Zhang Yimou

This pivot considers key transformations within the Chinese film industry since the country opened its doors to the outside world in the late 1970s, and moved from an ideologically-centred censorship system to one of contestation and cooperation between politics, art and market.

This pivot considers key transformations within the Chinese film industry since the country opened its doors to the outside world in the late 1970s, and moved from an ideologically-centred censorship system to one of contestation and cooperation between politics, art and market. Focusing on Zhang Yimou,

Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Zhang Yimou’s action epic Shadow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lao Zai (Mountain Patrol, Police Story: Lockdown, Railroad Tigers). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Shadow is co-written and directed by Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers, Hero) and stars Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun, Guan Xiaotong and Leo Wu. The film is set in an ancient period of Chinese history and centers on the court intrigues between a paranoid king, his leading general and the general’s body double or shadow. The movie premiered at this year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festival and was released in Chinese theaters this past weekend. Well Go USA Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights for a release in early 2019.

Composer Liu Ye has cooperated with many famous Chinese film directors such as Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and Zhang Meng… He graduated from Shanghai Conservatory with a Bachelor's Degree and then the Central Conservatory with a Master's Degree. Having studied under Tan Dun (the Academy Award winner of Best Original Music Score for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") Liu worked alongside him on several projects. He also collaborates frequently with Hollywood composers such as Peter Golub and Nathan Wang.