beijing Cultural Department ^{[2] [10]} , It integrates many landmarks of Beijing, making it with strong Beijing characteristics. The selection of the MV reflects the face of Beijing, and shows the long history and culture of Beijing and even China, especially the Cultural Heritage Bureau will a number of newly renovated cultural relics sites in the MV. For the shooting of the MV, the 100 singers who sang the song all arrived in Beijing within the prescribed time, and filmed in front of various Olympic venues and scenic spots in Beijing. The selection of MV both" Bird's nest "" The Water Cube "And other Olympic venues, there are The Forbidden City , Temple of Heaven , The Great Wall And places of interest, and National Grand Theatre , Capital Airport And with the characteristics of Beijing Siheyuan ^[3] .

On April 17, 2008, the song "Beijing Welcomes You" was officially released as the theme song for the 100-day countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ^[7] ; Starting from the same day, Beijing residents can listen to and download the official version of the song through the 12530 China Mobile Olympic Songs wireless music chart ^[18] . By the time of the official opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, the song had become a hit song on the music channels of Chinese websites at that time ^[19] . On April 30, the Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games released a music album titled "Beijing 2008 Olympic Songs Album", which featured Olympic songs ^[6] .

"Beijing Welcomes You" was released the same year Music Copyright Society of China The copyright protection. At the end of 2007, the Music Copyright Society of China signed a memorandum of understanding with the Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games, and obtained an exclusive authorization, that is, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games authorized the Association to manage the copyright of Olympic songs in China by means of collective copyright management. Individuals, families, schools, organs, mass spontaneous activities, such as the transmission of Olympic songs, because it does not involve commercial use, such users can directly broadcast Olympic songs without going through licensing procedures. However, if the Olympic songs are used for commercial purposes, such as playing Olympic songs in public in shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and other business places, performing Olympic songs live through concerts, recitals, or producing or distributing audio and video products with Olympic songs as content, the Copyright Law and the Regulations on the Protection of Olympic Symbols shall be complied with. You should contact the Music Copyright Society of China in advance and obtain permission for use ^[20] .