Jackie Chan Contributes to Music for Charity, Appointed "Sixth Generation Director" Zhang Yang Takes the Helm Behind the MV
Recently, the MVs for the charity songs 'Love Flying' and 'Calling', a collaboration between Jackie Chan and Ajia, which are currently playing nation-wide have been causing another wave of charity in the country. These two MVs were filmed by the famous director Zhang Yang who has once received the title of 'Top Ten Most Outstanding Film Portrayal'. He has frequently promoted his works as a showcase for European culture, many of which have received good reviews.
'Calling' and 'Love Flying' have reflected the issue of environmental conservation through the songs themselves and the MVs. Ever since their release, they have received the support and praise from people passionate about charity and the environment. International megastar Jackie Chan, who has always been passionate about charity and has a love for donating, used the production of these two songs to call for everybody's participation in charity through music. He specially invited the famous "sixth generation director" Zhang Yang to film the MVs for both songs. Response has been good since the release of the MVs as Zhang Yang used his own unique filming style, perfectly displaying the different concepts of the songs.
In recent weeks, Jackie Chan has used many charity and environmental events to support his charity and environment career and to call for society to promote the spirit of "giving, loving, helping, improving". The two MVs in which he personally performed in have rapidly become hits on major websites. Zhang Yang praised Jackie Chan and said that he admires his relentless spirit on calling for public awareness on charity and wishes to do his part by spreading this spirit to the entire society. Zhang Yang also stated that love and charity are our responsibility as part of giving back to society which was the most important message and attitude he wanted to convey through the production. He further stated that he will continue to participate in the filming of other charity productions with the hope that he would be able to spread the spirit of love and harmony to the public through his lense as an effort to contribute to charity.
成龙为公益献身音乐作品 钦点“旅法导演”张洋为MV掌镜
近日，大哥成龙和阿佳组合合作的公益歌曲《爱飞翔》和《呼唤》的mv正在全国热播, 掀起了全国又一次公益热潮。这两支MV均由曾获“人像摄影十杰”称号的著名导演张洋执镜拍摄，他多次携自己的作品应邀参展欧洲文化活动，作品好评如潮。
《呼唤》和《爱飞翔》无论从歌曲本身还是MV创作都反应当下最为热门的环境保护问题，作品推出以来得到了不少热心公益和环保人士的支持和赞扬。国际巨星成龙一直以来都十分热衷公益和爱心捐助，此次他号召创作的这两支歌曲以音乐这种特别的方式呼唤大家一起参与到公益活动中来，并特别邀请圈内著名“旅法导演”张洋来掌镜拍摄两支歌曲的MV，MV推出以后公众反应热烈，张洋用自己独特的镜头语言完美地呈现出了两支歌曲不同的意境。
近期，成龙频繁在一些公益和环保场合倡导公益和环保事业，呼吁全社会弘扬“奉献、友爱、互助、进步”的精神，这两支由他亲自出镜演出的mv也同时在各大网站迅速成为试听热点。张洋称，自己非常敬佩成龙大哥一直以来锲而不舍号召公众关注公益的大爱精神，并希望也尽自己的一份力去响应大哥，把这种精神散发到全社会。张洋同时表示，爱心以及公益行为是自己回报社会应有的责任，这也是本次拍摄想传达出的最为重要的观点与态度，并称以后还会参与公益片的拍摄，希望通过他的镜头能为观众传递一种大爱和谐的精神，为公益事业献出自己的一份力量。
For more than two decades, saxophonist Kenny G has warmed the hearts of countless fans with his velvety smooth delivery of romantic jazz tunes.
The king of smooth jazz visits Taipei tomorrow and Taichung on Sunday for concerts that will see him play a few classics and preview
a new tune from his upcoming album Heart & Soul,
which will be released worldwide at the end of next month. He will also appear tonight in the season finale of the TV talent show One Million Star (超級星光大道), when he will share the stage with Taiwanese singing sensation Lin Yu-chun (林育群).
A prodigy who started his career by playing as a sideman in Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra when he was only 17, Kenny G (last name Gorelick), has moved on to a career as the most successful instrumentalist of his time by selling more than 75 million albums worldwide.
He has collaborated with the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin, and his 1994 album Miracles is the best-selling Christmas album ever.
“I consider good music to come from an artist who has spent a long time perfecting his art and accomplishing his style,” the 54-year-old star in a phone interview last week.
Of his compositions, Kenny G considers his breakthrough hit Songbird and Coming Home as two of his favorites.
Asked why he thinks he has managed to build such a successful career, he said, “I’m glad audiences around the world responded to these melodies. I’m just glad my music communicates with people.”
Kenny G will perform two Chinese tunes for his Taiwan concerts, the folk song Jasmine Flower (茉莉花) and Teresa Teng’s (鄧麗君) classic The Moon Represents My Heart (月亮代表我的心).
“I’m glad to have the chance to play these two songs because I don’t normally have the chance to perform them in the US,” he said.
Asked who he would like to perform a duet with, Kenny G replied, “Jackie Chan (成龍). I have performed on stage with him before. It would be great to record a duet with him.” The two met in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and became friends.
To establish a closer connection with his fans during concerts, Kenny G makes it a routine to roam through audiences while performing.
Kenny G is often criticized by purists for crafting easy-listening background music, but he jazzes up his tunes during concerts by improvising — which he considers to be “visually entertaining.”
“There won’t be any stage effects in this concert. It will just be my music,” he said.
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