Who is Zhang Yima?

Zhang Yima

Zhang Yima, a famous Chinese composer. Graduated from the Peking Opera Composition Major of the China Academy of Opera, he is a composer and music director for China's large-scale live performances, dance dramas, Peking Opera, documentaries, image films, commercials, etc. His representative works include "Impression of Lijiang", "Tongqueqi", "On the Bite of the Tongue" "China 3", "Only Mount Emei", etc.

Chinese name: Zhang Yima

Nationality: Chinese

Birthplace: Tianjin

Occupation: Composition

Graduation school: Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera

Representative works: composer of "Impression of Lijiang", composer and music director of "Tongqueqi", composer of "A Bite of China 3"

Characters Experience

Learning experience

Zhang Yima was born in Tianjin. He learned Peking Opera, Pipa and other musical instruments since childhood. Later, he was admitted to Tianjin Opera School and studied Peking Opera accompaniment with Wang Yumin and Pipa with Zou Ke. . In college, he studied Peking Opera composition in the Music Department of the China Academy of Opera, studying under Ren Feng.

Engaged in composing

Zhang Yima worked at the Peking Opera Theater in Beijing in 1991 as a composer. After 1998, he served as composer and music director for live performances, dance dramas, Peking opera, documentaries, image films, promotional films, channel packaging, etc.

Main works

Live performances

In 2006, he served as the composer for the live performance "Impression of Lijiang" in Lijiang, Yunnan.

In 2008, he served as the composer and music director of the live performance "Impression of Hainan Island" in Haikou, Hainan.

In 2009, he served as the composer for the live performance "Impression of Dahongpao" in Wuyishan, Fujian.

In 2010, he served as the composer for the live performance "Impression of Putuo" in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province.

In 2011, he served as the composer and music director of Jiangyin Wukong Temple's "Grateful Soul".

In 2013, he served as the composer of the live performance "Dong Song" in Guizhou.

In 2016, he served as the composer of "Seeing Dunhuang Again" in Dunhuang, Gansu.

In 2019, he served as the composer of the live performance "Only Mount Emei" in Mount Emei, Sichuan.

Dance Drama and Shows

In 2007, he served as the composer for Guangzhou Song and Dance Troupe's "Lingnan Walking".

In 2008, he served as the composer and music director of the Chinese classical dance drama "Tongqueqi".

In 2011, he served as the composer of "Eternal Love between Wu and Yue" - "Yue people's songs, love determines Xiang Lake".

In 2012, he served as the composer and music director of Jiangsu Xuzhou dance drama "Han Dynasty".

In 2015, he served as the composer of Guizhou Confucian Academy's "Le Ya Zheng Ji".

Documentary

In 2018, Zhang Yima served as the composer of "A Bite of China 3".

Peking Opera music and arias

Zhang Yima composed "I am a Chinese", "Drinking Alone under the Moon", "Beautiful Journey", and "*** Paints Auspicious Pictures" He also performed Peking Opera arias and served as the opening composer for CCTV’s third opera channel.

Promotional films, image films, commercials and others

Served as the composer of many promotional films and image films, including the "China's bid to host the 2010 Shanghai World Expo" promotional film and the "China Tourism" image film , 2004 "Athens Olympic Games Closing Ceremony - Voice of China" and "Beijing Image Film", "Impression Liu Sanjie" promotional video, Beijing Olympic Games' "2008 Olympic Emblem" image film, "2008 Olympic Torch" image film, "Olympic Torch" "Five Continents Delivery Chapter" image film, "Paralympics" image film, "Special Olympics" image film, "China Mount Wutai" image film, "World Expo China Railway Pavilion" China Railway image film, "World Youth Olympics" Nanjing image film, Chengdu image film, China Fujian tourism image film, etc.

In 2018, Zhang Yima served as the composer of the anthem of the 15th Hubei Province Sports Games "Chasing Dreams in a New Era", which was sung by Tian Yi.