Original Song of Camel Bell Dao Lang

Camel Bell sung by Dao Lang is the theme song of the cover film Passengers in Handcuffs. The original song is Wu Zenghua.

The composer of Camel Bell is Wang Liping, and the first singer is Wu Zenghua. Lyrics express the tearful feelings of parting and the expectation of good news, which is a profound friendship, and therefore become the first choice for troops and even students when they graduate, with great influence and long-lasting singing.

Wu Zenghua was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and is a baritone singer in China. 1965 graduated from Shenyang Conservatory of Music and studied under Ding Guiwen, a vocal music professor. 1966, his performance team was forced to interrupt and return to Beijing, and he returned to his original unit, Beijing Film Orchestra. During this period, he didn't perform professional training. He returned to the stage at 1977, where he was appointed as the China Film Orchestra.

This song has both sadness (silent tears) and encouragement. It requires a certain deep voice instead of singing high notes, so that the tone and expression can be sung in place. Therefore, it is actually quite difficult to sing this song well. Generally, baritone, mezzo-soprano and mezzo-soprano are required. Among them, the version sung by the excellent baritone Zhu Zhiwen won applause from the audience, and the voice sung by Deyang Zhuo Ma was deep and mellow.

In the last part of the song, the lyrics become more affectionate and sad, and Wu Zenghua conveys his helplessness for parting and yearning for friendship through singing. This is not only a sad farewell song, but also a hymn of friendship. It teaches us to cherish our friends and appreciate every meeting and parting.

The Creative Background of Camel Bell

One day in 1980, Yu Yang, the director of the film Passengers in Handcuffs, called Wang Liping and asked him if he would like to make music for his film. He said that if this song is written, Wang Liping will open the door to feature film music creation, and only success will be allowed. Although it was a joke, Wang Liping still felt the weight.

But when reading the script, Wang Liping is a little different. At that time, the popular singing method of following the trend was in the ascendant, but the characters and theme of this film decided that its music could not be foreign-style and follow the trend. At that time, the crew was in a small place in Yunnan, and Wang Liping had to take a bus for five days and five nights from Yunnan to the location of the crew. Camel bells were created in these five days.