To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the music variety show "Sounds Endless Hong Kong Music Season" recently came to a successful conclusion.
This music variety show, produced under the guidance of the Network Audio-visual Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and the Publicity, Culture and Sports Department of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong, not only evokes the audience's "killing memories", but also sings the history of Hong Kong music, allowing people to learn from it. I heard a lot of Chinese love.
The broadcast of the program set off a "Hong Kong music wave".
The audience's chorus pieces such as "Broad Ocean and Sky" and "Song of Thousands of Que" were screened with emotion.
It is reported that the program has achieved the highest viewership rate of CSM's national network for many episodes, with a cumulative audience of nearly 150 million; it ranks first in the ratings of programs in the same period in the Hong Kong SAR, with an average of more than 1.18 million Hong Kong viewers watching each episode. .
"The Sound of Life, Hong Kong Music Season" has had a huge impact at home and abroad, and has been praised as "the vane of cultural integration in the Greater Bay Area".
A few days ago, a symposium on the creation of "Sound Lives Hong Kong Music Season", hosted by the Network Audio-visual Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and undertaken by the China Television Arts Committee, was held in Beijing.
At the meeting, Yang Xiaowei, deputy director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and a member of the party group, said that the successful broadcast of "The Sound of Hong Kong Music Season" has four inspirations: one is to highlight patriotic elements and use the power of music to express the feelings of the country and the country; The bridge of culture shows the deep love of the same roots; the third is to sing an inspirational melody to inspire young people to build great dreams together; the fourth is to promote the entry of programs into Hong Kong, and promote the deep integration of the Greater Bay Area.
Express family and country feelings with music
Demonstrate the deep love of blood with the same root and the same origin
"If you have a song, you are not afraid to cross the mountains and seas", 16 groups of singers from the mainland and Hong Kong used music as the medium. It took three months to form 37 groups of mainland and Hong Kong partners in the program, and cooperated to perform 43 golden songs. The resonant musical language has forged a deep friendship and created a strong atmosphere for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
In the opinion of Guan Ling, Dean of the School of Drama, Film and Television, Faculty of Arts, Communication University of China, "The Sound of Life - Hong Kong Music Season" pays tribute to the sound of the inheritance of Chinese culture, the sound of life that struggles, and the popularity of music in the form of music. The innovative voice of music, the voice of youth that pays tribute to everyone, and the patriotic voice of the Chinese people."
"Ask the world, whether this mountain is the highest..." Hong Kong martial arts films are the collective memory of a generation. The passionate and atmospheric "Always Hello in the World" leads the audience to "travel" back to the era when martial arts films were popular in one second.
From the chorus "Broad Ocean and Sky" to "No Hesitation" in the first episode of the program, the singers' high-pitched singing is full of faith and courage.
Especially in the closing chorus, with the singing of "My Motherland and Me", the atmosphere of the whole season's program reached a climax. One good song after another made national emotions agitate in the blood, and jointly expressed the deep feelings for the motherland.
Zhu Yaowei, professor of the School of Chinese Studies at the University of Hong Kong and director of the Hong Kong Studies Program, believes: "The Voice is the 'martial arts' of the HK Phil, and it has built a very effective platform for the HK Phil to communicate and inherit across generations."
"The Voice of Hong Kong Music Season takes patriotism as the soul of its creation," said Yi Kai, secretary-general of the China Television Arts Committee, "The program deeply grasps the essence of the spirit of patriotism in the new era, and subtly permeates literature and art. The whole process of creation has made a good demonstration.”
Reshaping the collective memory of different generations
Highlight cultural self-confidence and national pride
"The Sound of Life, Hong Kong Philharmonic Season" is not a purely nostalgic program, nor is it a simple entertainment program.
It will show the past, present and future of Hong Kong.
The program has a wide range of music selections, taking into account the characteristics of Hong Kong pop music of all ages and the tastes of audiences of all ages.
"Under the Lion Rock", "Pearl of the Orient", "Love in Thousands of Waters and Thousands of Mountains", "Dare to Love and Dare to Do", "Walk Away", "The Queen of the Next Stop" and other songs, through music, the memory of Hong Kong's past, the glory of the present and the future of Hong Kong. All expectations are delivered to the audience, in the sharing of the taste of life between senior singers and young singers, convey the essence of music, and reshape the collective memory of different generations.
Shi Anbin, deputy dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University, said: "The cooperation between Mango TV and TVB has enabled the different generations of Hong Kong and mainland old, middle-aged and young people to regain their memories, and it has been very successful in reshaping collective memory."
"Endless Sound Hong Kong Music Season" also builds an echelon that spans from the post-40s to the post-00s, connecting the past and the present with the power of memory, carrying the individual ups and downs and the feelings of family and country from generation to generation. It is prosperous and prosperous in repeated singing, resonating with the current era.
