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Chen Yupeng (Chinese: 陈宇鹏; pinyin: Chén Yǔpéng; born January 15, 1984), also known by his stage name Chen Zhiyi (Chinese: 陈致逸; pinyin: Chén Zhìyì), is a Chinese composer and music producer. He is best known for composing the soundtrack of Genshin Impact, an open-world action and role-playing video game by miHoYo that is one of the highest-selling mobile games in history. His work is notable for its versatile style of integrating traditional instruments with Western orchestral arrangements. As of 2021, he is a full-time music producer at the HOYO-MiX studio of miHoYo and leads the music production of the game.[3]

Yu-Peng Chen 陈宇鹏
Birth name	Chen Yupeng
Also known as	Chen Zhiyi Chan Chi-yat
Born	(1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 38)
Origin	Shanghai, China
Genres	Film score orchestral traditional Chinese music guofeng indie video game music
Occupation(s)	Composer music producer
Instrument(s)	Piano guitar clarinet tin whistle xiao ukelele vocals
Years active	c. 2006–present
Labels	Yupeng Music Studio Intree Music (Shanghai Sequence Culture Communication Co., Ltd.) HOYO-MiX
Education	Shenzhen Arts School Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Notable work	The Last Tycoon The Founding of an Army Moonlight Blade Genshin Impact
Children	1 (b. 2015)[1][2]
Birth name
Simplified Chinese	陈宇鹏
Traditional Chinese	陳宇鵬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Yǔpéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping can4 jyu5 paang4
Stage name
Simplified Chinese	陈致逸
Traditional Chinese	陳致逸
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Zhìyì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping can4 zi3 jat6

Chen was educated at Shenzhen Arts School and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and studied under the tutelage of experienced musicians who influenced his work later in his career. While he studied in college, he was already involved in composing and producing film and television music. Even before his career, his musical works won awards at various events. Chen established the Yupeng Music Studio in 2014, which had cooperative relations with many recording studios and music groups in Beijing and Shanghai, and produced works for companies including Click Music Limited, Tencent, and NetEase.[4]

In the early 2010s, Chen stepped into the Hong Kong film industry and collaborated with the accoladed composer Chan Kwong-wing to produce scores for veteran film directors. Their score for Wong Jing's The Last Tycoon (2012) earned them a nomination for the "Best Original Film Score" at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards. The duo would not win an award until their work for The Founding of an Army (2017) earned the Golden Deer Award for the "Best Original Music Score" at the 14th Changchun Film Festival. They also produced the score for Andrew Lau's The Captain (2019), one of the all-time highest-grossing films in China. Chen had scored several films by Raymond Yip, most being horror or thrillers.

Early life and education

There is no doubt that my vision for the future actually manifested when I was young. I remember taking a solfeggio class at that time—I was still in art school at the time—the teacher asked what you want to do. That's when I volunteered to stand up and said that I wanted to be a first-class Chinese composer. I remember that I was in art school—just a teenager at the time—and I already had such an ambition. This should be my pursuit for the future. I have to be the best. I want to be the most famous composer in China.

毫无疑问我对未来的憧憬。 其实在我小时候就体现出来。 我记得那个时候上视唱练耳课， 还是在艺校的时候， 老师就问大家想做什么。 那个时候我就自告奋勇站起来。 我要做中国第一流的作曲家。 我记得那是我在艺校 十几岁的时候， 我就已经有这样的一个抱负了。 这应该是我对未来的一个追求。 我一定要做到最好。 我要做中国最有名的作曲家。

— 不急TV interview, Chen Zhiyi: Music That Truly Has a Soul, Will Be Ingrained Deep Into Your Bones

Chen was born on January 15, 1984. His mother was a vocalist; to raise Chen, she stopped her career. His father majored in Mathematics.[5][6][7] The first musical inspiration came to Chen at age six, when he watched the Japanese animated film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) by Hayao Miyazaki. Though he did not understand the story, he got deeply moved by the soundtrack and "felt the power of music" for the first time.[8][9] During his childhood, he also discovered his musical talent as he was sensitive to pitch.[6]

In 1996, at the age of twelve, Chen enrolled at Shenzhen Arts School and studied under clarinet educators Jiang Baocheng (姜宝成) and Tao Ran (陶然).[10] Tao Ran, a Clarinet associate professor at the school, has performed solo clarinet and chamber music concerts. He received several awards for his excellent instruction and musicianship. Tao, like Chen, also studied under Jiang Baocheng.[11] When Chen was 16, he learned basic theories of composition under Ju Zongze (居宗泽), a teacher and assistant lecturer at Shenzhen Arts School. He taught music theory, solfeggio, etc.[10]

