Have you guys watched painted skin 画皮? I watched it early on this week and i must say i enjoyed it. Of course there's always a kick in watching a movie that has just been released. (it's just been released end-sept, if you want to know where i found it, send me an email...) It is supposedly based on a 聊斋 story - you know those stories with the supernatural elements - fox spirits, snake spirits, rock spirits, ghosts, etc. 陈坤's character has been compared to 张国荣's 宁采臣 (remember that? 王祖贤 was 小倩 the ghost, they fell in love blah blah...), but this time it's a foxy spirit 周迅 we're talking about, who's infatuated with 陈坤. 赵薇 is the wife who knows of 周迅's real identity, but guess what? no one believes her; not even her husband! so she turns to 甄子丹 for help to prove that she was right. 赵薇 gradually loses trust in her husband as she senses him being bewitched by the fox. 陈坤 finds himself being tempted but tries so so hard to stay true (aww..); he even rejected 周迅's advances one night (!) saying "王夫人只有一个!" Finally, in a bid to save her husband, 赵薇 sacrifices herself and dies! 陈坤 hugs the lifeless body professing his undying love for her regardless! yah, so the storyline is pretty predictable lah, but you've got action (because Donnie Yen is around, duh!), and you've got romance. great acting demonstrated as well.
So the tune that has been playing in my head is the theme song 画心, sung by 张靓颖 Jane Zhang. She's got a very clear voice and boy can she hit the high notes - listen out for those in the middle of the video. the original version of the song is a full 6 mins long - i have it, if you are interested. it's got a really simple melody that just seems to loop forever and ever.
作曲：藤原育郎
作词：陈少琪
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看不穿 是你失落的魂魄
猜不透 是你瞳孔的颜色
一阵风 一场梦爱如生命般莫测 (*爱是生命般莫测)
你的心 到底被什么蛊惑
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你的轮廓在黑夜之中淹没
看桃花 开出怎样的结果
看着你 抱着我目光似月色寂寞 (*#目光比月色寂寞)
就让你 在别人怀里快乐
爱着你 像心跳难触摸
画着你 画不出你的骨骼
记着你的脸色是我等你的执着
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你是我 一首唱不完的歌
*Repeat * , #
我的心 只愿为你而割舍
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