Movie babies, Last week's Ip Man 4 can be said to have won a lot of praise, the story is very exciting, and the soundtrack has invited Japanese soundtrackist Kenji Kawai. Today we will listen to the soundtrack of this movie!
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Ip Man 4: The Epilogue is an action film directed and produced by Ip Wai-shin, starring Donnie Yen, Wu Fan, Wu Jianhao, Scott Arkins, starring Zheng Zeshi, Chen Guokun, Ao Jianian and Gao Zhan, and featuring Li Wanda, released on Chinese mainland on December 20, 2019.
The film tells the story of Bruce Lee, who went to the United States to open a museum, offended the local people and horses because he gave martial arts to foreigners, and Ip Man appeared in Chinatown in the United States, guiding Bruce Lee to "shock the whole Of Chinatown with force, and convince Hua Yang with virtue".
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Kenji Kawai Kawai
If Hisaishi is Miyazaki's "royal composer", then Kenji Kawai and Mori Oshii are another "perfect match". Oshii Morimoto expresses his thoughts through the film, and Kenji Kawai's score is very relevant and can really achieve the role of foil. The ancient Japanese singing in Ghost in the Shell and the imposing soundtrack of the Mobile Police Theater edition are all impressive.
The anime Ghost in the Shell (two theatrical versions), Mobile Cop, And Aerial Killer (acoustic music won the Best Film Music Award at the 41st Hicces Catalonia International Film Festival in 2008. The excellent soundtracks of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", the Japanese drama "Doctor Xiaomei", "Border", the movie "Midnight Bell", "Killing City", the feature film "Nexus Ultraman", "Kamen Rider Build" and other works are his works.
Collaboration with Chinese directors
Xu Ke once approached Kawai and asked him to compose the soundtrack for the movie "Seven Swords". In fact, the soundtrack written by Kawai for Seven Swords has gone beyond the film itself and become another selling point of the film.
The Hong Kong-china film Ip Man, released at the end of 2008, was also scored by its soundtrack and once again received praise from people. In 2011, Kenji Kawai's second score of "Ip Man 2" was recognized, and he himself was nominated for Best Original Film Music at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards.
In 2014, he was nominated for Best Original Film Music at the 51st Golden Horse Awards for the soundtrack of "Di Renjie's God Dragon King" again.
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"Desperate Situation"
At the beginning, Kenji Kawai used a gentle piano and strings to close the distance with the audience. Until the title of "Ip Man 4" came out, it was piano-dominated light music. It also laid an emotional foreshadowing for the terminally ill Ip Man, and with this slightly sad music, the director slowly told us the final story.
《Opening》
This "Opening" is brought in by erhu strings, and this voice is like Ip Man himself, so gentle and indisputable. And the brass pipe that was added later was like who blew the horn on the battlefield, reflecting the irresistible momentum of the coming war...
《Diaphragm》
The song "Diaphragm" is just like its name, showing us some small barriers between Ip Man and father with a faint sad melody. Although the two of them are very concerned about each other, the communication is not pleasant. And this small emotional line is also an important clue that runs through the entire movie.
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When Ip Man first came to San Francisco from Hong Kong, the soundtrack used American jazz. Using music with local culture to transition is also a commonly used soundtrack technique. Then the group came to San Francisco's Chinatown. At this time, the soundtrack became a song similar to "Jasmine" played by Erhula. The soundtrack took us into San Francisco's Chinatown. These two pieces of music can't be searched in the soundtrack, perhaps some of the music quoted. But their appearance also allows the audience to experience the atmosphere of the environment in which the characters are located. That's the wonderful effect of the soundtrack.
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《Chung Wah Kaikan》
"Little Dragon Heads-up"
"Mid-Autumn War"
When watching the movie, you may find that every fight scene in this movie has the element of drumming, like the war drums on the battlefield. At the same time, the drums also make the audience feel the tense atmosphere better, and play a role in the "card point" of the various actions in the play.
Challenges & Battles
The Last Battle
In the two scenes in which Ip Man fights with two Americans in the ring, the soundtrack also adds a chorus element of vocal chorus to add a majestic effect to the film.
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"Discussion"
Ip Man fought for his son's admission qualifications at school and happened to save Wan Zonghua's daughter. The two then came to the martial arts hall. When Wan Zonghua and Ip Man competed, the soundtrack began in a traditional five-tone style. It also reflects the Chinese martial arts culture, and as the competition progressed slowly, Kenji Kawai added some elements of discordant intervals and harmonies. Let the soundtrack be closer to the picture, and realize the perfect combination of music and picture.
Finally, with two group photos to end this article, although the Ip Man series starring Zhen Zidan ended, he successfully portrayed the image of a generation of martial arts masters, thank you for your careful creation so that more people know Ip Man and understand Chinese martial arts.
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Ip Man and Bruce Lee
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