Under the leadership of singers Lin Zixiang and Ye Kuanwen, who represent the soul of the "Hong Kong Philharmonic", the show has brought singers of different ages and styles into the show, conveying the trend of mutual interaction and integration.
Zhang Huali, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Hunan Radio and Television Group Co., Ltd. (Hunan Radio and TV Station), said that "The Sound of Hong Kong Music Season" is a new exploration of integrated communication for the people, and the program allows the people of the two places to complete the collective memory together. Create and empathize with the collective.
"The program uses common memories to draw people's hearts in the mainland and Hong Kong closer," said Wu Zude, deputy editor-in-chief of Hong Kong's Dagong Wenhui Media Group.
"Sound Lives Hong Kong Music Season" shows the heritage of Hong Kong's music culture, builds bridges with people's hearts, allows people of different generations to resonate and establish emotional connections through music exchanges, provides a model for cultural exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong, and promotes People who are connected by blood, especially young people, generate more dialogue.
"Sounds Endless Hong Kong Philharmonic Season" re-sings the golden songs of the Hong Kong Philharmonic that embodies the common feelings of the Chinese people, making the audience rekindle the national emotions of Hong Kong when it returned to the motherland.
Feng Shengyong, Director of the Network Audio-visual Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, said: "The program brings the classic Hong Kong music into a new era, providing young people in the two places with opportunities to understand national development, perceive the pulse of society, and explore the origin of culture, and stimulate a strong cultural confidence in their hearts. and national pride."
After the broadcast of the program "Sounds Endless Hong Kong Philharmonic Season", it aroused a strong response from the audience.
Some netizens commented: "This show is very meaningful, and it evokes many memories of my youth and history. The lyrics are full of traditional cultural charm. I am proud of myself as a Chinese, and for our excellence. We are proud of our traditional culture." This also confirms the view of Yan Ni, Deputy Director of the International Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television: "The success of "Sound Lives Hong Kong Music Season" once again proves that with a high degree of cultural awareness and cultural self-confidence, radio and television listening Content products and external communication play an important role in telling the Chinese story, promoting the Chinese spirit, consolidating the awareness of the community of the Chinese nation, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind."
Mainstream network variety shows sing inspirational melody
Inspiring youth to forge ahead
In recent years, under the guidance of the Network Audio-visual Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, online variety shows have achieved upgrades and iterations in the innovation of integrity.
A number of high-quality variety shows with unique social value came into being, bringing spiritual pleasure and enjoyment to the audience, and at the same time making more far-reaching ideas and down-to-earth content a positive spiritual guide for the audience.
"Sounds Endless Hong Kong Music Season" is a successful attempt and practice of mainstream boutique variety show creation.
Wang Xiaoliang, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, believes that as a music variety show, "The Sound of Hong Kong Music Season" is a successful exploration of major themes in online literature and art, a microcosm of online literature and art innovation, and a high-level online audio-visual literature and art. A classic case of quality development.
Hu Zhengrong, director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said: "The program is a new experience of audio-visual culture brought about by exchanges and mutual learning in the new era and new journey. Through the three generations of the old, middle and young, we will inherit the classics and hope for the new generation. Combined together, cultural identity is more valuable, and it also brings greater possibilities for the value exploration of Generation Z.”
A generation has a generation of youth, and no generation's road to youth is smooth, and the background of youth can never be separated from the word "struggle".
"Under the Lion Rock" in "Sounds Endless Hong Kong Music Season" is a recognized classic, and the spirit of struggle and unity passed on has inspired generations; Lin Zixiang's exciting singing is the interpretation of the inspirational song "Who Can Understand Me" It adds a touch of strength; "When the Grapes Ripe" uses the process of grape ripening to symbolize life and brings infinite power to those in distress; the chorus "Red Sun" sings the eternal struggle for countless young people theme.
According to Xie Xing, Director of the Second Network Division of the Publicity, Culture and Sports Department of the Hong Kong Liaison Office, "Hong Kong's new generation of young singers has attracted a large number of Hong Kong local audiences and successfully integrated into the development of mainland culture, allowing more and more Hong Kong youth to truly understand To your own future lies in actively integrating into the overall situation of the country and writing immortal poems with hard work."
When talking about his feelings about participating in the creation of the program, guest Lin Xiaofeng said: "Old songs are the source of new trendy music, and they should be studied and inherited. Inheritance is also our mission, and we hope to pass on the good spirit." The classic Hong Kong Philharmonic selected by "Sounds Endless Hong Kong Music Season" is infused with the spirit of traditional Chinese culture, coloring music with classics, exploring new expressions of music variety shows, highlighting the inspirational melody of mainstream variety shows, and infecting the present The youth conveys the mainstream values, activates the sense of identity between the mainland and Hong Kong youth, conveys the belief and inspiration that youth is for struggle, and inspires the youth of the two places to forge ahead in the new era.
(Reporter Niu Mengdi Wu Xiaoyi)