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Cong Su
:''This is a Chinese name; the family name is Su.'' Cong Su (; born 1957 in Tianjin, China) is a Chinese composer. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, then in Germany. He has lectured on music theory, music analysis, film music, and ballet music at the Musikhochschule in Munich. Since 1991, he has been a professor of film and media composition at the newly founded State Film Academy in the Stuttgart area. Together with Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Byrne, Su won the Best Original Score Academy Award for the Bernardo Bertolucci film ''The Last Emperor'' in 1987; the soundtrack album won the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media award at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989. Su divides his time between Beijing, Lake Constance, and Lucca, Italy. Works Film * ''The Last Emperor'' – Soundtrack (1987) * ''Green Tea Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the '' Camellia sinensis'' that have not undergone the withering and ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Name
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31st Annual Grammy Awards
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 22, 1989, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. This also the first Grammy Awards Ceremony with a separate rap section. Album of the Year went to George Michael for ''Faith'', and Song of the Year went to Bobby McFerrin for " Don't Worry, Be Happy". Presenters * The Manhattan Transfer - Best Pop Vocal Performance Female * Vanessa Williams & Huey Lewis - Best Pop Vocal Performance Duo or Group * Kool Moe Dee & Karyn White - Best R&B Vocal Performance Male * Steve Winwood & Randy Travis - Best New Artist * Ruben Blades - Best Mexican American Performance * Henry Mancini & Olivia Newton-John - Song of the Year * Jody Watley & Michael Hutchence - Best Rock Vocal Performance Female * Quincy Jones & Gloria Estefan - Album of the Year * Lita Ford & Alice Cooper - Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance * Natalie Cole & David Sanborn - Best Jazz Vocal Performance Male * Herb A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Original Music Score Academy Award Winners
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Golden Globe Award–winning Musicians
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Grammy Award Winners
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Film Score Composers
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21st-century Chinese Classical Composers
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1957 Births
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Jasmine Women
''Jasmine Women'' is a 2004 Chinese film directed and co-written by Hou Yong in his directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of Su Tong's novel ''Women's Life'' (妇女生活) and depicts the emotionally troubled lives of 4 generations of Shanghainese women from the 1930s to the 1980s. ''Jasmine Women'' stars Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen, who both portrayed multiple characters, as well as Jiang Wen, Lu Yi, and Liu Ye. The film was well received by critics and was praised for its use of color and the performances of Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen. The Chinese name of the movie, ''Mo li hua kai'', is based on a popular Chinese song '' Mo Li Hua'', which means "jasmine flower blossom." The names of the characters in the movie are also based on this song. Plot The film is divided into three chapters: "grandmother, mother, and daughter"; respectively the story of Mo, Li and Hua. Mo's Story (1930s) Eighteen-year-old Mo ( Zhang Ziyi) lives with her mother (Joan Chen) who owns a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
