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In the early 1990s, there was an article by Shougang workers looking for the original song of the movie's theme song "Heroic Battle Hymn", which was published on " Beijing Daily ".
Since more than 20 years ago, a movie "Children of Heroes" was accompanied by this passionate battle song, which made people deeply impressed by this song, but the name of the original singer did not appear in the film, which aroused people's curiosity. After the premiere of the
movie, although the "Beijing Daily" also issued a message to find the original, the singer has no fame and fortune, and has never come out to "claim" it.
So the mystery of the original singing of this song has become a conjecture of fans. It has been a long time since
has been published this time, and there is still no news.
Under such circumstances, the reporters of "Beijing Daily" couldn't sit still, so they took the initiative to attack. They started with songwriters, searched for the personnel who recorded the previous year's recording, and found the recordings of all the auditioners for comparison and research, and finally found it. The real original singer Zhang Yingzhe .
In 2004, the 6th Military Song Competition Awards Gala was held on CCTV. Zhang Yingzhe finally accepted the invitation and agreed to participate in the party, so Zhang Yingzhe began to enter the public's field of vision, and many fans saw the singing of " Hero Praise " The true face of the original song.
And this time she is also going to appear at the same time as Liu Shangxian who plays the heroine " Wang Fang " in "Heroes and Children".
Before this, because Zhang Yingzhe was too busy, or maybe it was a deliberate arrangement of fate, the two "heroic sons and daughters" who had not met before finally met this time. The two old people were in the audience as soon as they met. During the banquet and in the applause, they hugged each other tightly.
Under the mixed feelings, at that moment, time seemed to stand still, and two lines of hot tears also flowed out. This is a kind of tears of victory and joy. Decades of ups and downs.
So how sensational is this movie and song, so that people still remember it decades later? Why didn't the original singer's name appear on the film?
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"Heroes and Children" The material of the film comes from the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. It is full of real heroic deeds and epic stories, so it can become a classic Chinese work across the times. The heroic deeds in this film have deeply penetrated into the hearts of the Chinese people.
In the film "Heroes and Children", the protagonist Wang Cheng is a volunteer army soldier, the task of their unit is to hold the enemy, hold the position, and delay the enemy's occupation The purpose of the important strategic highland is to buy time for the retreat of our army. In order to buy precious time for his comrades, he ran to the enemy's stronghold with an explosive bag under the hail of bullets.
and used the walkie-talkie Shouting to our army headquarters: "For victory, fire at me. With a roar, he perished with the enemy. The scene of the movie was quite shocking, and it is unforgettable to this day. At that time, Zhang Zhenchuan, the former head of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army who experienced the battlefield, thought: "The role of Wang Cheng is A composite image of many heroic figures in the Korean War. "
Ba Jin , the author of this film, said: "The prototype of Wang Cheng in the film is Zhao Xianyou. Mr. Ba Jin also said: "I was moved by the heroic deeds of many troops who have been to the Korean battlefield. "
Zhao Xianyou fought his life to repel several violent attacks by the enemy on the day he blocked the "Six or Seven Heights" enemy. However, the next day the enemyAnother carpet bombing of our volunteer army, Zhao Xianyou's soldiers guarding the position were left with only four wounded Li Fu, Liu Shunwu, Wang Guiyin and others.
At that time, a squad that our army came to reinforce was blocked. In desperation, Zhao Xianyou raised the explosive bag, and faced the enemy who was attacking at the moment, he made a firm voice to the command on the walkie-talkie: "Captain, shoot at me. Let's fight!"
At this moment, it was really a rare opportunity, Zhang Zhenchuan ordered to fire, and finally regained his position. Later, he found that Zhao Xianyou and several soldiers and the enemy had all perished.
Later, Ba Jin wrote a novel at his desk, which summarized many heroic images, focusing on Wang Cheng in "Reunion".
In August 1961, Ba Jin's novel "Reunion" was published, which was enthusiastically sought after by people. It was later produced by Changchun Film Studio as the movie "Children of Heroes".
