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Journey Into The Night
''Journey into the Night'' () is the third studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter William Wei. It was released on March 25, 2014, by Linfair Records. The album consists of 11 tracks. The theme of the album is about fears and it drew inspirations from the Ang Lee's movie, Life of Pi. ''Journey into the Night'' received 2 nominations at the 26th Golden Melody Awards The 26th Golden Melody Awards () ceremony for popular music category was held on June 27, 2015. The TTV network broadcast the show live from the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artist ..., including 1 win. The lead single, 'Wolves' (狼) earned Wei the Best Composer award. Wei was also nominated for Best Mandarin Male Singer. Track listing Music videos References {{Authority control 2014 albums William Wei albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wei
Wei Li-an (; born 5 March 1987), known professionally as WeiBird, is a Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, one live album and two EPs. Wei won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in 2011 and Best Composer in 2015. Wei gained media attention as the winner of the first season of the reality television singing competition ''Happy Sunday'' in 2007. He released his eponymous debut album ''William Wei'' in 2010, which received 4 nominations at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards and subsequently won him the Best New Artist award. His third studio album Journey into The Night received 2 nominations at the 26th Golden Melody Awards and the lead single "Wolves" (狼) won him the Best Composer award. In 2021, Wei was nominated in four categories at the 32nd Golden Melody Awards for the album Sounds of My Life. Wei also received a nomination at the 58th Golden Horse Awards for 'Best Original Film Song' with 'Red Scarf' (如æ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Standard Chinese, Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; with later influences coming from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop, and in particular the School campus song, Campus Song folk movement of the 1970s. 'Mandopop' may be used as a general term to describe popular songs performed in Mandarin. Though Mandopop predates Cantopop, the English term was coined around 1980 after "Cantopop" became a popular term for describing popular songs in Cantonese. "Mandopop" was used to describe Mandarin-language popular songs of that time, some of which were versions of Cantopop songs sung by the same singers with different lyrics to suit the different rhyme and tonal patterns of Mandarin. Mandopop is categorized as a genre, subgenre of commercial Chinese language, Chinese-language music within C-pop. Popular music sung in Mandarin was the first variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese ()—in linguistics Standard Northern Mandarin or Standard Beijing Mandarin, in common speech simply Mandarin, better qualified as Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin or Standard Mandarin Chinese—is a modern standardized form of Mandarin Chinese that was first developed during the Republican Era (1912‒1949). It is designated as the official language of mainland China and a major language in the United Nations, Singapore, and Taiwan. It is largely based on the Beijing dialect. Standard Chinese is a pluricentric language with local standards in mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore that mainly differ in their lexicon. Hong Kong written Chinese, used for formal written communication in Hong Kong and Macau, is a form of Standard Chinese that is read aloud with the Cantonese reading of characters. Like other Sinitic languages, Standard Chinese is a tonal language with topic-prominent organization and subject–verb–object (SVO) word order. Compar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone Is Waiting (Album)
''Someone Is Waiting'' () is the second studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter William Wei Wei Li-an (; born 5 March 1987), known professionally as WeiBird, is a Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, one live album and two EPs. Wei won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in .... It was released on August 3, 2012, by Linfair Records. The album consists of 11 tracks. Track listing Music videos References {{Authority control 2012 albums William Wei albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ang Lee
Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and a range of accolades. Lee's early successes included ''Pushing Hands'' (1991), ''The Wedding Banquet'' (1993), and ''Eat Drink Man Woman'' (1994), which explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and modernity, Eastern and Western; the three films are informally known as the "''Father Knows Best''" trilogy.Wei Ming Dariotis, Eileen Fung,Breaking the Soy Sauce Jar: Diaspora and Displacement in the Films of Ang Lee" in Hsiao-peng Lu, ed., '' Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity, Nationhood, Gender'' (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997), p. 242. The films were critically successful both in his native Taiwan and internationally. His first entirely English-language film was ''Sense and Sensibility'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Of Pi (film)
''Life of Pi'' is a 2012 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ang Lee and written by David Magee. Based on Yann Martel's 2001 novel of the same name, it stars Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Tabu and Adil Hussain in lead roles. The storyline revolves around two survivors of a shipwreck. One is a sixteen-year-old Indian boy named Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) and the other is a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker that are on a lifeboat stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 227 days. The film began development shortly after the release of the book and would see directors M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón and Jean-Pierre Jeunet involved at various stages before the hiring of Lee. Filming was split between India, Taiwan and Montreal in 2011, with Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H) handling the visual effects work. The film had its worldwide premiere as the opening film of the 50th New York Film Festival at both the Walter Reade Theater and Alice Tully Hall in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Golden Melody Awards
The 26th Golden Melody Awards () ceremony for popular music category was held on June 27, 2015. The TTV network broadcast the show live from the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. Winners and nominees Winners are highlighted in boldface. Vocal category – Record label awards Song of the Year * "Island's Sunrise (Original Version Re-mixed)" (from ''Island's Sunrise'') – Fire EX. ** "Missing" (from ''Missing'') – Lala Hsu ** "The Rest of Time" (from '' Wake Up Dreaming'') – Jacky Cheung ** "Faces of Paranoia" (from ''Faces of Paranoia'') – aMEI, Soft Lipa ** "Play" (from ''Play'') – Jolin Tsai Best Mandarin Album * ''Play'' – Jolin Tsai ** ''Missing'' – Lala Hsu ** '' Wake Up Dreaming'' – Jacky Cheung ** ''Rice & Shine'' – Eason Chan ** ''Aiyo, Not Bad'' – Jay Chou ** ''Departures'' – Karen Mok Best Hok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2014. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2014 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ... 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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