Gary Remal Malkin专辑介绍：这是一部在1990年受到高度赞扬的电影。描写了一位中国妇女在美国西北部淘金热期间的艰苦生活。电影以真实事件为基础讲述了Ruthann Lum McCumm的故事。电影集中表现了19世纪末中国移民为了自由,勇敢而尊严的生活。 担纲配乐的Gary Remal Malkin被誉为“印象派新世纪配乐大师”,制作过上千支广告配乐,拿过30几座音乐大奖。擅长以音乐写景,以音乐叙事。比如REAL MUSIC发行的美国国家公园系列中的《大烟山》。本专辑在配乐上借用了大量的中国民族音乐元素及乐器。首曲即采用了中国民乐《月儿湾湾照九州》的主题,在二胡的倾诉中,离乡游子的思乡情怀被渲染得淋漓尽至,催人泪下。整张专辑在中国长笛(Bill Douglas 吹奏)、古筝、二胡、竖琴、吉他等乐器的配合下,弥漫着浓浓的东方韵味和深厚的思乡情怀,旋律舒缓动听,极具欣赏价值。 Thousand Pieces of Gold is the rich and dramatic soundtrack of the highly praised 1990 film about a Chinese woman sold into slavery during the Gold Rush of the American Northwest. Based on a true story retold by Ruthann Lum McCumm, the movie focuses on the plight of Chinese immigrants in the late 19th century, and their courageous and dignified struggle for freedom. Gary Remal Malkin's touching soundtrack captures the heart of the film's beauty and power, using both modern Western and traditional Chinese instruments and orchestration. An ethnomusicologist who has written and produced music for television and films, Malkin spent many years in avid study of the music of Bali, India, and China, as well as studying with master musician Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. One of his great dreams is realized in Thousand Pieces of Gold -- to successfully integrate Eastern and Western music. From first listening, this moving mosaic of Chinese flutes, synthesizers, butterfly harp, guzheng, erhu and acoustic guitar is a delight even for those who may not regularly explore the realms of Eastern music.