Aka Pisawad

"不要放棄"
Song by Suming
from the album Wawa No Cidal Movie Soundtrack
English titleAka Pisawad
Length5:07
Songwriter(s)Suming

"Aka Pisawad" (Mandarin: 不要放棄) is a song written and sung by Suming, an Amis singer, and is the theme song of the 2015 Taiwanese film "Wawa No Cidal". The song won the Best Original Song for a Movie at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards in 2015, and the Best Song of the Year award at the 27th Golden Melody Awards in 2016, marking the first time a song in its native language has won the Best Song of the Year award at the Golden Melody Awards.

Background

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Conceptualization

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"Wawa No Cidal" was co-written and directed by Zheng Youjie (鄭有傑) and Lekal Sumi, and Suming was invited to compose the title song. The title of the song "Aka Pisawad" is Suming's commentary on the entire movie, and is the centerpiece of the film,[1] which depicts the story of the East Coast's virgin rice fields encountering tourism development.

Song Versions

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In addition to the Amis version, there is also a Mandarin version of this song, both of which are included in the Wawa No Cidal Movie Soundtrack, with piano accompaniment, in keeping with the theme of the movie, which is about caring for the land.。

Awards

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Year Award Finalist Result
2015 Best Original Song for a Movie Aka Pisawad Aka Pisawad Won
Year Award Finalist Result
2016 Best Song of the Year Aka Pisawad Won

References

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  1. ^ "舒米恩 都蘭裡的小巨蛋/報導者 - 報導者 The Reporter". www.twreporter.org (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. ^ "《太陽的孩子》在說什麼?舒米恩金馬獎典禮超催淚主題曲告訴你〈不要放棄〉". Vogue.com.tw. 2015-11-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  3. ^ 更新日期:2015-10-02 (2015-10-02). "【太陽的孩子】風光入圍金馬三項大獎 女主角阿洛入圍新人獎 尖叫難以置信". Worldscreen.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "《金曲》擊退《小幸運》!《不要放棄》得最佳年度歌曲". Ent.ltn.com.tw. 2016-06-25. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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