In 2002, Chen permanently moved to Shanghai[12] and got admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with the Fu Chengxian Memorial Scholarship.[10] He first majored in Clarinet, but Ju Zongze, who discovered Chen's strong interest in composition, suggested that he transfer to a Composition major.[6] Chen later majored in Music Design and Production in the Department of Music Engineering, which got established in 2003.[3] Around the same time, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music invited Japanese musician Tanimura Shinji to join the department as a resident professor.[13][14] When Chen attended Tanimura's master class in 2005,[15] he noted that Tanimura's work combined Japanese folk music, oriental pentatonic melodies, and Western orchestral music. The learning experience gave much inspiration, especially Tanimura's concepts of "music has no borders" and "spread the positive energy of love." Shortly after that, Chen was one of the eight students from the department to join Tanimura at Expo 2005. During a concert performance, Chen participated as a pianist.[5][16] It was also during that year, in November when he won an award during a song activity organized by Tanimura and the Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles (上海市文联组织) for the opening of the Yangshan Port and Donghai Bridge.[15] Other than Tanimura, mentors whose tutelage Chen studied under were Chen Qiangbin (陈强斌), An Dong (安栋), and Wu Yuebei (吴粤北). The different styles, composition philosophies, and approaches to music taught by these teachers greatly influenced Chen's work later in his career.[16] While he studied, he also assisted An Dong in producing film and television music.[4]

In September 2006, Chen's work "GAMES OF FANTASIA" won the first prize at the annual concert of the Department of Music Engineering.[10] During the same year, he worked with An Dong on the films The Tokyo Trial and 西风烈 (lit. "Fiery autumn wind"). In June 2007, the department held the "Undergraduate Outstanding Graduation Works Concert and Exhibition." Chen's "Challenging Hollywood" was one of the works performed.[10][17] Later that year, Chen graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and joined An Dong's studio.[18][16]

Film and television scoring career

Armor Hero series

In 2009, Chen composed the soundtrack for the first season of Armor Warriors, directed by Zheng Guowei (郑国伟). The story tells of five gifted people who don magical battle armor handed down in China since ancient times, and together they become warriors representing the power of light. They fight against forces of darkness to save their world.[19][20] In 2010, the series got followed by the film Armor Hero Emperor, which Zheng Guowei also directed and Chen scored.[21]

In 2016, Chen composed the theme song "God's Rival" (神的对手) for the film Armor Hero Captor King, with the lyrics provided by Zhou Bingyi (周秉毅) and Jing Qian (镜千).[22] Two years later, since Chen was the composer of the original Armor Warriors, he got invited to be the music director for Armor Hero Chronicles, a film commemorating ten years since the series began. In addition to producing the soundtrack, he composed and sang the ending theme song, "Kaixuan" (铠旋).[23]

Collaborations with Chan Kwong-wing

At an unspecified time, Chen joined the studio of Hong Kongese film composer Chan Kwong-wing. Chen accumulated much practical experience at the studio and learned various musical languages and styles since creating film soundtracks had him dabble in genres such as hip-hop, jazz, electronic music, etc.[16] He and Chan worked together to produce the score for The Last Tycoon, a 2012 period drama film directed by Hong Kong cinema veteran Wong Jing. The film is set in early 1900s Shanghai and follows the story of a tycoon named Cheng Daqi and his associates who get caught in the events of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Chen and Chan's work on the soundtrack got nominated for the "Best Original Film Score" at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[24][25]

Their next collaboration was for Wong Jing's From Vegas to Macau (2014), a crime-comedy film. Chen and Chan also worked on the scores for its sequels From Vegas to Macau II (2015) and From Vegas to Macau III (2016). The three films are part of the God of Gamblers franchise. After From Vegas to Macau III, Chen and Chan worked on the score of The Founding of an Army (2017), a historical drama film directed by Andrew Lau commemorating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.[26][27] Their work earned them the Golden Deer Award for the "Best Original Music Score" at the 14th Changchun Film Festival.[28][29][25] They next worked on Andrew Lau's The Captain in 2019, a film based on the events surrounding Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633.[30][31] It was one of the films that competed in the Golden Deer Awards at the 15th Changchun Film Festival in 2020.[32][33]