In 1962, when the crew was filming the film "The Heroes and Children", in order to further enhance the theme of the film, they proposed to determine an episode for the film. At that time, the relevant screenwriters, actors and film directors Wu Zhaodi and composer Liu Chi participated in the whole process. Finally, a poem of "Martyr's Praise" was finalized and then changed, so an unforgettable "Heroic Praise" was produced.
When the song was written, the "Children of Heroes" crew discussed together to issue a notice.
convened outstanding singers from all over the country to audition.
When Zhang Yingzhe heard about this, he actively applied to the Song and Dance Troupe of the Time Air Administration, and after consultation with the leaders of the troupe, he finally sent her to audition.
So what's the background of the audition actor Zhang Yingzhe of this song? After the audition was accepted, why wasn't her name on the film?
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Zhang Yingzhe was born in 1928, her ancestral home is Fushun, Liaoning Province. She lived in a war-torn era since she was a child, and lived a life of anxiety with her parents.
Zhang Yingzhe is not only smart and capable, but also the most capable little helper for his parents.
Zhang Yingzhe joined the local Women's Rescue Association at the age of 18 and became the business director due to his strong technical skills.
The next year she signed up for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Since she was a "loud voice" in the village since she was a child, she took the initiative to ask to join the army choir with her bright voice, and she also served as captain and deputy head.
Her singing is very powerful, and she often sings heroic songs. After Zhang Yingzhe participated in the revolution, although he did not fight in the front line, he performed in the Liaoshen Campaign , Pingjin Campaign and other troops stationed in the field, and received unanimous praise from the front-line soldiers.
Her heroic singing inspired every soldier, and the soldiers fought bloody battles on the battlefield immediately after hearing it, which also made Zhang Yingzhe experience the cruelty of war.
Although Zhang Yingzhe is a girl, her appearance is tall, she walks fiercely, and she sings majestic and heroic. After years of study, she has mastered many singing skills.
After the founding of New China, she officially became a singer in the Air Administration Song and Dance Troupe. With her hard work, positive work attitude, her pursuit of singing art, and her extraordinary talent, she is very talented. Soon became the main character in the song and dance troupe.
At that time, red songs were very popular. Every time a heroic and heroic song was written, I would think of letting her try it out first. She had tried songs like " We are walking on the road " before. It was changed to the later multi-person chorus.
The crew of the movie "Heroes and Sons" sent out an invitation, and immediately the song and dance troupe decided to let Zhang Yingzhe participate in the audition. This is an epic hero story, and the song "Heroes of War" is quite imposing, so she was selected for audition. Of course.
At that time, it was very rare to have the opportunity to sing for the film "Children of Heroes", and Zhang Yingzhe also liked this song very much.
It was in 1964 that Zhang Yingzhe came to the recording studio of the Central Film Studio alone to record.
However, because Zhang Yingzhe came in a hurry, and she was used to singing heroic songs, she started to record it twice, the crew felt that it was not ideal, I hope she can be a little softer.
At this time, Zhang Yingzhe was also not satisfied with his singing and was a little discouraged.
But at that time there was a person who thought that Zhang Yingzhe's voice was very penetrating, especially suitable for this song. This person was Director Mao Feng of the Ministry of Culture.
Mao Feng took the trouble to stand beside her, help her find her feelings, and introduce the plot of the movie to her one by one.
Mao Feng spoke with great devotion and eloquently narrated the battlefield scenes. At this time, Zhang Yingzhe was also deeply affected.
Although she wears military uniform, she has never been on the battlefield. She can only rely on imagining the scenes of artillery fire on the battlefield to stir up her inner emotions. At this moment, her heart is surging, so she enters the state and immediately starts singing.
Before entering the recording, Zhang Yingzhe decided to make the last blog, not giving himself a way out, so he told the staff that she only recorded twice, the first time was finished, the middle was not stopped, and the second time was followed by recording, which was regarded as an official recording. , if it is not satisfactory, I hope the working group can choose another person.
