Mao Feng, the screenwriter and director of Heroes' Children, gave the unedited film fragments to Gong Mu, the lyricist, and invited him to write lyrics for Ode to Heroes. After watching the clip, Gong Mu thought of his poem "Ode to a Martyr", and thought that poetry had something to do with movies, both of which were about heroes. After a night, he finished writing the lyrics the next day.
Liu Chi, the composer of the song, didn't compose music immediately after he got the lyrics, but took his friends to play poker. Just when everyone was in a good mood, Liu Chi suddenly threw the card on the table, went home and refused all the interruptions. He read the lyrics over and over again and finally created a music score. This song is based on the Inner Mongolia folk song "Bater Hu".
Song appreciation
Ode to a Hero, as the theme song of the movie Heroes' Children, has a shocking charm by skillfully handling the space inside and outside the story. The whole song is saturated with a grandeur in the steady and stretching melody; In the unhurried Kan Kan Tan Tan, it is full of infinite affection, showing a two-part structure of a main song and a chorus.
The main song shows heroic feats from many angles and aspects, and eulogizes the great spirit of the hero. The jumping of the last two sentences and the marching of the highest note of the whole song are full of passion. On this basis, turn to the chorus. This aria presents a magnificent ode temperament, which is in sharp contrast with the previous folk style tunes and helps the song reach its climax.
As a result, the feelings of great reverence for the hero have been further expressed. This form of two sentences and one question highly summarizes and effectively sublimates the theme and melody of the song.