(Dan Tri) – `Wishing for old memories`, `Lullabies for children`, `Unsaid words` are famous soundtrack songs that mark the mark of musician Xuan Phuong.
On the morning of November 29, the news that musician Xuan Phuong passed away at the age of 50 from cancer made artists and fans sad, shocked and regretful.
During his lifetime, the musician’s compositions are closely associated with the memories of a large audience of 7x and 8x age groups, and were chosen as the theme songs of many popular television dramas.
Musician Xuan Phuong (1973-2023) (Photo: Documents).
Talking about the title `musician of movie songs`, Xuan Phuong said when he was alive that he was very happy to be called that.
`I started writing soundtracks in 1997 for the movie Please Believe in Me by director Do Thanh Hai. Since then, I have written about 60 – 70 dramas. The title `composer of songs`
`Longing for old memories` (film `Please believe me`)
Please Believe Me, directed by Do Thanh Hai, is a classic film about students.
Even though it was only 3 episodes, Please Believe Me caused a storm and left a deep, unforgettable impression on the 7X and 8X generations of audiences at that time.
In particular, the soundtrack song `Longing for Old Memories` performed by the group Tam Ca 3A has also become one of the `hit` songs of many generations of students each time they say goodbye to school and friends.
During his lifetime, musician Xuan Phuong said, Wishing for Old Memories was one of the songs that impressed him the most in his writing career.
He confided: `When I composed this song, I was very young, about 23-24 years old. At that time, I had just graduated from school so I had a lot of emotions and memories.
All the lyrics and melodies in the song seem to be in my head, my only task is to write them down into a complete song.`
As for director Do Thanh Hai, he shared on the program Rubic 8 many years ago that, while making a film with musician Xuan Phuong, both of them worked based on memories of their student days and did it in a different way.
`I’m very happy that when it aired with the movie, the song was loved by a large audience and young people,` he once said.
Song `Wishing for old memories` – soundtrack `Please believe in me`
`Lullaby for Children` (film `Savings`)
Broadcast in 1998, the film Saved by director Do Thanh Hai created a fever thanks to its realistic footage, with many human values.
The song Lullaby for Children, composed by Xuan Phuong for the film through the powerful voice of singer Ha Tran, also became a song that left an unforgettable impression and has a certain place in the hearts of audiences to this day.
It is known that before composing, Xuan Phuong and the director went to Trang Tien bookstore to buy poetry to set to music.
After more than a year of broadcast, Xuan Phuong received a phone call from the poet from Ho Chi Minh City, saying: `I am the author of the poem you put to music. The song is very good.`
Song `Lullaby for Children` from the movie `Savings` sung by Ha Tran (Video: Phuong Nam Phim).
`Unspoken Words` (film `Ahead is the Sky`)
The drama Ahead is the Sky (2001) not only has content that attracts audiences, but the main song in the movie called Unspoken Words with the clear, emotional voice of diva Ha Tran was also very popular.
Since its debut, this composition by musician Xuan Phuong quickly conquered the audience with its beautiful melody and sweet lyrics.
The song conveys the girl’s feelings when `love is far away`: `Even if I have you by my side, I still know that I can only lift up the wings of a bird to fly. I will never have my beloved. There is so much bitterness in my heart.
It can be said that Xuan Phuong and director Do Thanh Hai are a perfect pair when all of Do Thanh Hai’s films early in his career were associated with musician Xuan Phuong.
Ahead is the sky is the third film the two have worked together on.
The soundtrack song `Ahead is the sky` – `Unspoken words` – performed by Ha Tran (Video: Youtube).
`If we have to be apart` (film `Underground Wave`)
After a series of successful and resonant collaborations with director Do Thanh Hai, Xuan Phuong received many invitations to collaborate with young directors.
When making the movie Underground Waves (aired in 2000), director Nguyen Huu Trong invited him to write a song.
The song performed by Minh Quan is one of the male singer’s hits, bringing Minh Quan’s name closer to the audience and becoming more famous.
`Second Woman` soundtrack song of the same name
The song was set to music by Xuan Phuong from the poem of the same name by poet Phan Thi Vinh Ha, referring to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, expressing the feelings of a child.
The song is the soundtrack to the movie The Second Woman (2009), performed by Nguyen Ngoc Anh.
The confessions in the song touch the audience’s emotions and are the catalyst for the film’s success: `He can live with his children all his life. He can also break up tomorrow, maybe. But he