Several interludes in the movie "Visitors from the Iceberg" are Lei Zhenbang's masterpieces. They have a strong flavor of Xinjiang folk songs and melodious melodies. They are deeply welcomed by the masses and have been sung for nearly half a century. Bad songs. But who knows that in order to create these songs, Lei Zhenbang almost paid the price with his life. After Lei Zhenbang received the task of composing the music for the movie "Visitors from the Iceberg", he immediately came to Xinjiang to experience life. In order to collect folk songs sung by ethnic minority warriors, he has visited many outposts in the Karakoram Mountains, as well as several high mountain outposts above 4,000 meters above sea level. Due to heavy wind and snow and difficult road conditions, he has not been able to collect them for the time being. Go and make it. At that time, many people advised him not to go because avalanches had occurred continuously in those days and it was too dangerous. But Lei Zhenbang was unwilling and insisted on going. That day, under the leadership of his guide, Lei Zhenbang set off again in heavy snow. When he arrived at a guard post after walking for nearly a day, an avalanche occurred behind him before he even entered the house. This scene shocked everyone present into a cold sweat. Perhaps it was his persistence that moved the sky. In this outpost, he finally heard a poignant and touching love story from a Tajik soldier... Hearing this poignant and touching story, Lei Zhenbang was deeply moved. Deeply moved. The weeping sadness and innocence in the singing shocked Lei Zhenbang even more. He recreated it with passion. Thus, the movie's episode, the classic song "Why Are the Flowers So Red" that has remained popular for more than half a century, was born in a sleepless night.
Lei Zhenbang was so passionate that he composed the music and revised the lyrics for "Why Are the Flowers So Red" in one breath? After that, although the film had not yet been shot, Lei Zhenbang, who was in a state of excitement, flashed such a picture in his mind: On the iceberg, the third squad leader froze to death at his post at the border post.
His hands were still tight Holding his steel gun tightly... So, with the towering ice and snow statue of the third squad leader in his mind, Lei Zhenbang's creative inspiration flashed again, and the lyrics of "Missing Comrades" rushed out from his pen: " When I said goodbye to my comrades, it was as if the avalanche was rolling thousands of feet, ah... dear comrade, I can no longer see your majestic figure and kind face, ah... dear comrade, you can no longer listen to me playing the piano Listen to me singing... Maybe he was too emotionally involved. During the entire songwriting process, the excitement was like a surging wave hitting Lei Zhenbang's chest, especially when he was writing the "Ah" at the end... ...Dear comrade, you can no longer listen to me playing the piano or listening to me singing..." When he wrote the last note, he could no longer suppress the tide of emotion, and tears finally burst out of his eyes, soaking the rows of staff. As a member of the famous domestic male vocal quartet "Eight Eyes", although Li Junguang is not as well-known among enthusiasts as Xu Le and Song Lu, his singing level and artistic attainments are equally unquestionable! According to the information, Li Junguang graduated from the People's Liberation Army Art Academy and accumulated rich life experience and performance experience during his many years of military career. He also studied under many famous singing masters and gained a good reputation. Therefore, Li Junguang's singing style that combines strength and softness with ease has been highly praised by the industry.
"Missing Comrades" is Li Junguang's first personal "folk song" album after joining Yulin in his "solo career". It includes many classic folk songs including "Why Are the Flowers So Red?" When the author received the album, the first one was already a familiar work, and I once wondered what was new about this album? But when the CD was put into the turntable, I couldn't believe my ears! The recording and performance quality of this disc is so high that it makes people say "enjoyable"! First of all, the first paragraph "Why are the flowers so red" has the momentum to take the lead. With all due respect to the author, if you want to get back the nostalgic feeling of the war years in the movie "Visitors from the Iceberg" from this sung version, then I'm sorry! Created jointly by Li Junguang and Yu Lin, "Why Are the Flowers So Red" has completely taken on a new modern and classical style! Arranger Wang Hua's gorgeous renovation technique really gave the author a poetic and picturesque, aesthetic feeling to the extreme. The violin solo in the prelude of the song alone bursts out with "radiant" passion! The timbre, texture and abundant overtones of the scratched strings are like a spiritual light dancing in the darkness, gradually unveiling the mysterious veil of exotic style for the listener. When the protagonist Li Junguang opens his mouth, the vocals are not only full and rich, but also have smooth mid-frequency imaging, without any criticism of gravel or sibilance.
The loud and sincere singing continues to gallop in the beautiful melody, and the sound is like a bell. At the end of the song, there is a unique violin and guitar ensemble, which is full of strong Gypsy flavor and makes people feel excited and full of content. In a word, this song "Why Are the Flowers So Red" is really "cool"!
As far as the author is concerned, the famous musician Wang Hua is a master of deep classical music art! Although its arrangement and sentence composition are full of commercial elements, and the use of electronic synthesizers seems ordinary, its orchestration of real music such as silk and bamboo orchestral music is like a stroke of genius, taken from Mao Ke's "Little Road" and "Evening on the Suburbs of Moscow". From the clarinet to the passionate violin in this record, it can give people a profound feeling of being taken aback and falling in love with it upon hearing it. Therefore, under the careful packaging of Wang Hua and Yu Lin, a group of folk songs that we have heard since childhood appear more refined, more classical, and more stunning in artistic charm.