Zhang Xialin, male, born on October 3, 1956, Heilongjiang, is a composer.
He once went to the countryside, served as a soldier, worked in the arts and went through business. He is a member of the Chinese Musicians Association and a national second-class composer of Hubei Film Studio. He has composed more than one thousand pieces of film and television music, symphonies and various kinds of vocal works, and has won nearly one hundred awards. He has composed songs for famous singers such as Zhang Yuya, Jiang Dawei, Liu Bin, Wan Shanhong, Li Danyang, etc. His representative works include: "Looking at the Moon in South Lake" and "My Lover My Wife".
Chinese Name: Zhang Xiaolin
Nationality: China
Ethnicity: Han Chinese
Birthplace: Wuhan
Date of Birth: October 3, 1956
Occupation: Composer
Representative Works: "Looking at the Moon on the South Lake", "My Lover My Wife"
Constellation: Libra
Personal experience
January 11, 2013, held in Tangxia, Dongguan, "2012 National Workers Songwriting Competition Works Award Gala", a song entitled "My Lover My Wife" conquered all the judges and the audience present, won the silver medal. The author of the lyrics and music is the same person, a composer from Hubei, a member of the Chinese Musicians Association and a national second-class composer of the Hubei Film Studio, Mr. Zhang Xiaolin.
The composer was 38 years old when he went south to Shenzhen, 48 years old when he went north to Beijing, with his own vicissitudes and tribulations of the working experience as a feeling of love and passion for the creation of this song, attracted the attention of the industry. A few days ago, the reporter interviewed the composer.
Keeping close to the pulse of the times, with love to write true love
Talking about the song "my lover my wife" creative experience, Zhang Xia Lin is still excited. He told reporters that he created by chance, in the winter of 2007, he and CCTV famous planner Zhu Hai in Beijing, a cafe chat, the day happened to be his wife's birthday, so he sent a text message to his wife far away in Hubei: "There is no thousands of gold and ten thousand silver, not a thousand words and ten thousand words, text message to send my love and will." When Zhu Hai saw this, he suggested that he should write this into a song and dedicate it to the wives of all wage earners in the world. So he wrote the song "My Lover My Wife" with deep emotion. Zhang Xiaolin also said that love can give people passion and strength, inspire unlimited imagination and creativity, and make life warm, romantic and infinitely beautiful. Love is not only sweet words and vows, love is dedication, love is to pay, love is loyal, love is to bear; true love is the heart of the match, love docking, soul of the same, the life of the same.
Because this song is close to the pulse of the times, he wrote what he called "the soul of the same, the life of the same", so it came out of the world caused the whole class of wage earners deep **** song. Against the background of the times, in the process of economic transformation of the whole country, countless wage earners are struggling outside, not only creating income for themselves, but also making indelible contributions to the development of the country. They leave their hometowns, leave their wives and children, and work hard in the outside world, and strongly miss their wives and children as a normal part of their lives, so after the song was broadcast on CCTV's "Love of China" program, it aroused such a warm following that many versions of the online MV appeared on the Internet. one listener wrote to him, saying. "I have listened to this song several times in a row, no doubt gave us men a deep reflection and moved. The song is good, catchy and easy to understand, calling out the emotional memories and passion that had been left countless times between every couple."
Many experts also spoke highly of the song, said Meng Weidong, vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, a famous composer: the author from Hubei, with the heart to create songs reflecting the life of the story is very touching! There was also a musician present who said with emotion, "Songs are considered to be art, which is the white snow of Yangchun; while wage earners are the lowest stratum of the society, which is considered to be the "lower class". The song is both beautiful and easy to understand, combining the two.
Talking about the song's creation, Zhang Xiaolin said: "The fact that the song won a national professional competition showed me the consistency of the expert judges and the people's vision, and the same beat with the public's voice. Because it is written with true love, so it can cause a wide range of **** song"
Pursuing the dream of incessant plowing, creative achievements
Zhang Xialin over the years created film and television music, orchestral music and various types of vocal works, has Zhang also, Jiang Dawei, Liu Bin, Wanshanhong, Li Danyang, and other famous singers have composed songs, his masterpiece "South Lake" is more familiar to everyone. His masterpiece "South Lake" is even more familiar to everyone.
