"Wang Jun, this new album of yours is simply amazing!" As soon as the album was released, Shen Long received a call from Kitaro and spoke highly of his album.

"There, there, Mr. Kitaro is so polite, and I was also inspired by you to have a strong interest in the music style of New Age, which led to this "Memories of the Forbidden City". Shen Long's face is getting thicker and thicker now, and when he talks about these hypocritical words, it is simply a set.

Yes, the album he is coming up with now is the first part of the "Memories of the Forbidden City" created by the only world-renowned New Age music group in the Japanese music industry after Kitaro in the future, under the influence of the thousand-year-old culture of the Forbidden City.

New Age, also known as New Age Music, is a form of music between electronic music and classical music. It is a new music model born more than ten years ago, because of its colorful, rich in change, different from any previous music, it does not refer to a single category, but a category, everything is different from the past, symbolizing the change of the times, interpreting the spiritual connotation of the improved music can be attributed to this, so it is named New Age.

It is characterized by the fact that most of them rarely have strong rhythms, few stimulating and short sounds, close to light music, and often use vocal harmony and homophony in music.

Compared with the previous musicians, the creators of New Age music no longer pursue what image is depicted with music, but express the feeling, the feeling of snowflakes falling on the ground in the quiet night; the feeling of dry breath in the breeze blowing through the sedges; the feeling of the folds of lightning in the distant sky; The feeling of the lake lapping on the shore in the evening......

This style gradually developed over time, and a large number of world-renowned musicians such as Kitaro, Yanni, Enya, Sarah Brightman, Mystic Garden, Bandari, Mathew Len, Hisaishi, and Sojiro emerged. In China, there are also supporters of New Age such as Zhu Zheqin and Sa Dingding.

Kitaro, as one of the first musicians to be known for his New Age style, was naturally overjoyed to hear that Shen Long had released a New Age-style album with such a high quality.

He said on the phone that he didn't feel that it was enjoyable enough, so he put down the phone and hurried to Shen Long's house, he had to enjoy the album with him, in the video room of Shen Long's villa, Shen Long accompanied Kitaro to listen to the album.

With the ups and downs of the historical narrative, the rhythm is constantly changing, the low percussion music seems to ring the bell of the Yongle Dynasty, and the solemn hall covered by the glazed tiles of the Forbidden City represents the magnificence and splendor of the civilization country they longed for in their hearts; The heart-wrenching notes are like a fantastic magical journey, and like a large-scale epic movie, the ancient and magnificent scenery flutters by, and the pictures of the rich civilization are transformed into notes one by one; When I woke up, the curtain fell, I saw all the world, washed away the lead, with a trace of sentimentality and a little helplessness, and the music gradually faded away.

In this album, there is a sigh for the passing history, a sigh for the painstaking efforts of countless craftsmen who finally cast a treasure, the majesty of dominating the world, the sadness of the twilight of time, and the vicissitudes of life; Of course, there is also the awakening of the dragon kingdom, the revival of a thousand-year-old dream, and the hope that has been rekindled after being reborn......

Using different types of musical instruments such as pianos, erhu, electric guitars, thin brass pipes and even chimes, which are a mixture of advanced and ancient, East and West, the history of the Forbidden City is fully expressed in one album, and people can see the past and present of the Forbidden City, as well as the history and future of China......

"With this album, music lovers who love New Age are blessed, and there is another New Age master from the East in the world music scene!" Although he had listened to it many times at home, Kitaro was still extremely emotional and admired after listening to it, "Wang Jun, after I go back, I will immediately write a review article and publish it in the most authoritative music magazine, I want more people to hear your music!" Hear the thousand-year-old echoes from the Forbidden City. ”

"That's a real bother!" Shen Long has already had a lot of fame in the classical music industry before, but he is still a newcomer in the circle of New Age, if a long-established master like Kitaro recommends him, then the sales of the album will definitely go up a lot, right? Shen Long was grateful for this.

"Don't bother, let people who like my music hear good music, this is also my reward for them!" Kitaro suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly asked, "However, I always feel that you didn't put all the stories and feelings about the Forbidden City into this album, will there be a sequel in the future?" ”

"It's worthy of Mr. Kitaro, it's true, according to my plan, this series will be divided into three parts, "Memories of the Forbidden City" is the first part, the second part will be "The Face of the Forbidden City", and the third part is called "Tracing the Origin of the Forbidden City". There is a trilogy of the Forbidden City series of the Divine Thinker.,Since the first part was copied.,Then the next two will definitely not let go.。

"In that case, I think NHK will definitely come to you, they have long wanted to make a documentary about the Forbidden City, and your tunes are just tailor-made for them." Kitaro nodded and said.

Of course, this was originally the soundtrack for NHK's documentary "The Forbidden City"; Well, it seems that since I arrived in New York, it has become more and more popular in Japan.

But think about it, there are differences between Eastern and Western cultures, and Americans' sense of identity with traditional Eastern culture is far less strong than that of Japanese, and it is normal for this to happen.

However, this does not mean that Shen Long is willing to continue this situation forever, his efforts in the past few years have cultivated a large number of music fans, and he only needs to wait for a suitable moment to trigger a boom in oriental culture; This "Remembrance of the Forbidden City" is one of them, and the other will have to wait until after the release of "The Last Emperor".

After receiving Kitaro's recommendation, "Remembrance of the Forbidden City" sparked a frenzy of buying by New Age lovers, and also reached the ears of other well-known New Age musicians, who also praised Shen Long after buying the album, and regarded him as a new master in the field of New Age music.

And just when the sales of "Memories of the Forbidden City" are getting higher and higher, Bernardo Bertolucci has also completed the post-production work of "The Last Emperor", and the distribution company has also arranged the schedule and done a good job of promotional activities in advance, so that it can be officially released.

On the day of the premiere, Shen Long took Guo Yan to the premiere site to prepare for the premiere ceremony.