Peng Fei
Winner Profile
Best Music
Music, Endless Journey
Jury Citation
The music of Endless Journey is mainly modernist in style. Using a distinctive and inventive approach to composition, it makes bold use of solo violin to express the film's ups and downs. The music echoes the film's techniques and inner emotion, and its international-style arrangement and advanced production approach give the film full emotional tension and elevate its theme.
Endless Journey: Synopsis
The film is based on a true story, first published as "Tell the Chief That the Third Squad's Mission Is Complete" by Shen Lan on NetEase's Renjian Studio. A suspect in a rape and murder case, who had earlier been beaten by a crowd, dies in the interrogation room. Cheng Bing (Zhang Yi), captain of the Third Squad and in charge of the case, is jailed as a result, while another suspect remains at large. After his release, the Third Squad, led by Captain Cheng, pursues the fugitive for twelve years and finally helps the police capture him.