South Lake Looking at the Moon is a song written by Zhang Xiaolin for the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Party, and the lyrics of the song were written by Qu Cong, who is famous for his song I Love You, China. The lyrics summarize the 80-year history of the Party in a panoramic way, combining deep emotion, sadness and excitement, making it difficult to create. After receiving the lyrics, Zhang Xiaolin was so excited that he spent an all-night working on the first draft. After repeated refinement with the singer Zhang also, he set the tune: the main line of the national style, based on the flavor of Jiangnan, both euphemistic and lyrical, but also the atmosphere of the impassioned. After the finalization of the song to the CCTV and Zhang also hands, and soon received a positive response. Zhang also called to express his excitement: "Mr. Zhang, the song you wrote is really beautiful."
The song has just been recorded, and has received favorable comments from all sides. Yang Dongsheng, general director of the CCTV gala, said, "The first two lines of the song are very beautiful, and the climax is very passionate, quite good!" Ou Jianping, a researcher at the China Academy of Art, commented, "A revolutionary song that glorifies the Party can be written in such a beautiful and moving way, which is rare in recent years, and is really a fine product." So this song in the CCTV 80th anniversary of the founding of the party cultural evening by Zhang also sang the first, all of a sudden in the country spread, so far all kinds of online dance teaching about the "South Lake looking at the moon" and square dance video nearly a thousand.
Anyone who has had contact with Zhang Xiaolin thinks that his body always maintains a passion, and it should be said that this is also an artist should maintain and very rare character. Most of his musical works are characterized by passionate and melodious, which makes people feel passionate and evokes good memories, and makes people feel the same way. Over the years, Zhang Xiaolin also created Li Danyang sang "where you return from", Liu Bin sang "soldier always want to carry the star", Jiang Dawei sang "can not forget you", chorus of the "soldier's son", symphony "Sincerity", "Water's Edge", the TV series "reserve officers" music and so on. Zhang Xiaolin said, a true artistic pursuit of the composer only indifferent to fame and fortune, long-term rooted in life, in order to create a worthy of this great era, both melodious and beautiful, but also can cause a wide range of **** song.
The vicissitudes of life have become a source of creativity and material
As a musician, at the age of 38, he went south to Shenzhen, and at the age of 48, he drifted north to Beijing, which has become the most prominent feature of Zhang Xiaolin's life. He has accumulated a wealth of creative sources and materials. Talking about the experience of creating "My Lover, My Wife", Zhang Xiaolin said: "Thank you for life. This award makes me feel that life is the source of creation. Thank you for the trials and tribulations, thank you for the vicissitudes; true to the heart, faithful to life."
Zhang Xiaolin grew up in the former Wuhan military compound, both parents are soldiers, since childhood love music. He once studied violin, accordion and horn. In his early years as a soldier, he had self-taught composition in the army, and then received training in the Civilian Corps and the military band, and also studied piano for two years at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, and the real systematic study was completed through correspondence education (China Correspondence Conservatory of Music, Department of Theory and Composition).
In 1992, after Deng Xiaoping's Southern Tour speech, a wave of sea sweeping across China, in this tide of coercion, in 1994, aged 38 years old Zhang Xiaolin went south to Shenzhen, began his "south" trip. In the young city of Shenzhen, his dream of creating music was even farther away. In order to make a living, he worked as a planner, etiquette services, peddled songs and disks, fried in nightclubs, and rode a bicycle through the streets of Shenzhen. Nevertheless, Zhang Xiaolin's dream of pursuing music remained unchanged. During this period, he has written songs reflecting the life of intellectuals, such as "Safflower Grass of That Year", "Where Are You Returning From" on military theme, and "Zhongnanhai, the Sea in My Heart" to promote the main theme. Sometimes, even if they are fired late into the night, back to the temporary rented dormitory, but also to pick the light to create. At this time, Zhang Xiaolin also realized that the south of Shenzhen life from their own music dream seems to be more and more remote, coupled with family reasons, he had to choose to leave Shenzhen to return to Wuhan. Life in Wuhan was peaceful and quiet, with plenty of time for creativity, but without the passion and inspiration to create, which was not in line with Zhang Xiaolin's character. Beijing, as the political and cultural center of China, once again attracted his attention, so in 2004, despite the opposition of his family once again resolutely left Wuhan, came to Beijing to start his another wandering career - the northern drift life, this year he was 48 years old.
In Beijing, he lived near the 798 Art District on the outskirts of the city and worked as an art director for a music website, during which time he came into contact with a large number of music planners, singers, lyricists and composers, and collaborated with them to create many song works. For example, songs such as "My Parents", "Don't Forget to Send a Letter", "Soldiers' Children", etc. "My Lover My Wife" was completed during this period. At the same time, he also gave love to help a lot of people in need of help, for many of the northern drift of the singer to write songs for free; also helped a nearly completely blind girl to do cataract surgery, "Beijing Morning Post" gave a large coverage, the CCTV repeatedly asked for coverage of its deeds, were politely declined by him.
