film score & CROSSOVER
film scores
A Woman’s New World
Original soundtrack for documentary film (2021)
Music composed, mixed & mastered by Zhou Tian
Genre: documentary
Director: Christina Rose
Country: US, Germany
Language: English
Release: Mirrorwater Entertainment
Awards
Best Documentary at the French Riviera Film Festival (2021) and 6 other wins (IMDB)
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Christina Rose with an original score by Zhou Tian, the documentary tells the story of New Zealand and Norway-based conductor Tianyi Lu, who won First Prize at the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition in 2020. It is part of “EMPOWERED: WOMEN SHAPING THE FUTURE,” a 6-episode series about young women making a major impact serving in leadership positions in underrepresented industries.
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Eternal Beloved
「愛有來生」 IMDB, BAIDU (百度）
Soundtrack for full length feature film, composed and conducted by Zhou Tian (with Guangzhou Symphony)
Genre: Drama
Director: Faye (Feihong) Yu
Stars: Faye (Feihong) Yu, Yihong Duan, Lu Yao
Country: China
Language: Mandarin
Premiere: Shanghai International Film Festival
Beijing True Image Productions, China Film Group
PREVIEW “Eternal Beloved” 「愛有來生」 ©All rights reserved.
One Way: West
(Ein Weg: West) IMDB
Music composed, mixed & mastered by Zhou Tian
Genre: Short, Drama
Director: Christina Rose
Stars: Marcus Lucas, Elisabetha Pejcinoska, Michael Hyder
Country: USA
Language: German
Production: MirrorWater Entertainment
Cello solo: Xian Zhuo
Piano: Zhou Tian
Storyline: 1963 Mellrich, Eastern Germany. George, a soldier for the Eastern German army, patrols the border to assure that no civilian escapes to Western Germany. He will go so far to even shoot them down as ordered by his superior officers. When his brother Michael decides to smuggle his mother and sister across the border which George patrols, the ideology between two beliefs clash in the form of these two brothers. Will Michael succeed in his plans or will George betray his family? (imdb)
PREVIEW “The End” ©All rights reserved.
CROSSOVER
Where My Heart Finds Peace
「此心安處」宋词·茅威涛吟诵专辑
Crossover album featuring Chinese Opera superstar Mao Weitao narrating and singing poetry from the Song Dynasty.
Composed, conducted and produced by Zhou Tian. Featuring soloists Mao Weitao (Chinese Opera), Jordan Dodson (guitar), Mimi Stillman (flute), Xian Zhuo (cello), Mingzhao Zhou (violin), Zhou Tian (piano), and Jiang Ping (Erhu).
Pacific Records
PREVIEW “Wild Plum Blossoms Fall”「念奴嬌·野棠花落」ft. Jordan Dodson, guitar. ©All rights reserved.
Tunes from China
PREVIEW “Drunken Dance in Wu Palace” 「吳宮醉舞」©All rights reserved.
Tunes from China II
「弦韻中國：小提琴之聲」
Original works and arrangements (album) released by Pacific Records. Composed, arranged and produced by Zhou Tian. Violin solo by Cindy Chen. Guangzhou Symphony.
Scoring: solo violin, orchestra; some tracks contain Chinese traditional instruments
Recording: Pacific PCD-6458