Quoc Thien and Jun Pham participate in the movie song "Marrying a Wife for Father"

Scene from the movie "Marrying a Wife for Father". (Photo: Galaxy)

The song is like a second story, told in parallel with the film through music . Not simply a background music, the song acts as the voice of the character Mr. Sau Seu, quietly filling in the gaps that the character has not had time to say in the film.

The MV OST “What Father Wants to Say” introduces the father-son relationship between Mr. Sau Seu (Meritorious Artist Huu Chau) and Ut Tung (Truong Minh Thao). The footage is of everyday life scenes: simple meals, conversations on the porch, moments when Mr. Sau is busy worrying about his children. Scenes with a strong Western feel, such as Mr. Sau Seu eating rice with fruit, where everything happens calmly but is filled with emotions.

The lyrics of the song "What Father Wants to Say" written by singer - writer Jun Pham are simple and full of emotion, with a melody that leads the audience into their inner self.

Author Jun Pham shares about reading and writing with readers during an exchange session. (Photo: Phuong Nam Books)

This part of the lyrics not only simply illustrates the mood but also directly reflects the emotional journey of the character Mr. Sau. He seems to represent the generation of parents who do not often say affectionate words to their children, but that does not mean that he does not love his children. All the worries, all the loneliness when his children go to the city to study and work are hidden in his heart, leaving only the times of asking how his children are eating, whether their studies and work are going well, and gradually the calls become less frequent.

Singer Quoc Thien's deep, warm voice shows that he is truly the most suitable and beautiful choice to perform the OST for a film about father-son love. Behind the scenes of the recording, the male singer shared many times he was moved when singing the parts about the loneliness and silent love of a father, always standing behind watching his child's journey like a water shadow, quietly but lovingly.

As a writer who won the C prize at the 7th National Book Awards in 2024, Jun Pham did not choose a heavy storytelling style but kept the simplicity in each sentence. The lyrics revolve around things that are very familiar to many Vietnamese families: the father often keeps worries and weaknesses in his heart that are not easy to express; and the child, because of the generation gap, sometimes understands too late.

The movie “Getting married for dad” starts with humor and ends with healing, connecting the rifts between father and son, between two generations and breaking prejudices. In which, the OST “What dad wants to say” contributes significantly to the climax of the movie. The thoughts hidden in Mr. Sau’s heart are skillfully expressed through Quoc Thien’s emotional voice, silently like the water behind the house, nurturing the father-son relationship.

“Getting married for dad” is not a movie that makes the audience leave the theater with a feeling of joy or intense emotion, but a movie that raises many thoughts: about unintentional lies, seemingly good expectations that turn into burdens or whether we are loving the right way. The song “What dad wants to say” has contributed to speaking up for parents, so that young audiences can once again slow down and think about what their parents have given them, and be ready to open their hearts and reach out to heal generational rifts.