He thought that the Guzheng should be used in the song, so he took me the rest of the team upstairs.Īfter meeting Jamie, he showed us his song and we all loved it. The melody was evolved from a theme in the Mulan background music composed by Harry. In this photo: Alvin Wee and Chad Cannonĭuring the lunch break, Harry Gregson-Williams told me that his friend, Jamie Hartman, a music producer and composer, was making a song in the studio on the third floor. Previously, I had taken part in other film and television music recordings by Hollywood composers, so I was accustomed to having to make these kinds of adjustments on the Guzheng and accomplished the task with ease.īei Bei Recording Guzheng for “Mulan” Score at the Village Studios in Los Angeles. I needed to make judgments quickly and arrange a reasonable performing method and multiple key changes to achieve the desired melodies. The music was a great challenge to my instrument itself because there were a lot of changes in the tuning and many notes beyond pentatonic scales. Thinking back, I am really surprised but also relieved that I was not infected with the virus at that time.Ī few months before, at the end of 2019, the post-production music team of Mulan decided to invite me to take part in performing and recording the Guzheng solo for the background music composed by the famous Hollywood composer, Harry Gregson-Williams.

On the production site of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, however, no virus prevention measures were taken, with no one wearing a mask and no one social distancing. Daily necessities and PPEs – such as masks, disinfectants, and toilet paper – were sold out or out of stock. At that time, the American public had started to become panicked, fearful, and uneasy. Performing “Loyal Brave True” with Christina Aguilera at Jimmy Kimmel Live!Īll of this happened a few days before the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S.

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