中国交响世纪 卷玖 - 散场电影 曲终人未散 Chinese Symphonic Century, Vol. 9: Long After the Movie, The Songs Remain

Film music from the 1960s and 1970s I'll never forget that image of three retired veterans encircling a battered old radio listening to one of Teresa Teng’s early songs, “Fellow Countryman.” The sound wasn’t clear, but the soldiers didn’t object. They closed their eyes and embraced its melody, and, escaping the burden of passing time, drifted back to the days of their youth in the sixties, days filled with tears and laughter. That wasn’t an era for dreams. Yet movies gave to people precious dreams, as on breezy summer evenings beneath the stars they sat in crowds in front of glowing outdoor screens. The medley of light and sound took them into the dream world of the film, giving them a leisurely moment of delight. They laughed along with the actors in happy moments, and cried when the action turned to tragedy. Although all films ultimately come to an end, the dreams continue, carried along until the end of time by the songs from the films.