Recently, Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa audiences enjoyed an art program that intertwined music and cinema - the grand concert "Doi Canh Dieu Ky". Songs such as: "Bai Ca Tom Ca" (soundtrack of the movie "Anh Thay Ngoi Sao" performed by Trong Hieu), "Ngay Chua Gio Bao" (soundtrack of the movie "Nguoi Bat Tu" performed by Bui Lan Huong)... showed the quality and appeal of the movie soundtrack.
In addition, at the "Doi Canh Dieu Ky" concert, the audience also heard Hoang Dung - Ai Phuong perform a mashup of the songs "Tu Do" - "Toi thay hoa vang tren co xanh" - "Co gai den tu hom qua". The soaring lyrics and lyrical music conveyed the poetic spirit of the sky, the student emotions of the distant memories in the films adapted from the novels of writer Nguyen Nhat Anh. Although not yet "hit" songs, the above songs have truly stepped out of the framework of a film to have their own independent life, not inferior to the songs composed in a "tailor-made" style for star singers.
Actually, it is not until now that film soundtracks have been highly appreciated. In the history of world music, there are many excellent film soundtracks that have a long-lasting life in the hearts of audiences. European and American music lovers all know the song "Unchained Melody", but not everyone knows that it was originally a film soundtrack, and was even chosen for use in two different films. In 1955, Alex North composed the music and Hy Zaret wrote the lyrics to create the song for the film "Unchained". At the time of its release, the song was loved by many audiences and listeners. But it was not until it was chosen as the song for the film "Ghost" with the wonderful performance of the duet Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield that "Unchained Melody" went beyond the framework of film soundtracks, becoming a classic song that spread throughout the world. Being younger, the song "My heart will go on" (soundtrack of the movie "Titanic") performed by the famous singer Celin Dion has become one of the best songs of all time. Over the years, the soundtrack of the movie "Titanic" still makes many hearts flutter with the sweet, passionate aftertaste of love. In the Asian region, Vietnamese people also love many Chinese movie soundtrack songs, the most famous of which is the song "Nguoi den tu Trieu Chau" (movie "Ben Thuong Hai").
In Vietnam, although cinema has not developed as much as other countries, there have been many famous movie soundtracks. One of the most famous movie soundtracks since 1975 is “How Many Times Does Life Call You” written by musician Trinh Cong Son for the movie “The Last Sin” by director Tran Phuong (released in 1979). Along with the character Hien “crocodile” by artist Phuong Thanh, the song has been nailed into the hearts of movie and music lovers. When the voice of female singer Lam Xuan (a low-pitched female voice of Saigon in the 1980s) resounded, the audience not only saw the image of the character appearing in the movie but also imagined many other tragic fates that were stuck in the underworld in real life.
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| Ai Phuong and Hoang Dung in the mashup "From then - I see yellow flowers on green grass - The girl from yesterday". |
Trinh Cong Son's film music career did not stop there. In 1981, director Long Van invited Trinh Cong Son to write the theme song for the film "For the Whole Tomorrow". Having never written children's music before, but with his love for life and people, musician Trinh released the song "Em la bong hong nho" - one of the best children's songs in Vietnamese music. A year later, he continued to leave his mark on cinema with the song "Van co em ben doi" for the film "Pho tuong" by director Le Dan (the film won a special prize at the 6th Vietnam Film Festival in 1983). The film tells the story of a revolutionary nurse's compassion for a soldier on the other side of the battle line. After an enemy raid on the base, the nurse died while caring for the wounded. Her comrades pushed her on a sampan. The soulful lyrics and melody resonated like cutting into the hearts of the audience, helping the song become widely loved by the public.
When it comes to Vietnamese film soundtracks, art lovers still remember “Toc gio thoi bay” (in the film of the same name) by musician Tran Tien, “Ngoi sao co lon” composed by musician Thanh Tung and many other songs. However, there is a film that does not have a theme song but the opening music has had a great attraction to audiences for decades. That is the song “Quan co di dong” written by musician Thanh Tung (a talented son of Khanh Hoa ) for the film “Van bai lat ngua” (directed by Khoi Nguyen). “The scene where Nguyen Thanh Luan, wearing a trench coat and a black fedora, gets out of a Citroën Traction Avant and walks on a road full of fallen leaves in a long rubber forest, with slow and soulful music depicting the character’s thoughts, has been engraved in the hearts of fans. That music track contributed significantly to the success of the film. Right after the film was released, many people started playing this song again,” said Mr. Truong Huy, a movie enthusiast.
Compared to many major film industries, the investment in film music of Vietnamese cinema is still modest. But there is still a quiet but strong flow of "film music" in the musical life, contributing to making the Vietnamese music picture more poetic !
XUAN THANH
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