Raymond Yip films

The first film score Chen independently produced was for Bump in the Road, a 2013 comedy film directed by Raymond Yip (葉偉民).[5] The film's story tells of a man named Zhang Kai who suddenly receives an ultrasound image of his child; he embarks on a road trip with his younger brother Xin to search for the child's mother. Chen provided his vocals for the songs "Snatch the Bouquet" (抢花球), "On the Road" (在路上), and "Far Place" (远方).[34]

In 2014, Chen returned to score Raymond Yip's The House That Never Dies, a thriller film based on the haunted house Chaonei No. 81. Director Yip gave great importance to the music and did not give restrictions on producing the soundtrack. It was a challenge for Chen as he had no reference for the music, so he created the style, structure, tempo, and orchestration himself. Yip approved the overall design of the music.[5] The film was a box-office hit and became the highest-grossing Chinese horror film.[35] The 2017 sequel, The House That Never Dies II, was directed by Qian Renhao (钱人豪).[36] Chen composed its ending theme song, "Soul Returns" (回魂).[37]

In January 2015, the suspense thriller film Tales of Mystery, directed by Raymond Yip, Tian Meng (田蒙), and Xian Xuchu (咸旭初), was released. Its music production was the first test of Chen's creative techniques in the genre of horror music and influenced his work on The House That Never Dies. The film is divided into three acts, each having a unique musical style. The first story is "Japanese-style creepy," the second is "American-style brutal," and the third is "heartwarming with emotions."[38]

The next film directed by Raymond Yip was Phantom of the Theatre in 2016, a thriller like his two previous works. The story tells of a haunted theater filled with the spirits of a performance troupe that perished in a fire many years prior. What Chen found to be most time-consuming in producing the music was not the rigorous score and complex engineering but making the score rich while not complicated, concise and not monotonous.[39] Aside from horror music, Chen took on four themes for the soundtrack: fate, love, and the ordinary and magical sides of the Palace Theater. These themes blend and change with each other. Chen composed "The Mist," the film's theme song that takes on love.[40] His score for the film received praise.[41][42]

Butterfly Cemetery

In April 2016, Chen got invited to produce the score for Butterfly Cemetery. A film based on a novel of the same name by Cai Jun (蔡骏) and directed by Ma Weihao (马伟豪), it tells of a woman named Shang Xiaodi who meets a half-butterfly man during a trip to Budapest. Compared to his previous film works, Chen chose a more modern style for the music, and the techniques he employed were influenced by German composer Hans Zimmer's minimalist style. Since the story is set in Hungary, Chen incorporated Hungarian elements into the music. The music production went on for five months, and the film got released in October 2017.[43]

Magic Town

In 2015, Motion Magic (幻维数码) invited Chen to compose songs for Magic Town, an educational program for children. Most of the creative team were first-time parents or had young children, including Chen, whose partner was pregnant with their daughter. As Chen was about to become a father, he was motivated and proud to take on the project. Magic Town had nearly a hundred songs that took almost two years to produce, and many were improvised by Chen when he first worked on them. Chen considered the diversity of musical styles and incorporated elements from various genres such as folk, jazz, rock, electronic dance, new age, etc. He also took into account the fact that children are "exposed to advanced knowledge and culture." Therefore, he used trendy elements for nursery rhymes. The overall experience of working on the project was much different compared to Chen's past film and television works in terms of emotions. In film music, various emotions are present, including negative ones such as anger, fear, anxiety, and depression; Chen felt these as he composed. Magic Town was different because of its overall positive, bright themes.[44][45][46][47][48] The show premiered in December 2016. At the same time, the music got released across four albums.[49][50][51][52]

Game music production

Moonlight Blade

In 2015, Chen began to work as one of the music producers for Moonlight Blade, a martial arts-themed MMORPG by Tencent Games.[53][25] He was under the guidance of music director Yang Jie (杨结), who was strict about innovation in music. Chen went beyond limits in producing his work for them to reach their best quality. He incorporated new instruments into his works, such as traditional Chinese instruments, which, according to Chen, made the style of the game music "refreshing." He was also interested in integrating elements of Chinese folk music into the soundtrack to create a "new national style" of folk music to promote Chinese culture. While working on the game, he also built his own fan base. He began to care more about players' preferences as regular communication with them brought changes to his ideas; he made his music more inclusive and integrated more elements into it. Through all this, Chen established his confidence in music as he formed his style and direction.[16]

