Secret (soundtrack)

Secret Original Soundtrack

Secret Original Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album 不能說的祕密 電影原聲帶 by Jay Chou
Released 13 August 2007 (2007-08-13)
Genre Mandopop
C-rock
Instrumental
Language Mandarin
Label Sony Music Taiwan
Producer Jay Chou
JVR Music
Jay Chou chronology
Curse of the Golden Flower EP
黃金甲EP
(2006)		 Secret OST
不能說的秘密
(2007)		 On The Run
我很忙
(2007)

Secret Original Soundtrack (Chinese: 不能說的祕密 電影原聲帶; pinyin: Bùnéng shuō de mìmì dian ying yuan sheng dai) is the soundtrack album for the 2007 Taiwanese romance film, Secret, directed and co-written by Jay Chou; starring Chou, Kwai Lun-mei, Anthony Wong and Alice Tzeng.

The album was produced by Chou, released on 13 August 2007 by JVR Music[1] and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan. It was released as a limited edition with a 100-page booklet containing 50 photos from the film.[2]

Contents

Album

The album contains 21 instrumental tracks composed or rearranged by Chou and Thai musician Terdsak Janpan and four theme songs, including "不能說的祕密" (Secret), a Brit-style rock ballad performed by Chou. The track "鬥琴" (Piano Duel Medley) was rearranged by Chou based on Chopin's Waltz in C-sharp minor and Étude Op. 10, No. 5 with an introduction by Zhan Yuhao. "The Swan" is a piano concerto performed by Chou and Evergreen Symphony Orchestra based on Le cygne, the 13th movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns.

Several instrumental tracks were used as a basis for songs released in Chou's eighth album On the Run, "First Kiss" for "彩虹" (Rainbow) and "蒲公英的約定" (Dandelion's Promise) used the melodies of "小雨寫立可白Ⅰ" (Xiaoyu's Theme I) and "路小雨" (Lu Xiaoyu).

Reception

Secret was nominated for Best Original Score for Terdsak Janpan and Jay Chou; and "不能說的祕密" (Secret) won Best Original Song at the 44th Golden Horse Awards in 2007.[3] The song is also listed at number 2 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2007;[4] and won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2008 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.[5]

In 2008, the album was nominated for three awards at the 19th Golden Melody Awards, including Best Instrumental Album.[6] It won Best Instrumental Album Producer for Chou and Best Instrumental Composer for Chou and Terdsak Janpan for "琴房" (Piano Room).[7]

Track listing

CD
No. Title Lyrics Music Performed Length
1. "Opening" (instrumental)   Terdsak Janpan   2'26"
2. "腳踏車" (Bicycle - instrumental)   Jay Chou & Terdsak Janpan   2'17"
3. "早操" (Morning Exercise - Piano)   Jay Chou Jay Chou 1'34"
4. "淡水海邊" (Seaside - instrumental)   Jay Chou   1'03"
5. "鬥琴" (Piano Duel Medley)   Chopin Jay Chou & Zhan Yuhao 1'13"
6. "湘倫小雨四手聯彈" (Xianglun & Xiaoyu Four Hands Piano Piece)   Jay Chou Chen Cheng Qi & Huang Wan Qi 0'38"
7. "Ride With Me" (instrumental)   Terdsak Janpan   1'26"
8. "父與子" (Father and Son - instrumental)   Jay Chou & Terdsak Janpan   2'15"
9. "情人的眼淚" (Lover's Tears) Di Yi Du Fen Yao Su Rong 5'57"
10. "First Kiss" (instrumental)   Jay Chou   1'29"
11. "女孩別為我哭泣" (Girl, Don't Cry for Me) Huang Junlang Jay Chou Huang Junlang 1'19"
12. "晴天娃娃" (Sunny Doll) Jay Chou Jay Chou Jessie Chiang 2'29"
13. "阿郎與阿寶" (Alang & Aba - instrumental)   Jay Chou & Terdsak Janpan   2'18"
14. "與父共舞" (Dance with Father - instrumental)   Terdsak Janpan   1'23"
15. "路小雨" (Lu Xiaoyu - Piano)   Jay Chou Jay Chou 1'37"
16. "The Swan"     Camille Saint-Saëns Jay Chou & Evergreen Symphony Orchestra 2'30"
17. "Flash Back" (instrumental)   Terdsak Janpan   3'16"
18. "Secret" (Piano - slow version)   Jay Chou & Terdsak Janpan Huang Wan Qi 1'05"
19. "Angel" (instrumental)   Terdsak Janpan   1'51"
20. "小雨寫立可白Ⅰ" (Xiaoyu's Theme I - instrumental)   Jay Chou   1'13"
21. "小雨寫立可白Ⅱ" (Xiaoyu's Theme II - instrumental)   Jay Chou   1'38"
22. "Secret" (Piano - extended version)   Jay Chou Zhan Yuhao 1'23"
23. "琴房" (Piano Room - instrumental)   Jay Chou & Terdsak Janpan   1'39"
24. "Ending" (instrumental)   Jay Chou   1'23"
25. "不能說的秘密" (Secret) Vincent Fang Jay Chou Jay Chou 4'56"

Awards and nominations

19th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan - 2008
Category Nomination Result
Best Instrumental Album Secret Original Soundtrack Nominated
Best Instrumental Composer Jay Chou & Terdsak Janpan for "琴房" (Piano Room) Won
Best Instrumental Album Producer Jay Chou Won

References

  1. ^ (Chinese) "Secret OST album info" JVR Music. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-28
  2. ^ "Secret OST album info" Yesasia. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-28
  3. ^ (Chinese) "44th Golden Horse Awards winners and nominees list" Golden Horse Awards. Retrieved 2011-06-15
  4. ^ (Chinese) "Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart 2007 (#1-50)" HITO Radio. Retrieved 2011-04-08
  5. ^ (Chinese) "2008 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list" HITO Radio. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-19
  6. ^ (Chinese) "19th Golden Melody Awards nomination list" GIO, Taiwan. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2011-06-28
  7. ^ (Chinese) "19th Golden Melody Awards winners list" GIO, Taiwan. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 2011-06-28

External links

Jay Chou
Studio album
Jay Self-Title Album (2000) • Fantasy (2001) • The Eight Dimensions (2002) • Ye Hui Mei (2003) • Common Jasmin Orange (2004) • November's Chopin (2005) • Still Fantasy (2006) • On the Run (2007) • Capricorn (2008) • The Era (2010) • Exclamation Mark (2011)
Live album/Concert DVD
Extended play (EP)
Soundtrack album
Secret Original Soundtrack (2007)
Compilation album
Initial J (2005)
Film
Hidden Track (2003) • Initial D (2005) • Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) • Secret (2007) • Kung Fu Dunk (2008) • The Treasure Hunter (2009) • True Legend (2010) • Heroic Detective (2010) • The Green Hornet (2011) • The Viral Factor (2011)
Television
Pandamen (2010) • Mr J Channel (2010)
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