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Xu Jingqing, male, was born on November 15, 1942
Shandong (Province)
province
Yantai
The city
Longkou
City, Han nationality, Chinese contemporary composer, national first-class composer, China's first hundred family name theme large-scale
Tourism performing arts
"
Find your roots
Created by
[4]
.
He graduated from Harbin Art Institute in 1965
Graduation assignment
to
China Agricultural Film and Television Center
Ren composed music. In 1972, the Chinese folk music ensemble"
Red flowers bloom everywhere in Dazhai
"Was one of his early successes. He served from 1983 to 1987
CCTV (China Central Television)
86 version of "Journey to the West" chief composer, engaged in the TV series"
Journey to the West
"Music creation, including" Overture to the West "(alias" Journey to the West ")
The thunderbolt of the cloud
"Daughter Love," "Learned from the Past" and"
Dare to ask where the road is
"And other music is Xu Jingqing's famous works, but also sing ceaselessly
classic
. New Year's Day, 1987, for
China Central Television
"
"Qi Tianle" Spring Festival Gala
Create music and songs for the entire show.
From December 4 to 5, 2016, Xu Jingqing served as the chief composer of the song"
2016 Journey to the West theme concert
At the Great Hall of the People.
[1]
In June 2017, Xu Jingqing Wei
Inner Mongolia
The song "Inner Mongolia" composed for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the district was launched. On September 2, 2018, Xu Jingqing served as the chief composer of the "2018 Journey to the West Music Scene Concert"
Tianjin Sports Center
Put on.
[2]
In February 2021, Xu Jingqing composed China's first global longevity city Guangxi
Hezhou
City image
Tourism theme song and China's first 100 family name theme and
Regional culture
Combined large-scale tourism performance
Find your roots
"
Axle compression
The theme song "I Wait for You in the Land of Longevity" debuted on the line,
[6]
In 2023, it was selected as "China's 20 City Business Card Songs".
[8]
- eigenname
- Xu Jingqing [3]
- Foreign name
- Jingqing Xu [3]
- gender
- male [9]
- Ethnic group
- The Han nationality [9]
- nationality
- China
- Place of Birth
- Longkou City, Shandong Province
- Date of birth
- November 15, 1942 [9]
- Graduate School
- Harbin Institute of Art
- Representative works
- Yungong Xunyin (Overture to the West) , Inner Mongolia [5] , I'll Wait for you in the Land of Longevity [6] , Young Girl's Affection , Dare to ask where the road is , Guinea girl [11]
- Major achievement
- The year 1988 Dare to ask Where the Road is? The song won the first China Top Ten Film and Television Golden Song Award, and has since won many awards at home and abroad
- occupation
- COMPOSER
- part
- Director of China Film Music Society, China Film Association Member, Chinese Musicians Association member
The year 1965
Graduation assignment
Agriculture to Beijing
Film studio
(now
China Agricultural Film and Television Center
Ren composed and created a large number of agricultural science and education records for the unit
Film music
. his
Musical work
It touches on almost every area of musical creation: nationality
Orchestral music
,
symphony
,
Electroacoustic music
,
Opera music
And so on, showing his many aspects of music creation talent and profound artistic skills.
One of his early successes was the folk music ensemble "Red Flowers Bloom Everywhere in Dazhai", which spread throughout the country in 1972.
Between 1972 and 1980, Xu Jingqing composed the Banhu solo "Happy Harvest Drexle", the large-scale folk music ensemble "Ussuri Ah My Hometown",
dulcimer
concerto
"Jinggangshan" and so on, as well as the domestic well-known folk music ensemble "Dazhai Red Flowers Everywhere."
After 1980, Xu Jingqing involved in film music creation, has worked on the feature film"
Heart spectrum
""
Red elephant
"
September
"
The good night blood case
"
"OK! Pot Bellies"
"I'll Marry You" and eight other films.
In 1983, he began working on the television series
Journey to the West
It was completed by the end of 1987. With the broadcast of the TV series, its music is like a bright, clean and mellow stream, flowing into thousands of households, enduring and becoming a film and television
Music art
A treasure trove of masterpieces.
On New Year's Day 1987,
China Central Television
Hosted a lecture by the
Journey to the West
"The cast and crew performed"
Journey to the West
The party, let people remember. But no one expected that the music and songs of the whole party were all completed by Xu Jingqing alone, which is probably unprecedented in CCTV.
Xu Jingqing interviewed photo
| Broadcast time | Program title |
|---|---|
| The 2016-8-13 [7] | Chinese literature and art [7] |
Xu Jingqing said: A person's greatest pleasure is to do what you like most and make achievements. We sincerely wish him new and excellent works coming out.
When it comes to how to compose music, he said: "Composition first man, honesty, modesty, pursuit, should be the coordinates of life." Before I compose, I must first purify my mind, and never think about how much money this piece will make or what it will be famous for. If we had such a purpose, we would certainly not have made a song popular with the public. Although the music is also
Market operation
But whenever I have a writing assignment, it's not about getting paid, it's about seeing if the song is right for me."