Zhang Yingzhe didn't give herself a chance, and used Director Mao Feng's explanation of the screen to immerse herself in singing. I believe this is the last time she used up all her skills and strength. After the
song was recorded, Zhang Yingzhe felt that he was fully devoted to singing. If he did not pass the song, it showed that his level was limited and he could not delay the crew.
Later, she was anxious to go abroad to visit the performance, and immediately left the recording group. After
and other auditions for the recording, the crew finally felt that it was better to use Zhang Yingzhe's singing.
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Due to the large number of people auditioning, the crew only watched the recording in the end, and couldn't remember the name of the singer when they were busy, so Zhang Yingzhe's name was not marked on the film.
At this time, Zhang Yingzhe didn't know that her singing was selected. After the movie was released, she watched it, and when she heard it, she felt that she sang it by herself. If you scrutinize it carefully, some parts should be softer and better.
A movie "Heroes and Sons" and a theme song "Heroic Battle Hymn" depicts the "Hero Impression" so vividly. This is a classic art created by many creative teachers, producers and crew members. After the filming of
was completed, it was released nationwide, causing a strong shock. In the
film, the scenes of the war with the cannon fire, coupled with the high-pitched singing of the theme song "Heroic Hymn", became a household name overnight, and they were sung in succession.
movies and songs have been popular for a long time, so that in the following 20 years, being able to find real singers has become a wish of fans across the country.
So many people made a strong request to the national media that they must find the original singer and see her style, so there is a scene of searching in the newspaper at the beginning.
In fact, after the newspaper came out, many neighbors told her that there was a finding in the newspaper. Zhang Yingzhe read it, but did not contact the newspaper.
At that time, she had many diseases in her body, and she was always low-key and unwilling to enter the public's attention. What's more, that era did not advocate personal fame and fortune. In this way, fans' desire to find original singers continued for another 20 years.
Zhang Yingzhe's later years were not very good. Because she did not compete for fame and fortune, and her income was not much, her family life was very unsatisfactory.Disease-ridden, which requires more money to see a doctor. But she still insists on performing and does not give up the career she loves.
For a while, she often just coughed up blood backstage, wiped away the blood, turned around and stood on the stage to sing songs.
Zhang Yingzhe's daughter recalled: "When I was a child, my mother was either in hospital or performing on stage. For a long time, my mother always stayed in the Air Force General Hospital to recuperate." Suffering from so many diseases is also the result of constant exertion. Zhang Yingzhe suffers from heart disease and cerebral thrombosis, as well as a variety of chronic and intractable diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, and he coughs up blood all year round.
Over the years, Zhang Yingzhe has suffered massive bleeding 29 times. Even so, Zhang Yingzhe never gave up on stage performances.
It is a very remarkable thing that she can sing "Heroic Hymn". If she admitted this incident back then, the state might have given her some subsidies, and she would not have been tortured in obscurity for more than 40 years. The fact that
gave up claiming is incredible. In this way, Zhang Yingzhe has been an unsung hero for more than 40 years.
After she appeared in the audience's field of vision in 2004, in the early morning of May 30 of the following year, Zhang Yingzhe, the famous soprano singer of our beloved Kongzheng Song and Dance Troupe and the original singer of "Praise for Heroes", was in due to ineffective treatment. Beijing Hospital passed away at the age of 77.
The deceased is so, day and night, that majestic and heroic voice came to an abrupt end in 2005.
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put it in the heart of fame and wealth, and it can be extraordinary. This is the portrayal of Zhang Yingzhe's life.
Confucius said: Unrighteous and rich and expensive are like floating clouds to me. Zhang Yingzhe's life course of fighting for her singing career is as heroic as her songs. Love singing without fame and fortune, this quality is invaluable.
Over the past half century, we have carried too many memories. The real literary and art workers are silently dedicated like this, and they feel very meaningful. Today, art has become a utilitarian channel, and it is difficult to produce classic works without dedication.
In this fast-developing moment, the Internet is also very developed, we have also listened to a lot of songs, but there is no memory at all, they disappear very quickly, and those artists who have endured for a long time, the works they created are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. .
therefore shines in art that does not seek fame or fortune.