Many filmmakers got involved in the game's story creation, martial arts action, art style, costume design, etc. In the process, the game incorporated cinematic creation techniques. Following this, Chen requested to produce the landing music at the level of film music. He composed the soundtrack "Thousand People, Thousand Faces" (千人千面), which plays at the beginning of the game as the player selects and modifies their character. Chen noted that the landing music shapes the first impression of the whole game. Therefore, the music got based not solely on the theme of martial arts but on the curiosity and enthusiasm felt by players when exploring the game world. Also noted was that treating the music with high requirements and quality was unavoidable.[54] The arpeggio elements in the music from Final Fantasy inspired Chen's work on the track.[55] In February 2017, Chen released an album containing his works for Moonlight Blade from 2015 to 2017, including "Thousand People, Thousand Faces" in the tracklist.[56] Chen later adapted the song into "Wind of the World" (八荒之风), a theme song for The World of Swinging Swords (剑荡八荒) competition in November 2017.[57]

In 2018, Chen composed the theme song "Dreams of Farewell" (梦留别) for Yihua (移花), one of the martial arts sects players can choose to join upon creating their character. The theme of the song was based on a soundtrack previously created for Moonlight Blade, "Treading the Waves in the Sea" (沧海踏浪) by Liang Bangyan (梁邦彦). It was a challenge since the theme may not be suitable for singing, and for Chen to adapt the work of a senior composer he admired. Previously, Chen arranged theme songs by himself. This time, to bring new ideas to players, he invited a composer from Beijing, Cui Zhi'en (崔知恩), to participate in the song production. Another person was supposed to work on the sound mixing, but since each revision brought new inspiration, Chen mixed the song himself. The song was written by Wubi (无比) and sung by singer Zhou Shen.[58][59][60]

In 2019, Chen produced the Taibai (太白) sect theme song, "Saying Sword." Wang Yibo, a singer and actor, provided his vocals. The folk music and strings got performed by the Qingqin Qingqing band and International Master Philharmonic Orchestra (国际首席爱乐乐团), respectively. "Saying Sword" was Chen's final work for Moonlight Blade before producing the soundtrack for Genshin Impact.[61]

Genshin Impact

In 2019, video game developer company miHoYo got Chen to produce the soundtrack for their title Genshin Impact with their in-house music studio HOYO-MiX. It was Chen's first major video game work, and he described the project as a difficult challenge. The game has an open-world environment that features areas referred to as regions, with visual designs inspired by different world cultures. In composing the music for these regions, Chen chose a style that integrates elements of traditional folk music with Western musical arrangements.[30] During the pre-release development stage, the game only featured Mondstadt and Liyue, two of the planned seven regions.[62] On top of idyllic rural scenery, medieval European architectural styles and cultures inspired the design of Mondstadt.[63] In composing the music for Mondstadt, Chen borrowed the language and rhythm of Impressionism and used the piano, tin whistle instruments, and medieval-style lutes. The Mondstadt soundtrack got performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.[30] Chen was present during the scoring sessions in London and conducted some scores himself, including the "Genshin Impact Main Theme."[64][65] For Liyue, which had scenic Eastern fantasy as its basis,[66] he used elements of Chinese folk music—traditional instruments, the pentatonic scale, and ancient tonal melodies—with Western romantic harmonies and orchestral arrangements. The Liyue soundtrack got performed by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.[30] An Dong, one of Chen's mentors from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, served as a music supervisor during the scoring sessions of the Liyue soundtrack.[67] Chen especially enjoyed composing combat music, using various composition techniques such as polyphony and taking orchestration elements from composers such as Ludwig Van Beethoven.[3][30]

Even from the perspective of industry development, the music of Chinese games produced by Chinese composers still has a relatively long way to go. Although it is a pity that Genshin Impact was not nominated for the 'best original soundtrack' of TGA 2020, I feel very proud that foreign players can learn more about the Chinese folk music created by Chinese composers through games. [We] will continue to work hard and live up to the expectations of our players who have invested a lot of time in Genshin Impact!

中国游戏的原创音乐即便从行业发展来看，可能也需要漫长一段时间的探索，虽说有些遗憾原神未能入选TGA2020的最佳原声音乐的提名，但是能通过游戏传播让国外玩家感受到中国作曲家创作的国风音乐我觉得已经很令人骄傲了。继续努力前行吧，不能辜负那些在原神游戏投入大量时间的玩家们的期待！

