On August 21st, Nana Ouyang’s first mandarin album “The Star” was officially debut. The album has 10 songs in total. She has worked for this album during her self confusion period of time in 22 years old. The album is about opening up her heart, growing up and perceiving the inner peace. The whole album is based on pop music and attempts to combine various genres such as world music, folk music, R&B, pop rock, and Afro Cuban.
The inspiration of this album is Nana Ouyang’s real life, and it contains many daily environmental sound effects, including her dog’s running and barking sound, and the sound of music box, trains, birds, butterflies, city traffic, rain and etc. Each sound expresses her emotions and feelings.
The first released song “Mama Said” is a pop rock song, it’s also the first pop rock song of Nana Ouyang. She’s trying to pass on the message of “being yourself” through this song, she hopes all her fans could actually believe in themselves, and keep being real.
There are many songs that express emotions and feelings in the album. The lyric and music of “Miss You” is by Nana Ouyang, and it accompanied by piano. “Miss You” expresses her sincere and missing for her grandmother. The song “Rainn”, she collaborated with Philharmonic Orchestra, presents an unforgettable and sad heavy rain. The song “Lilith”, she played a wooden guitar, this song shows a little of her “dark side”.
There are also some sweet songs in this album. The song “All I Wanna Do”, Nana Ouyang has tried R&B for the first time. The brief pauses and shuffle in rhythm gives a sense of unique romance to this song. The song “Endless Summer”, she featured the rapper KnowKnow, this song shows the summer atmosphere of Shanghai through a mix of Afro Cuban and Latin style Groove. The song “Puppy”, she describes the world from the perspective of her puppy. “Puppy” expressed how happy she is when she saw her dog waiting for her to come home.
Nana Ouyang uses songs as a medium to present her dialogue with herself. The melody and orchestration in “Hopeless” conveys her self encouragement and reflects her own feelings. The song “The Companion” begins with the rotating sound of a music box, this song constructs the image of a box full of worries and troubles. The last song of this album is “22”, it’s a summary of her current stage, the song’s using a train’s sound as the background to express her observation of the world.
In “The Star”, Nana Ouyang has invited many new artists to collaborate and create. This album expresses her music journey, and we look forward to her future works.
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