Participating in the "Chinese Original Musical Theatre Incubation Program" for three consecutive years, Sun Haocheng has always regarded it as the luckiest thing for him to be admitted to the theatre, and even regarded it as a special postgraduate study.
"I used to do a small theater drama, no one cared about it, and I grew savagely. It seemed to be free, but I had no direction. In the incubation plan, I systematically studied musical theater creation from scratch, which opened my eyes and gave me more direction."
This year, Sun Haocheng participated as a screenwriter/lyricist in "The Man Who Stealed" The Story, which was successfully shortlisted in the "2022 Chinese Original Musical Incubation Program". He is about to graduate from graduate school and hopes to hand over a beautiful graduation work.
From August 6th to 8th, the 2022 incubation plan will conduct a mid-term assessment of the results of the first stage. Four shortlisted works "Octagonal Pavilion Mist", "The Man Who "Steals" Stories", "Dinosaur Fierce Baba: Different Friends" and "Life" have one after another. A corner of the veil was lifted, and a script reading session and singing sharing were held. At the same time, the organizers also announced two specially invited incubation works: "The Sewing Machine Band" and "Lady Macbeth".
The four shortlisted works break through the genre
Different from the previous three sessions, the 2022 incubation plan has set up two new tracks in addition to the free incubation – directional incubation (jukebox musical incubation, film and television IP incubation), and special invitation incubation. The three tracks received a total of 74 Contributions.
"Dinosaur Fierce Baba" and "Life" were shortlisted for Free Hatching. The former tells the friendship between a carnivorous dinosaur and a herbivorous dinosaur across ethnic groups. It is the only parent-child family musical that has been selected for the incubation program in four years. The latter, based on Maupassant's novel, is also the only musical based on a famous novel in the four-year incubation program.
"This is a children's story with adult thinking." Hu Xiaoqing, the incubator of "Dinosaur Baba", introduced that there was a band interaction on the stage, and the composer He Sinuo adopted the style of Ska, and the music he wrote had a kind of wild power, " It's very brainwashed, very infectious, and maybe it will become a Divine Comedy on Douyin."
The directional incubation track is divided into the incubation of jukebox musicals in cooperation with Universal Music Copyright China, and the incubation of film and television IP in cooperation with iQiyi Stardust Studio. The former provides 120 music works, and the latter provides three high-quality IPs. For incubation creation.
"The Man Who Stealed" Stories, written/written by Sun Haocheng and arranged/composed by Wu Sida, was shortlisted for the Jukebox Musical Incubation. The two used 17 songs from Universal Music's copyrighted Chinese music library and created 2 additional original songs.
Incubating mentor Fan Chong believes that the key to a jukebox musical is that the singing should be more important than the plot. "The two of them would feel flustered at first, afraid that the plot would not be enough, and the more they write, the more they write, which will dilute the charm of the music and make the singing and performance more difficult. Hormonal dilution. We should make the story simpler, the music more powerful, and the singing more lively.” Another difficulty is that the “copyright pool” of Universal Music China’s copyright is too large, and the process of selecting songs is like finding a needle in a haystack. How to connect them organically and connect with the emotions of the characters is a big challenge.”
"After 6 screenwriting meetings, we have greatly simplified the intricate story lines and character relationships of the original drama, but the suspenseful atmosphere is more brain-burning, exciting and frightening." Incubator mentor Liu Liangzuo introduced how to let audiences enter suspense through the guidance of music It is a thorny issue in the story of the song. Composer Tang Fei added opera elements to the music, which has the finishing touch.
"The types of the four shortlisted works have not appeared in the previous three sessions. It is a new challenge and brings a fresher experience." Wang Hai, one of the incubation judges, said with a smile.
Specially invited incubation has attracted much attention as a new track. On August 8, the specially invited incubator announced two works, namely "The Sewing Machine Band" and "Lady Macbeth".
Adapted from the comedy film directed by Dapeng, "The Sewing Machine Band" will be China's first original musical with a rock band as the theme. Gao Shizhang, a famous Hong Kong composer, and Robert Lee, an American lyricist and screenwriter, will bring together the professional skills and creative experience of Broadway in New York.
"Lady Macbeth" is adapted from a Shakespeare play, with lyrics and music by James Beeny and Gina Georgio, and has invited a number of West End actors to participate. The Chinese and British teams will complete 2-3 rounds of workshops in Shanghai and London in the first half of next year, and will have their world premiere in Shanghai.
"Free incubation is like a seed bank. We cast a wide net. How many fish can we really catch? It is a process of scouring the sand by looking at the fortune and fate." Fei Yuanhong, one of the incubation reviewers, likened to the directional incubation that has been tested by the market. The foundation of stories and music is like pruning a bonsai, and it needs to continue to be polished; the special invitation to hatch is to find good embryos, and then invite industry leaders to raise them in a professional and mature way.
