Monkey Brother is the opening song of animated The Journey to the West. The composer is Xiao Bai, and the lyricist is Zhang Li. Singing by Zhang Weijin, produced by CCTV/Journey to the West Animation Studio. The sound effect is done by Carrie studio.
Lyrics:
Monkey, you are really amazing.
The five elements of the mountain can't hold you down, so a monkey jumps out.
Monkey, you are really rare.
Rereading the spell didn't change my true colors.
Pull out a hair and blow out 10 thousand monkeys.
Blink your skin and you can see through ghosts.
Turn a somersault and shake it, and the ground will crack.
I miss you where there is trouble, and I have brothers where there is danger.
Take the lead, punish evil and promote good as Buddha.
Your reputation is widely spread and your story is widely known.
The golden hoop is always flashing, clearing the world.
Production and release
Animation is the most profitable film and television work of 200 1, but the investment in animation is also very large and the cycle is very long. According to Mr. Fang Runnan, the general director of The Journey to the West Animation, CCTV began to prepare for the filming of The Journey to the West Animation in 1992, and finally finished it in 1998, with an investment of more than 30 million yuan.
Since 1998, this cartoon has been played more than 10 times only on CCTV channel. As for the number of broadcasts on TV stations at all levels in the country, it is impossible to count, but even with such broadcast frequency, all the investment has not been recovered. Later, a Canadian cultural company was responsible for distributing the film to foreign markets, but it had little effect.