A Love Before Time
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"A Love Before Time" is a song for Ang Lee’s movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It was sung by Chinese-American singer CoCo Lee<ref name="nyt2023">Template:Citation</ref> and featured Yo-Yo Ma on cello,<ref name="r174">Template:Cite book</ref> with music by Tan Dun and Jorge Calandrelli. The English lyrics was written by James Schamus.<ref name="nyt2023" /> Released in 2000, the song was nominated for best original song at the 73rd Academy Awards.<ref name="nyt2023" />
CoCo Lee performed the song at the Academy Awards ceremony in March 2001. She is the first, and so far only, Chinese to perform at the Awards.<ref name="EFE 2023 b473">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The song was introduced by the actress Julia Stiles as an “evocative love ballad” that combined "the flavor and texture of Eastern music with the orchestral color and sensitive lyrics of Western culture" in the ceremony.<ref name="nyt2023" />
Ang Lee also recorded a Chinese (Mandarin) version of the song, 月光愛人. Performed by Coco Lee, the lyrics of this version were written by Kevin Yi during a flight to the US.<ref name="SohuYi">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
PersonnelEdit
- Music composed by Jorge Calandrelli and Tan Dun<ref name="film2000">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Lyrics by James Schamus
- Translation by Elaine Chow
- Produced by Jorge Calandrelli
- Vocals by Coco Lee
- Cello Solos by Yo-Yo Ma<ref name="film2000" />