"Different tracks are likely to produce valuable works. The incubation plan is like soil, rain, and sunshine, providing nutrients as much as possible." Fei Yuanhong emphasized that incubation does not distinguish between no-ones and big names in the industry, regardless of whether they have experience or not. , Whether it is successful or not, it is necessary to incubate with meditation during creation, and the incubation plan provides a mechanism with low cost, trial and error, and correction.
"The incubation program gives respect to creators." Fei Yuanhong said that composition, lyrics, and screenwriting are the core of musicals, but in the context of Chinese musicals, these types of work are like USB, which are plugged in as a kind of plug-in. Survival on the host, "There is a state of work, they can't really control the growth of the work, and the incubation plan provides such an opportunity."
Since 2019, a total of 342 original works involving 463 people participated in the incubation plan submission. This process not only incubates works, but also incubates reserve talents in the musical industry such as screenwriters, composers, actors, etc., and is therefore known as "a pair of eyes that can see the broad future of the industry".
"There is a feeling behind the birth of the incubation plan." Tao Xin, one of the incubation judges, said that in the production of musicals in China before, it was often a big investment to find big names, and the big players left after performing a few musicals. Deep plowing. "We hope to change this state. Musical theatre is the art of young people, not the art of big names. How to give more opportunities to young people is the original intention of the incubation plan." Upholding this original intention, going to the fourth incubation plan, Vibrant young people are everywhere.
"In the first and second sessions, we received a lot of submissions. Many amateurs were enthusiastic, but there were not many qualified works. Later, the people who submitted the submissions became more and more professional, received relevant training, and the quality of the works they produced was also high. It is relatively high.” After the fourth session, Tao Xin observed that the incubation plan has changed from the pursuit of feelings to the pursuit of technology itself, which is a great progress and a gratifying phenomenon.
"I used to do a small theater drama, no one cared about it, and I grew savagely. It seemed to be free, but I had no direction. In the incubation plan, I systematically studied musical theater creation from scratch, which opened my eyes and gave me more direction."
This year, Sun Haocheng participated as a screenwriter/lyricist in "The Man Who Stealed" The Story, which was successfully shortlisted in the "2022 Chinese Original Musical Incubation Program". He is about to graduate from graduate school and hopes to hand over a beautiful graduation work.
From August 6th to 8th, the 2022 incubation plan will conduct a mid-term assessment of the results of the first stage. Four shortlisted works "Octagonal Pavilion Mist", "The Man Who "Steals" Stories", "Dinosaur Fierce Baba: Different Friends" and "Life" have one after another. A corner of the veil was lifted, and a script reading session and singing sharing were held. At the same time, the organizers also announced two specially invited incubation works: "The Sewing Machine Band" and "Lady Macbeth".
The four shortlisted works break through the genre
Different from the previous three sessions, the 2022 incubation plan has set up two new tracks in addition to the free incubation – directional incubation (jukebox musical incubation, film and television IP incubation), and special invitation incubation. The three tracks received a total of 74 Contributions.
"Dinosaur Fierce Baba" and "Life" were shortlisted for Free Hatching. The former tells the friendship between a carnivorous dinosaur and a herbivorous dinosaur across ethnic groups. It is the only parent-child family musical that has been selected for the incubation program in four years. The latter, based on Maupassant's novel, is also the only musical based on a famous novel in the four-year incubation program.
"This is a children's story with adult thinking." Hu Xiaoqing, the incubator of "Dinosaur Baba", introduced that there was a band interaction on the stage, and the composer He Sinuo adopted the style of Ska, and the music he wrote had a kind of wild power, " It's very brainwashed, very infectious, and maybe it will become a Divine Comedy on Douyin."
"Dinosaur Fierce Baba"
"There are three seasons in Maupassant's novels. Spring is full of life, autumn is bleak and bleak, and winter is cold and cruel. The adaptation of musicals must firmly grasp the seasonal changes, and the plot development must be in line with the seasons, which is very difficult." "Life" Incubator tutor Xu Jun introduced that screenwriter Wen Zhaoyi changed his draft three times, adding expressionist dramatic techniques on the basis of the original work, setting up two pairs of middle-aged and young Yana and Rosalie, narrating from different perspectives, greatly increasing the drama .The directional incubation track is divided into the incubation of jukebox musicals in cooperation with Universal Music Copyright China, and the incubation of film and television IP in cooperation with iQiyi Stardust Studio. The former provides 120 music works, and the latter provides three high-quality IPs. For incubation creation.
