On the evening of December 30, 2021, Beijing time, the 34th China Film Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony was held in Xiamen, Fujian Province. In this year, the film "A Writer’s Odyssey” was nominated for the Best Film Music Award, other works which were nominated for the Best Music Award this time include "My Father Jiao Yulu", "Chinese Doctor", "My Sister", " The Pioneer". Finally, Chen Guangrong and Chen Yongjian won the best music for "Chinese Doctor".

"A Writer’s Odyssey” is adapted from the short story " A Writer’s Odyssey " recorded in the collection "The Aviator" by Shuang Xuetao, produced by Huace Pictures and Beijing Free Cool Whale Pictures, directed by Lu Yang, starring Yang Mi, Lei Jiayin and Dong Zijian. The soundtrack is composed by the famous music producer Fei Yu (who has served as the music director of popular films such as "The Eight Hundred" and "The Sacrifice"), Hollywood A-list music composer Jed Kurzel, (who has served as "Assassin's Creed", "Alien: Covenant" and many other sci-fic movie soundtracks) and the international first-line symphony orchestra to create together.

After the ceremony, we were lucky to have our interview with music producer Fei Yu once again. This time, she shared us some stories behind of movie “A Writer’s Odyssey”.

"A Writer’s Odyssey" was delayed for a year due to the COVID-19, but it was recognized by everyone after released, which made us feel that all our efforts were worthy." The music director of Fei Yu received the Golden Rooster Award nomination for Best Music on behalf of the music team.

Fei Yu (second from the right) with the production team of “A Writer’s Odyssey”. My story with"A Writer's Odyssey" began in 2019 when the film was asstill at the shooting stage. At that time, director Lu Yang invited me to have a visit and I was truly affected by the enthusiasm and professionalism of the entire crew. For this reason, I was looking forward to the journey that is about to begin. "This first piece of soundtrack we created before shooting was 'Song of Little Orange', a copyrighted melody purchased, and I chose to use the flute as the main instrument to re-create and re-arrange." Fei Yu recalled. "This piece became a theme throughout the play - finding the child". To adjust gestures of playing hands during filming, this theme music was the first piece to be set. "The next time we saw the film was to watch the in-process-version with the director and Mr. Jed Kurzel, the composer. We held a meeting for a couple of days together to decide the direction of creating, main theme positioning the other issures." The plot of the film revolves around " The power of belief" and the "assassination" theme unfolds, the expression of compactness and sense of crisis has become indispensable. Jed Kurzel (who has served as "Assassin's Creed", "Alien: Covenant" etc.). for science fiction suspense movies, Jed has a wealth of creative experience in the expression of music, and is especially good at processing music sound effects. The scenes in the movie "A Writer's Odyssey" have been switching back and fourth between the reality and dream, and the role of music makes a difference. The role of music makes the transition between the two scenes smoother, and the free transition without trace is distinguished from each other. 

In addition to the soundtrack, GAI's end credit song also adds a lot to the music. The story takes place in Chongqing, and the interpretation of the dialect is also specially designed. Many people talked about the unexpected music after watching the film, which is just right to match the grand scene of it. Some comments on the social media platforms said that: "As soon as the music is on, I was so touched to believe."; "At the end of the movie, I frantically took out my phone, trying to scan the song." Fei Yu said that applying the musical elements from the soundtrack to the end credit song is also a way to enhance the sense of departure from the movie.

Fei Yu, music producer with representative works: "My People My Parents - Windriders", "The Eight Hundred", "The Sacrifice", "The Yinyang Master", "Animal World" etc. At the same time, as a special-invited Chinese music consultant by Disney, member of the Grammy Awards voting member, member of the American Producers and Recording Engineers Association (P&E Wings), a member of the International Audio Recording Engineers Association, and a promoter in Asi

a area ( AES member, AES promoter).

The award criteria for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Film Music Award not only assesses the quality, but also whether the music itself complements and cooperates with the film's narrative, picture structure, soundtrack and other elements. There are strict judging standards in terms of creation, sound design, rhythm, narrative, and even the creation pattern, and for the music of "A Writer’s Odyssey" has reached a very high professional level in terms of composition and overall music design.

Finally, let us present you the list of winners of the 34th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards:

Best Picture: “Island Keeper”

Best Director: Zhang Yimou–“Cliff Walkers”

Best Actor: Zhang Yi–“Cliff Walkers”

Best Actress: Zhang Xiaofei–“Hi, Mom”

Best Supporting Actor: Fan Wei–“One Second”

Best Supporting Actress: Zhu Yuanyuan–“Sister”

Best Directorial Debut: Dadren Wanggyal–“Gone With the Wind”

Best Low-budget Feature: “Fish Under the Ice”

Best Writing: Yu Xi, Huang Xin and Zhao Ningyu–“1921”

Best Editing: Azrael Chung–“Shock Wave 2”

Best Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding–“Cliff Walkers”

Best Art Direction: Huo Tingxiao–“The Pioneer”

Best Music：Chen Guangrong and Chen Yongjian–“Chinese Doctors”

Best Sound Recording：Tao Jing–“One Second”

Best Animated Feature：”White Snake 2: The Tribulation of the Green Snake”

Best Children's Film：”Let Life Be Beautiful”

Best Chinese Opera Film：”Story of Nanyue”

Best Documentary：”The Post-90s Generation”

Best Foreign Language Film：”The Father”

Special Jury Prize：”My People, My Homeland”