CASH Golden Sail 2010

An enormous THANK-YOU to fellow CASH members, judging panel members and MOOV listeners who liked and supported "一絲不掛" and "富士山下"!

It's a blessing to be able to work with a great team of people who put so much time and energy into these songs. Sincere thanks to Alvin, Eason, 林夕, 陳珀, CY Kong and various musicians involved in the productions!

An additional note of thanks to 夕爺 for what he said to me that evening. It was surprising and encouraging to hear such a comment.

《你的女人》衛蘭

作曲：Christopher Chak / 作詞：陳詠謙 / 編曲：John Laudon (On Your Mark) / 監製：雷頌德

槙原敬之 / Love and Peace Inside

I haven't been paying a lot of attention to Japanese pop songs in recent years (though I really like some of the songs written by平井堅 and 宇多田光 in earlier times). Unexpectedly, during a visit to Hokkaido a couple of weeks ago, I happened to have heard a new song by SMAP called "Love and Peace Inside". The melody was remarkably catchy and left a lasting impression on my mind. Later I found out that it was composed by Noriyuki Makihara (槙原敬之), a highly reputable veteran singer-songwriter who wrote numerous hits, some of which were covered by Chinese artists in the 90s. Then I bought his new album "將手伸進不安之中" - well, I have to admit that I have no knowledge of the Japanese language but his music is filled with a sense of enthusiasm and is very pleasant to listen to!

5 "secrets"

Have been reading this book lately. Based on interviews with hundreds of wise elders, this book offers some useful insights on how to apply five commonly shared principles, such as "be true to yourself", "live the moment" and "leave no regrets" to access meaning and happiness in one's life.

《亞洲星光大道3》

剛剛為《亞洲星光大道3》的第五、六集擔任客席評判，有興趣的朋友可稍後收看!

"Just Once" - James Ingram

最近聽過順子翻唱的版本，留意到這首James Ingram的經典舊作。

充滿感情的一首歌，無論旋律和演繹都很出色...

《一絲不掛》陳奕迅

Time sure flies (這也是我常說的一句話 - 而且當自己年紀愈大，愈無可避免地感受到這句說話的真實性…)，第一次和Eason合作已是三年多前的事。

今次這首歌是完全為Eason度身訂造的。在構思旋律和錄製demo (原名叫《呼吸都該慶祝》)的過程中，我一直在想它會如何由他的聲音呈現出來。

現在聽著完成的版本，發覺Eason的演繹跟我想像中的非常接近。

《一絲不掛》
主唱：陳奕迅 / 作曲：Christopher Chak / 填詞：林夕 / 編曲：陳珀 / 監製：Alvin Leong

Interview with CASH

Thanks a lot again to Vicky, Ivy and Angelina for doing and arranging the interview.

The full pdf version of this magazine can be downloaded from http://www.cash.org.hk/ .


P.S.: Just a minor clarification that I was encouraged by a friend to send demos to music publishers in Taiwan (rather than being introduced to them).

楊淽的作品: 《二十四城記》 (李克勤)

繼與Snail合寫的《載我走》(謝安琪)後，好拍檔楊淽今年的另一新作:

《二十四城記》 李克勤
作曲：楊淽
填詞：林若寧
編曲：Ted Lo
監製：梁榮駿

New blog 2010

... re-opening my blog here in a new place in this new year!