Research On National Defense Film Songs In The 1930s

The songs of movies of national defense in the 1930 s are a glorious page in the film soundtracks.They are the epitome of the times and the aspirations of the people which arouse the national self-esteem and patriotism of the Chinese people,and inspire the people in the suffering to rise up in resistance,which is the sublimation of the splendid traditions and adamant willpower of the Chinese nation.Itsuffers numerous difficulties in the process of development;however,it is undeniable for the achievements and harvest it creates,laying important implications for the creation of film and television songs in nowadays.In this paper,the songs of movies of national defense in the 1930 s are placed under the dual macro backgrounds of musicology and film history,which not only seizes the historical background of Defense Film Movement on the whole but also unscrambles the artistic characteristics and musical forms of songs of movies of national defense.After combing the above contents,the aesthetic trend of the whole society,film technology,economic status and other aspects in that era can fully be reflected.This multi-dimensional comb supplements theresearch on music history of modern China.In addition,it also opens a window to understand the city life at the beginning of the warfare,presenting various characteristics of film songs in this complex and turbulent social environment in a three-dimensional way.In addition to the introduction,abstract and the conclusion,this article mainly consists of four chapters.The first chapter introduces the creative background of songs of movies of national defense which not only analyzes the major schools of the “Defense Film Movement”,but also adds the related contents of educational concepts to national defense and the film inspection system by clarifying the concepts from the historical data.The second chapter mainly discusses the performance content and artistic characteristics of songs of movies of national defense,and it analyzes the collected songs as well.In the third chapter,based on historical facts,it further explores problems such as the transmission path and social influence of songs of movies of national defense.On the basis of the previous discussion,the fourth chapter summarizes the historical value and practical significance of the songs of movies of national defense through certainhistorical evaluations.