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Free Beats : The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang 
撼山河 撼向世界

TAIWAN｜2023｜DOCUMENTARY｜ 109mins

DIRECTOR:  LIN CHENG SHENG

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​★Nominated the best documentary feature - Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards

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Synopsis​

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CHEN Ming Chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to play and sing with a guitar when he was young. In the closed social milieu during the martial law in Taiwan, he felt elated immersed in music and freedom, which aroused his desire to become a musician. Later, when he met CHEN Da and was deeply moved by the mellifluous melody of his moon guitar, he decided to set out on the journey on the land of Taiwan to learn more about the music that has been passed on through generations. Traveling around Taiwan, CHEN learns traditional opera music from prestigious musicians and integrate it with artistic creation, composing abundant music and stories that belong to Taiwan…

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We would like to invite you to enter CHEN Ming Chang’s heart and life, getting a peek at his mindscape through the soundtracks in international movies as well as the songs and music in the operas he creates. Meanwhile, we can also spot the evolution of the social milieu during and after the martial law and from autocracy to democracy, being immersed in the zeitgeist and the shared memories that bind us with the land of Taiwan.
 

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陳明章，年輕時接觸西洋音樂，從披頭四到鮑伯狄倫，常常拿著一把吉他就自學自彈唱著，在那時台灣戒嚴封閉的社會風氣中，沈浸在音樂裡的他感受到快樂與自由，因此立志成為音樂人。後來，遇見了陳達的月琴吟唱深受感動，決定回頭踏尋台灣土地，認識這塊土地傳唱的歌謠樂音，於是環台拜師學藝傳統戲曲音樂，融會貫通於創作上，寫出了許多屬於台灣自己的音樂與故事…

邀請您一起進入陳明章的內心和生活，在他的創作歷程中從國際電影配樂一直到歌曲、舞台劇等等的音樂產出心路歷程，同時也在片中的一首首歌曲中感受到台灣的從戒嚴到解嚴，從專制到民主的社會氛圍演進，一起流動搖曳結合在時代與社會的氛圍裡，連結著我們的對於台灣這片土地的共同記憶。

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