Kitaro - Impressions Of The West Lake - Part 1

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Artist: Kitaro
Album: Impressions Of The West Lake

Impressions Of The West Lake is a modern day opera conceived and directed by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou (Hero, Curse of the Golden Flower), the visionary artist behind the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
The production is highlighted by music composed by the Grammy and Golden Globe Award winning artist Kitaro. This pairing of East-meets-West is a rare combination of two artists at the peak of their creative talents.

The opera also marks a reunion for Kitaro and music arranger Randy Miller, the pair's first effort together since the Golden Globe-winning soundtrack to Oliver Stone's 1993 film Heaven and Earth. This opera is another impressive credit for Miller, whose lengthy career as a composer, orchestrator, and conductor for films includes such highlights as Without Limits, First Snow, and The Soong Sisters (Best Original Score, Hong Kong Film Award).
The show's soundtrack also features rising Chinese pop star Jane Zhang, a gifted young performer who provides stunning vocals to the production on the title track, "Impressions Of The Westlake".

Through the course of his career, Kitaro has sold millions of albums, CD's and DVD's worldwide. Kitaro's various sound collaborations and resonant, multi-textured compositions, with their crescendos of passion and oases of serenity, truly defy the constraints of any genre. His pioneering fusion of cultures, techniques and spheres of consciousness is truly his own. With Impressions Of The West Lake, Kitaro continues to explore new, uncharted terrain with his magnificently expansive vision and ever-questing spirit.

2008年北京奧運開閉幕式「印象西湖」的幕後推手是國際知名大導演張藝謀(曾指導電影,英雄, 滿城盡帶黃金甲,)。印象西湖是一場現代歌劇，而這場演出更因葛萊美及金球獎得主喜多郎的配樂而受人矚目，這場東西方間的罕見交會交織了兩位大師的絕頂創作天才

這場歌劇更是喜多郎與音樂總監藍迪米勒的再次聯手出擊。兩位大師於大導演奧立佛史東一九九三年所執導電影「天地」原聲帶中首次合作，並榮獲金球獎最佳原聲帶大獎。這場歌劇是米勒的另一傑作。米勒同具作曲家、指揮家身份於一身，其作品包括「永無止盡」、「第一場雪」、「宋家皇朝」(榮獲香港電影金像獎最佳原創配樂獎)。這場大秀原聲帶中尚有極速躍升的新星張靚穎共同演出，她為主打歌「印象西湖」獻出了極具震撼力的歌聲。

於其職業生涯中，喜多郎的專輯、CD、DVD，於全球各地狂銷數百萬張。喜多郎的作品揉織了多種樂音，成為和諧並多質感的樂曲。由他的作品中可以同時感受到音樂家的熱情，以及如綠洲般的寧靜。他獨到的融合了各種文化、音樂技巧、以及意識氛圍。於印象西湖中，喜多郎藉著他輝煌廣闊的視野以及永無止盡追求進步的精神，再次探索了全新、未知的領域。

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