In the winter of 1983, I was in a car. I'm not one to recite words, but..."
Dare to ask where the road is
There are two sentences, a spring and autumn winter and summer, a field of sour, sweet and bitter, has been in my heart, deep into my heart, and these two sentences are exactly the center and climax of the song. I looked out the window, it was not long before the reform and opening up, and the zoo,
hawker
A lot of it. A lot of yelling. The sky is still floating a little snow, the group is busy there, in order to eat and wear, in order to live in the rush, hard themselves. I thought, this life is like this, rich is like this, no money is even more so. Why do people live in life? All of a sudden, spring and autumn, winter and summer came out... I suddenly thought.
Xu Jingqing (left), Yang Jie (right)
Xu Jingqing (left), Yang Jie (right)
This is an excerpt from
ifengnet
And the TV series "Journey to the West" music writer Xu Jingqing
Interview record
. TV series
Journey to the West
"Opening song and"
Dare to ask where the road is
", can be described as a household name, widely popular. But know more of the singer than the lyricist, and know less of the songwriter. Xu Jingqing is an unsung hero, there is this title: low-key prominent. According to the legend, in the 1980s, with the popularity of Journey to the West, the theme song and other songs of the TV series were quickly sung across the country and even overseas.
Dare to ask Where the Road is?
It was rated as the top ten golden songs by many media, but the organizer could not find the author to award.
Beijing Television Station
After finding Xu Jingqing, reissued a trophy, Xu Jingqing is in
Reception office
Accept the honor. From elementary school to college, all the way to work,
He doesn't
Served in any field
Leading work
In his own words, when he was in primary school, he had not even been a group leader; In the university to read composition major, this year a total of 3 people, but he is still led; Then he went into agriculture
Film and television center
The studio is also 3 people, he still fell an official position. Not only did he never serve as a leader, but he was nicknamed "little fool" in high school and college. When...
Journey to the West
When it hit the air, the students told each other that the composer of the TV drama was Xu Jingqing, but the students did not know that Xu Jingqing was their classmate. The end of autumn said: elephant invisible, we are silent.
To the creation of"
Dare to ask where the road is
On the way to the unit by bus, he had been pondering the two words, suddenly, a melody sounded in his mind, and when he got off the bus, he wanted to write it down quickly, but he had neither paper nor pen. He poured out a carton of cigarettes and opened it
Cigarette case
With paper, pen, see a passing primary school students, borrowed a pen from others, on the side
Telegraph pole
It was written. the
Borrow money
Gave his pupils doubts, concerned to ask the sentence: "You
Are you okay?
?" Into the office, Xu Jingqing quickly wrote the rest of the song, the whole process only 20 minutes, a song that has been sung to this day was born! Xu Jingqing said, "Artistic creation is not based on painful torture, but on grasping the inspiration that comes from the mind in a moment." "Instead of having to write from beginning to end, write the paragraph that makes the most sense." The end of autumn: Xu Jingqing said that feeling comes from life, inspiration comes from the environment, meaning is to knock life. Xu Jingqing also said that the inspiration for the opening song of Journey to the West came from
lunch
When the migrant workers walking by Jingle Jingle knock
Lunch box
Noise. Do you like it?
By 1986,"
Journey to the West
After the broadcast of 11 episodes, the crew went to Jiuhuashan to shoot, and I also bought a ticket to Jiuhuashan to experience life. The music writer came to me before I left, and she told me that the leader was right
Four famous novels
I had a meeting where I ordered"
Journey to the West
"Music, that" Journey to the West "is China's four great novels, electric music to describe"
Journey to the West
"It didn't fit, and he wanted the crew to change the composition right away. I went to Jiuhuashan and met director Yang. I said Director Yang, this is my last visit to the show. Yang said what do you mean? At that time, the words of leaders could not be resisted, as long as there was this sentence, it was basically dead. I said this at that time a little sad, I have worked so hard for this music, and finally fell such a result, quit halfway, my heart is really uncomfortable. However, Yang Jie heard very angry, she said that the field to find me, take a pen and paper, she dictated a thing. Yang Jie this
Old woman
Very persistent, she thinks wrong, dare to contradict, identify and dare to do, if she obeisance, she can not shoot this play. Yang Dao dictated a paragraph at that time, followed by such a sentence, if the art let me be responsible, you don't care about this matter, if the art you don't want me to be responsible, I finished the film, to you to do the post, I don't care about all. That's a great line. So, Yang Jie back to the station, the leader saw her only said a word, oh, Yang Jie how you so powerful. It just went away, no more questions asked.
