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In 2001, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee, with musical score by Dun Tan, won the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Score. This was really a break for Chinese films and film music outside China: Before Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, although Chinese films already had a firm position and got wide reception in the world, Chinese film music did not get the same important attention, even when composed by the most highly regarded musicians, such as Jiping Zhao. Through general analysis of the brief development of Chinese films and film music after 1979, the thesis will compare the film music of the two celebrated Chinese composers: Jiping Zhao and Dun Tan. I will discuss the differences between their works which cause different reactions internationally, and will also address the implications of world-wide reception — both positive and negative — for the future identity of Chinese film music. |
