The Left-wing Film Music By He Lvting

He Lvting’s film music, the one of the most important part in the left-wing period, has played a very strong social influence by the virtue of film art. Based on the music analysis and historic inquiry, the author is trying to give the composer and his works a reasonable evaluation. Combining her own research with some conclusions made by other scholars, the author brings forth the following three ideas:"Based on the tradition of Chinese music, and borrowing from Western" was He’s composing principle. These works put nationality and artistry together, and was a typical representative of "Chinese New Music" in 1930s.He Lvting’s concept and idea in left-wing film music was closely related to his early life experiences. From these works, one can find the composer’s political and musical aspiration.His left-wing film music was a very special phenomenon under a very special historical context, and they are of great historical value. This perspective is a key to understand He Lvting’s film music.