"
Journey to the West
The music can be bumpy. I Dare to ask Where the Road is
Jiang Dawei
By singing, but by
Zhang Baomo
Sing. As a rule, male in the opening song, female in the closing song. Xu Jingqing found Zhang Bumo, sound also recorded, Zhang Bumo very like this song. Later changed Jiang big to sing. Xu Jingqing to change the decision, Zhang Baomer very unhappy. It was the night of the second day, more than 10 o 'clock in the morning, on the phone, Zhang Buomer Xu Jingqing cursed. Xu Jingqing said, really scold, use
National curse
,
Lu Xun
He cursed what he said. Can't say"
Dare to ask where the road is
"Made Jiang Dawei famous, but it is not wrong, Jiang Dawei and"
Dare to ask where the road is
"Is linked together. Regrettably, because"
Journey to the West
Xu Jingqing, famous music composer, sang"
Journey to the West
"Episode famous Jiang Dawei, a composer, a singing, the situation is very different. Xu Jingqing is still poor, Jiang Dawei
Appearance fee
Tens of thousands at every turn. Xu Jingqing want to do a concert, no money and no funding, want to point from Jiang Dawei
royalty
But can not open the mouth, in sigh dare to ask where the road?
Autumn said: do not sing, this is not only on the stage? Xu Jingqing or lucky, he met Yang Jie. Thousands of people singing "The road is under their feet" means more than a hundred individual concerts.
"
Journey to the West
Television music pioneered in television
Electronic music
And folk music and
orchestra
The first combination. Its music creation is rich in connotation, beautiful melody, plot and music fit in place, so far unmatched. In the title, although there are no lyrics, but the soulful tune can make people feel the vicissitudes of life and hardships on the road, and
Tang monk
The combination of the silhouette of riding a horse in the sunset and the footage of the Monkey King paddling out to sea to learn art can arouse strong resonance among people. The closing song "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" has become"
Journey to the West
The iconic music, the melody is loud and desolate, the artistic conception is grand and profound, vividly depicts the difficulties on the road and the style of the four people who are indomitable, which makes people can not help but be moved.
play
Theme music
In the form of instrumental music,
Technique of expression
Free and smooth, bright rhythm, beautiful tone, coupled with the clever use of electro-acoustic music, the effect is realistic, vividly shows the magic and chic of Sun Wukong flying clouds, which can be described as the finishing touch, giving people a refreshing feeling. Time flies, the TV series"
Journey to the West
It has now been fifteen years. with
Journey to the West
The audience who grew up loved it more and more. In 2001, the United States
New York
For the most popular Chinese song,"
Dare to ask where the road is
"Topped the list. According to foreign information, after the broadcast of the show, 90% of Chinese people at home and abroad have heard the song, and can also sing it. In 1988, the song won the first China Top Ten film and television
Golden Melody Awards
Since then, the song has won many awards at home and abroad.
Xu Jingqing once gave a lecture to the students of the Conservatory of Music and said, "You have been ruled by the singing method for too long. Although singing must pay attention to skills, singing is the voice of the heart. The first and most important thing is to express feelings. "If folk songs are sung in your way, they will die in the future, because the people do not welcome them."
Chinese folk songs
From the day of birth with a strong
National feeling
Presented in front of the people, if the emotion is abandoned, it is not a folk song, far away from the people. Chinese folk song itself is diversified, you make it standardized, orthodox, scientific, and patterned, the folk song will stagnate and the song will not be sung
Emotional color
. Therefore, we must express our own feelings, magnify our personality and publicize our ideas in order to sing out our own characteristics."
On the night of February 4th,
Hunan Satellite TV
Primary Eve
party
,
Gong Linna
After "Fa Hai, You don't understand love", then offered the divine song, specially dressed a Sun WuKong makeup to sing
Golden Cudgel
The exaggerated song and plot drew netizens to call it "contrary to heaven".
Mr. Xu disagreed on Weibo
Mr. Xu disagreed on Weibo
"
Journey to the West
The closing song
Dare to ask where the road is
Composer Xu Jingqing, a national first-class composer, expressed his disapproval of Gong's singing style on Weibo: "Gong Linna's name has started to shine in people's minds since she sang Tan Te. But she slipped further and further away. So bad things pollute the audience. I doubt if "The Staff" is still a song. What is our media promoting? What are our cultural officials doing? Please give back the clear sky for the singing stage."
On August 30, 2013,
Tencent Games
According to the announcement, Xu Jingqing, a well-known national composer of the older generation, has a song called"
God of War
"Online game signed a contract, its well-known works"
Dare to ask where the road is
The copyright of the song is authorized to this online game. In today's online games and entertainment industry in the case of intense cooperation, this song has a high status in the Chinese language industry licensed to an online game news, triggered a strong discussion in the industry.
On August 13, 2016, China Central Television's "Salute to the Classics" column paid tribute to Xu Jingqing. Xu Jingqing proved that the electro-acoustic score conforms to the social trend and rhythm, and pioneered the emergence of electronic music and bands in movies and dramas.
[10]
Although Xu Jingqing is nearly 70 years old, he is still active in the film and television industry and the music industry. He has a quick thinking and strong desire to create. In recent years, the songs he has created are popular, beautiful, and have a sense of The Times, permeating with fresh national flavor. Xu Jingqing's persistent pursuit of art, friendly and humble, can be called a composer with both virtue and art.
He is a prolific composer who has composed theme songs and music for more than 100 television series to date. The biggest feature of his movie songs is
National style
And the integration of the atmosphere of The Times.
