Lee Hom's " Forever 1st Day " Album Diary

89/11/04~89/11/10 @ Part 22

Dear Friends,

I am writing to you from the airplane flying from Taiwan to Beijing. Last night I received a "Top 10 Idols" award in Taiwan, an award that has special significance to me because I was the recipient of the Top 10 Idols Best New Artist Award of 1997. Was it that long ago? My, how time flies! Thanks to all you fans for the amazing support you've given me over these years.

This week I have been spending most of my time in recording studios. Every day I've been eating pizza and McDonald's, recording the guitar, piano and violin, walking out of the studio as the sun is rising. Ah, everything is back to normal, this is the life I am accustomed to! I have three new original compositions coming out next month on the "China Strike Force" (Lei Ting Zhan Jing) soundtrack. This is the first time for me producing for a movie soundtrack and I've found it to be very different from producing my own albums. An important distinction is that the songs on my own albums are very personally motivated, whereas the songs in a movie appear for a specific purpose: to enhance the dramatic effect of a scene. I am inspired to write for the "China Strike Force" soundtrack when I see the footage of a particular scene, and then ask myself, "What do I hear here?" And then, as if by magic, I really begin to hear something. I write it down, and that is the song! "China Strike Force" premiers in Hong Kong on December 15th. I hope you guys will like the soundtrack and my acting!

Today I am heading for Beijing for a huge exhibit and press conference held by the Bulova watch company. I have recently become the spokesperson for Bulova watches and I have written them a song called "Time to Fall in Love" (Mei Tian Ai Ni 24 Xiao Shi). This single, which will be released on 11/17 by Sony HK and Sony China will feature not only the Mandarin and Cantonese versions of this song, but also a VCD of this song's music video, and a whole lot of new pictures. "Time to Fall in Love" is a song written in 12-bar blues (lan diao) form, but is not obviously blues.

I enjoy writing this weekly letter to you all because it gives you the opportunity to hear my news and my opinions straight from my mouth. I will continue to use this venue to respond to some of the questions you've asked me on the internet and in recent interviews. Who will handle the distribution and promotion of my next album? Of course, Sony. My last album's marketing and promotion were handled by a team of young and talented individuals called Dorian, at Sony's request. I never left Sony, nor do I intend to. As for who will handle my next albums marketing and promotion, just like last album, it will still be under Sony's jurisdiction.

Have a nice week,
Homeboy