Analysis on Contemporary Chinese Animated Music Development from Jou Hisaishi Animated Music

Abstract

In the development process of animation, lots of excellent animation works and music works spring up. Among these works, people especially take delight in talking about the combination of Jou Hisaishi and Miyazaki Hayao which has presented a high level for no matter the animation works or the music works. It is exactly such kind of creation which abandons commercialized keynote and starts with original innocence and nicety that gives full play to the thought and profundity of animation creators and musicians. By elaborating the success of Jou Hisaishi's animation music, the writer triggers deep thoughts of contemporary Chinese animated music development. In addition, the writer also puts forward that nationalization and diversification should be taken as essentiality to constantly explore the ideological level so that Chinese animated music art can be better developed. In 1907, an American called Bracton created a short film The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, marking the beginning of American animation history. In 1916, Japanese animation founders namely Shimokawa Oten, Junichi Kouchi and Seitaro Kitayama created series of animation named as Is Not It Wonderful which was widely welcomed. In 1926, China produced its first animation named as Studio Scene, unfolding the first page of Chinese animation history. Since the beginning of last century, animation has gradually come into people's sight and brought new interest to people especially children in the world. It creates an unrestrained magic world with unique technique and exaggerated manifestation mode. During the period when science fiction effect is not popularized and developed, animation is able to fully present people's imagination, emotion and scene which can not be expressed by real people. Even though most animation works in those days were dominated by silent ones, people's love for animation was not affected. When attracted by the charming and magnificent frame and cliff-hanging plot in animation, people at the same time have a deep impression on its music and background. These animation images in screen along with all kinds of theme music have been integrated into one unit. As the times progress, technologies of making animation gradually become advanced. However, this does not become the principle element of the flourishing animation development in various countries. When Chinese animation is still confined to audiences of younger age and American animation goes too far to advocate individualistic heroism, Japanese animation chooses to serve people of all ages and has won more and more favor and attention with profound meanings. Japan finally becomes a country with large animation industry, the animated music production becomes more perfect, and the popularization becomes even more systematic. High-quality music works which were much-talked-about appeared during this period. These works, no matter placed in animation to match the plots and set off the animation theme and character role or separated out to be independently enjoyed from pure music perspective, can all be regarded as excellent music works and perfectly embody their own value.