From School of Humanities and Arts, Xidian University

The original song "Guard" from students of School of Humanities and Arts

Pay tribute to the most beautiful "heroes who put themselves in harm's way"

At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 was raging, and a war without gunpowder started throughout the country.

Although they can't be in the front line of epidemic prevention and control, the students of School of Humanities and Arts consciously took on the responsibility. The original song "Guard" was to pay homage to the soldiers who fight hard in the front line of epidemic prevention and control, guard the country and protect the people, and convey hope and strength with music.

Let's go into the song and the story behind it.

#"Guard"#

Guard

Composer: Deng Jiwei

Lyricist: Deng Jiwei / Feng Qiying

Arranger: Zou Rong / Deng Jiwei

Remix: Zou Rong / Deng Jiwei

Singer: Deng Jiwei/Che Xinyi/Huang Jiaqi

Wang Yingzhe / Zou Rong / Li Shiyang/

Xia Jianhua / Yan Yuchao / Xu Weixuan

#Introduction to the main creator#

Name list of main creators

Deng Jiwei (Grade 2017), Zou Rong (Grade 2014), Li Shiyang (Grade 2016), Che Xinyi (Grade 2017), Huang Jiaqi (Grade 2017), Wang Yingzhe (Grade 2017), Xia Jianhua (Grade 2017), Yan Yuchao (Grade 2017), Xu Weixuan (Grade 2017)

About them:

The main creators of this song are all undergraduate students in the Recording Art Department from School of Humanities and Arts of Xidian University. Because they love music and singing, they often perform together, compete together, and get along with each other. Among them, there are the main creators of "Chasing Dreams", a promotional song for the School's recruitment campaign last year.

Some of the main creators

#Original intention of creation#

Every day, we can see in the news on Weibo and WeChat Moments, that so many people rush to the front line of the epidemic for the sake of everyone else's health and happiness, including being away from family reunion on New Year's Eve. We are moved by them and worried about them. As students, although we can't fight on the front line like soldiers, we also want to make a modest contribution to the fight against the epidemic. This song pays tribute to all the soldiers who fight at the front line of the epidemic and protect the country and the people. We hope the epidemic will be over as soon as possible and the better days can come soon.

# Creative process #

Original lyrics manuscript

We students are at home every day, but we all hope to do something for the epidemic. It takes less than 24 hours from the decision to write a song to find a singer to complete the recording. Although we can only record on our own phone at home, this is the first time for such a short time and "tough conditions" production environment.

Arrangement at home

Today is the Lantern Festival. For Chinese people, it's a day for family reunion. For the sake of more people's health, heroes fighting on the front line have given up their family reunion.

Although the hands can't hold each other, the heart is tightly connected. Heart together, is reunion, for the future's reunion. Come on!

Go China! Go Heroes! We always firmly believe that if the miracle has color, it must be Chinese red!

Wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!

Wish the heroes peace and success as soon as possible!

Graphic material | main creators of "Guard"

Editor | Liu Lechen

Editor in charge | Chen Chunxiao

Salute to all

warriors in the front line