A friend who is familiar with and understands Zhang Xiaolin said: "You are a composer who has experienced trials and tribulations, but your tenacity, simplicity, and soldierly virtues are still so tenacious and strong, it's not easy! Without your experience of living in the north, you would definitely not have been able to write a song as good as 'My Lover My Wife'." Researcher Marin from the Shenzhen Institute of Comprehensive Development said, "Instead of writing songs with your heart, you created them with your feet - the walker is invincible! Your accumulation becomes a source and bursts out in an instant."
After the 2008 Olympic Games, Zhang Xiaolin returned to Wuhan to specialize in music creation, due to the accumulation of life in the early stages of his creation has entered a mature period of outbreaks, the creation of more than 200 songs per year, as well as symphonies and other works, a lot of songs only for their own enjoyment and friends around the singing. I did not expect to be indifferent to fame and fortune, but fame and fortune came, Zhang Xiaolin did not expect a very personal love song can also win the award. Searching for "My Lover My Wife" in Google, its search results exceeded six million, with 245,000 related videos, and his personal music homepage is getting hotter and hotter.
Zhang Xialin, a musician who has experienced many vicissitudes and tribulations, has never stopped his pursuit for his life's dream, and he has always been on the road
(The author is a financial writer, a branding expert, and the director of the Shenzhen Wenbo Palace Art Museum)
Major Works
Zhang also won the third China Golden Eagle Television Art Festival and the 20th China Golden Eagle Television Art Festival in 2003, and was awarded the "China Golden Eagle" award. TV Art Festival and the 20th China TV Golden Eagle Award
Zhang Yuya "The Sea in My Heart" (MTV) won the "Five One Project" Award of the Propaganda Department of Wuhan Municipal Party Committee in 2002
Liu Bin "Soldier's Children" (CD album) won the Excellence Award of the Moving China - The Third National Newly Created Song Competition in 2009.
Liu Bin "Reserve Officer" (Theme Song of TV Drama) won the Second Prize of the Ninth TV Golden Star Award of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1997
Li Danyang "Where Are You Returning From?" (MTV)
Symphony "The Water's Edge"
Jiang Dawei "Can't Forget You"
Wanshankong "Ancestors of the Yanhuang Dynasty"
Jinbo Youth Never Grows Old"
Li Na "Four Seasons Fang Fang"
An Chunxia "Soldier's Father"
Hu Chengzhong "When I Sing That Song"
Wang Zixuan "I Fly with Chang'e"
Dongfang "Don't Forget to Come to Write to Me" (CD Album)
Liu Gang "Once I Had It" (Theme Song of TV Drama Series)
Ma Xiao Chen There is True Love on Earth" (MTV) won the Nomination Award of the Sixth China Golden Record Award in 2007
Li Mei's "The Most Beautiful Sound and Picture" won the Third Prize of the Original Song Competition of the 24th China Golden Rooster and Hundred-Flower Film Festival in 2015
My Lover, My Wife won the Silver Prize of the China Musicians Association 2012-National Working Song Composition Competition in 2012
Spirit of Taihang" won the Bronze Prize of "Red Wuxiang" National Song Competition of China Musicians Association in 2013
"Walking with the Law" won the Gold Prize of "Rule of Law Shenzhen" Design Competition in 2015
"Dream in My Heart In 2015, it won the first prize of the song of "Very Dream" - the second original literary works competition for migrant workers in Sichuan Province
"Hui'an Daughter" won the first prize of the song of "China's Dream - Eco-beauty" - Fujian Landscapes Competition in 2016. In 2016, "Haimen My Home" won the second prize in the national collection of "Haimen City Image Songs"
"Guangwu Mountain, Fairyland Mountain" won the second prize in the national collection of "Drunken Beauty Guangwu Mountain, Fairyland Mountain". The first prize of the "Drunken Beauty Guangwu Mountain" Song Collection Competition
"Happiness in Fuquan" won the first prize of the national collection of "Fuquan City Image Songs" in 2016 for "Singing Happiness Songs - Doing Happiness People"
"China's Spine" was awarded the first prize of the "Singing Happiness Songs - Doing Happiness People" in 2017. In 2017, it won the first prize of "Singing Taishan" Taishan Song Composition and Collection Competition.