The theme song is "? Love at the Hawthorn Tree" and the interlude songs are "? Hugging Each Other Across the River? , "Two People Riding Bicycles? , "The Hawthorn Tree? , "Jing Qiu Looking for Lao San? , "First Sight", and "Farewell".
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The soundtrack of "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" is 35 minutes long in total, and the music interspersed throughout the movie is roughly 28 minutes excluding the opening and closing credits, which is quite a lot for a literary film. Director Zhang Yimou's requirements for the music were simple lines, beautiful melodies, and a character that was pure, sunny, and slightly sad. "Simplicity, beauty, sunshine and melancholy" are the themes that run through the music of the movie, and it is only at the end that a little heaviness is slowly added.
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Love at the Hawthorn Tree is a love story reflecting the simplicity, boldness, and perseverance of young people in the 1970s, but ultimately ending in tragedy. Director Zhang Yimou's requirements for the music were simple lines, beautiful melodies, and a character that was pure, sunny, and slightly sad. Since the two main characters often appear at the same time and are indistinguishable from each other, it was difficult to set different musical themes for the two protagonists in accordance with the usual practice.
All the music for "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" was written by French composer Chen Qigang, and Chang Shilei, who sang the end credits and the theme song of the same name, also performed the movie's pure love to the fullest. This is the third time that Chen Qigang and Zhang Yimou have worked together after the ballet "Big Red Lanterns" and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.