Chinese cinema: Hong Kong, Fifth Generation and wuxia

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Chinese cinema: Hong Kong, Fifth Generation and wuxia · Chinese film music developed in several places. In Hong Kong, kung fu films such as Jing wu men (1972) with Bruce Lee combined Western action music with Chinese instruments. In the 1980s Cantopop stars sang the title songs, such as Leslie Cheung with ‘當年情’ for Ying hung boon sik (1986). On the mainland the Fifth Generation of directors, with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, used folk songs from northern China, as in Huang tu di (1984). In In the Mood for Love (2000) Wong Kar-wai had a waltz by the Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi return again and again. For Wo hu cang long (2000) Tan Dun wrote a score with the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and won an Oscar.

Listening

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  當年情 · Leslie Cheung, 1986
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  Yumeji's Theme · Shigeru Umebayashi, 2000
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  The Eternal Vow · Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma, 2000

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map

See also

• Klaus Badelt
• Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma
• Peking opera