Crazy Tide - Music Box

Performers: Kwan Kuk-ying, Cheung Yuen-yuen, Shek Sau, Chung Ling-ling, etc. Record Company: Entertainment Release Date: 1977

Theme song for Frenzy


01. Frenzy (Theme Song)
02. My heart is filled with a thousand knots.
03. Embarking on the Road of Love
04. I dare not love her
05. Braving the winds and waves
06. Frenzy (Theme Song 2)
07. Frenzy (Theme Song 2)
08. A Heart Full of Knots (Theme Song Music)
09. Raptors SWAT Team
10. Fig
11. Deep Father-Son Bond
12. Rainbow Avatar
13.Q Taro

Frenzy
  • On November 19, 1967, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Hong Kong's first free-to-air television station, was officially established, marking a new milestone in Hong Kong entertainment. The birth of TVB completely changed the public's established entertainment patterns, and watching television gradually became a major daily pastime for Hong Kong people.
  • On April 6, 1973, "Rediffusion Television" was renamed "Rediffusion TV," transitioning from pay television to free-to-air television, and produced many high-quality dramas, successfully winning back a significant number of viewers. Faced with the addition of "Rediffusion TV" as a direct competitor, TVB began to focus on promotional methods. One effective method was to create a theme song that interacted with the drama's plot, allowing viewers to immediately connect with the story. Thus, "drama songs" came into being.
  • Since the 1970s, TV dramas have accompanied Hong Kong people as they grew up, and the theme songs and incidental music of TV dramas are an important part of Hong Kong people's childhood memories. "TV drama songs" spread widely with the broadcast of TV dramas, and TV dramas played a huge role in promoting Cantonese pop songs to the mainstream.
  • The rise of Cantonese pop songs in the mid-1970s was largely due to the popularity of TV drama theme songs and interludes. From the theme song of the same name as "The Story of Laughter and Tears" to "The Storm", Cantonese pop songs were closely related to TV dramas. Later works such as "Family Change", "Da Ting" and "The Strongman" further propelled Cantonese pop songs to new heights.
  • On November 1, 1976, "The Storm Riders," starring Shek Kin, Lee Heung-kam, Cora Miao, Deborah Lee, Chow Yun-fat, and others, was broadcast. It was TVB's first modern drama with more than 100 episodes, which set off a craze in society at the time.
  • In 1977, the album "Wild Lake," sung by Kwan Kuk-ying, was released by Entertainment Records. It contained only theme songs and incidental music from TV dramas. In addition to "Wild Lake," it also included TV drama songs and theme songs from "Riding the Waves," "A Thousand Knots in My Heart," and "Fig Tree."
  • The theme song of the same name, "The Storm," composed by Joseph Koo, is delicate and moving, and Kwan Kuk-ying's poignant singing style draws the listener in. Wong Jim's lyrics, written in one breath, echo each other throughout, capturing the myriad emotions of life in just over a hundred words. The lyricist first highlights human suffering by emphasizing the contradictions of the world, but what follows is not a profound philosophical statement; instead, he responds to this with a series of questions. This questioning style is reminiscent of another of Wong Jim's famous works, "Ask Me."
  • "A Thousand Knots in My Heart" is the theme song of the TV series of the same name. The duet between Chung Ling-ling and Shek Sau is extremely harmonious, with their contrasting high and low vocal ranges sounding natural and smooth. Another inspirational youth drama's theme song, "Riding the Waves," is sung by Yang Shi-ti and other singers. The song exudes a vibrant youthful spirit and an optimistic and inspiring emotion.
  • "Rainbow Avatar" was a popular cartoon series in the 1970s, with its theme song sung by Shih Hsiu and Chang Yuan-Yuan. "Fig" was a duet by newcomers Yang Shih-Ti and Deng Zhi-Xin, full of youthful energy.
  • The success of "The Storm" gave TVB a lot of confidence, and they subsequently produced many long dramas with over 100 episodes. As the first wave of theme songs for long-running TV dramas, "The Storm" created an unprecedented craze for Cantonese pop songs. Although only Kwan Kuk-ying and Cheung Yuen-yuen (Cheung Tak-lan) could truly be called professional singers on this album, it did not diminish the classic status and importance of this album.
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