"The Man Who Stealed" Stories, written/written by Sun Haocheng and arranged/composed by Wu Sida, was shortlisted for the Jukebox Musical Incubation. The two used 17 songs from Universal Music's copyrighted Chinese music library and created 2 additional original songs.
Incubating mentor Fan Chong believes that the key to a jukebox musical is that the singing should be more important than the plot. "The two of them would feel flustered at first, afraid that the plot would not be enough, and the more they write, the more they write, which will dilute the charm of the music and make the singing and performance more difficult. Hormonal dilution. We should make the story simpler, the music more powerful, and the singing more lively.” Another difficulty is that the “copyright pool” of Universal Music China’s copyright is too large, and the process of selecting songs is like finding a needle in a haystack. How to connect them organically and connect with the emotions of the characters is a big challenge.”
"The Man Who "Steals" the Story"
In 2021, the suspense drama "The Mystery of the Octagon Pavilion" starring Duan Yihong and Hao Lei will attract a lot of attention. "The Mystery of the Octagon Pavilion", written by Lu Yueying and Wang Jing, composed by Tang Fei, and written by Lu Yueying, was shortlisted for film and television IP incubation."After 6 screenwriting meetings, we have greatly simplified the intricate story lines and character relationships of the original drama, but the suspenseful atmosphere is more brain-burning, exciting and frightening." Incubator mentor Liu Liangzuo introduced how to let audiences enter suspense through the guidance of music It is a thorny issue in the story of the song. Composer Tang Fei added opera elements to the music, which has the finishing touch.
"The types of the four shortlisted works have not appeared in the previous three sessions. It is a new challenge and brings a fresher experience." Wang Hai, one of the incubation judges, said with a smile.
"Octagon Pavilion Mystery Mist"
Specially invited incubation officials to announce two new worksSpecially invited incubation has attracted much attention as a new track. On August 8, the specially invited incubator announced two works, namely "The Sewing Machine Band" and "Lady Macbeth".
Adapted from the comedy film directed by Dapeng, "The Sewing Machine Band" will be China's first original musical with a rock band as the theme. Gao Shizhang, a famous Hong Kong composer, and Robert Lee, an American lyricist and screenwriter, will bring together the professional skills and creative experience of Broadway in New York.
"Lady Macbeth" is adapted from a Shakespeare play, with lyrics and music by James Beeny and Gina Georgio, and has invited a number of West End actors to participate. The Chinese and British teams will complete 2-3 rounds of workshops in Shanghai and London in the first half of next year, and will have their world premiere in Shanghai.
"Free incubation is like a seed bank. We cast a wide net. How many fish can we really catch? It is a process of scouring the sand by looking at the fortune and fate." Fei Yuanhong, one of the incubation reviewers, likened to the directional incubation that has been tested by the market. The foundation of stories and music is like pruning a bonsai, and it needs to continue to be polished; the special invitation to hatch is to find good embryos, and then invite industry leaders to raise them in a professional and mature way.
"Different tracks are likely to produce valuable works. The incubation plan is like soil, rain, and sunshine, providing nutrients as much as possible." Fei Yuanhong emphasized that incubation does not distinguish between no-ones and big names in the industry, regardless of whether they have experience or not. , Whether it is successful or not, it is necessary to incubate with meditation during creation, and the incubation plan provides a mechanism with low cost, trial and error, and correction.
"The incubation program gives respect to creators." Fei Yuanhong said that composition, lyrics, and screenwriting are the core of musicals, but in the context of Chinese musicals, these types of work are like USB, which are plugged in as a kind of plug-in. Survival on the host, "There is a state of work, they can't really control the growth of the work, and the incubation plan provides such an opportunity."
Since 2019, a total of 342 original works involving 463 people participated in the incubation plan submission. This process not only incubates works, but also incubates reserve talents in the musical industry such as screenwriters, composers, actors, etc., and is therefore known as "a pair of eyes that can see the broad future of the industry".
"There is a feeling behind the birth of the incubation plan." Tao Xin, one of the incubation judges, said that in the production of musicals in China before, it was often a big investment to find big names, and the big players left after performing a few musicals. Deep plowing. "We hope to change this state. Musical theatre is the art of young people, not the art of big names. How to give more opportunities to young people is the original intention of the incubation plan." Upholding this original intention, going to the fourth incubation plan, Vibrant young people are everywhere.
"In the first and second sessions, we received a lot of submissions. Many amateurs were enthusiastic, but there were not many qualified works. Later, the people who submitted the submissions became more and more professional, received relevant training, and the quality of the works they produced was also high. It is relatively high.” After the fourth session, Tao Xin observed that the incubation plan has changed from the pursuit of feelings to the pursuit of technology itself, which is a great progress and a gratifying phenomenon.
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