In a Sina Weibo post published in November 2020, Chen expressed disappointment that Genshin Impact did not get nominated for "Best Original Soundtrack" at The Game Awards 2020. Nevertheless, he gave his pride as a Chinese composer.[68] Chen later got awarded "Outstanding Artist — Newcomer/Breakthrough" at the Annual Game Music Awards 2020 held by the music journalism website Video Game Music Online (VGMO).[69] He also spoke to VGMO in an interview about future music-related offline activities, including concerts.[3] The first concert for Genshin Impact was held in October 2021 through an online event to celebrate the game's first anniversary. Among the involved performers was Belgian composer and conductor Dirk Brossé, who previously conducted Chen's work "The Curse of Blood" at the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards.[70][71]

Independent projects

Time Tunnel and Midnight Radio

On April 14, 2017, Chen released the singles "Midnight Radio" and "Time Tunnel."[72][73] He composed both songs while Tian Chenming (田辰明) wrote the lyrics. They previously collaborated on various projects including Armor Hero Emperor (2010),[21][74] Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012),[75] and Bump in the Road (2013).[34]

"Midnight Radio" started with a rhythm that came to Chen's mind as he walked down an empty road at night. He shared this with Tian, who came up with lyrics. Tian later explained in a comment that the convenience store mentioned at the beginning of the song is a Lawson store located at the intersection of Fuxing Road and Maoming Road. What also inspired the lyrics are the times he squatted on the side of the road to smoke cigarettes in the middle of the night; the clerk at the store would play the midnight radio.[76] Chen wrote "Time Tunnel" eight years before its release when he had planned to release ten songs in "honor of his passing youth." He then intended to dedicate these songs to those who supported him, and his friend Tian had also encouraged him multiple times to release his own song album.[72]

One Cup of the Moon

Chen next produced "One Cup of the Moon" (一杯月). It was a song originally made for the Qingqin Qingqing (轻琴謦磬) band, hence its length of six minutes. Yin Lin (银临), a singer Chen invited to participate in the project, persistently suggested shortening the song, but Chen continued with his vision. He also completed the arrangement in one sitting during an eight-hour-long live broadcast. The song got released on October 6, 2018.[77]

Being Towards Death album

After two years of production, Chen digitally released his first original album, Being Towards Death, on April 2, 2019.[78] It includes various works created over ten years and features new recordings of previously released works, such as "Midnight Radio," "Time Tunnel," and "One Cup of the Moon." The production of the album got supported through crowdfunding. With an initial goal of 30,000 RMB, the project raised 38,000.[25] According to Jing Qian (镜千), who collaborated with Chen on the project as its planner and one of the song lyricists, the difficulty of the production lay in communication as each song involved illustrators, video creators, and font designers. All songs Jing worked on got revised at least twice before arriving at the finished product; "One Cup of the Moon" got revised at least three times. Jing noted Chen's attitude towards music as "rigorous." But in Jing's experience, he improved his understanding of the rhythm, melody, and lyrics with each revision. Peng Fei (彭飞), a jazz violinist who participated alongside Chen in the eARTS Digital Audio Competition in 2009, also contributed to the album.[79]

Other works and activities

Shanghai Expo 2010

From May to October, Shanghai hosted the Expo 2010. Among the various organized activities was a large-scale parade performed every day. One of its routes was the Puxi Line at Longhua East Road, for which Chen composed the theme song "Good Dream Is a Song" (好梦是歌).[5][80][81]

Digital Audio China

In October 2009, the eARTS Digital Audio Competition by Digital Audio China got officially launched. It was an event organized by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the China Association of Recording Engineers (中国录音师协会), and Yangpu District government to promote China's development and research in digital audio and related fields. The competition's judging panel included musical engineers Simon Rhodes of Abbey Road Studios, Nick Wollage of AIR Studios, and record producer Quincy Jones, among others.[82][83][84] During the semi-finals, Chen placed second in Recording Art and first in the Music Arrangement and Multimedia Soundtrack categories. Shanghai Sequence Culture Communication Co., Ltd. (上海音序文化传播有限公司) represented him,[85] for which Chen serves as a director.[86] At the finals held in March 2010, he won the first prize in the Multimedia Soundtrack category, second prize in Recording Art, and third prize in Music Arrangement.[10][25] Chen commented in an interview during the awards gala, "I originally participated in this competition with the mentality of giving [it] a try. I feel that winning the award is a kind of affirmation for me and my music!"[87]

In April 2012, Chen participated as a guest at the second Digital Audio Competition by Digital Audio China. He joined the event with two other first-prize winners from the first competition in 2010, Peng Fei (彭飞) and Guo Shensheng (郭申生). Their commissioned works got performed at the awards gala.[88][89]

After three events of the Digital Audio Competition, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music held the International Digital Music Festival in December 2021. The event got jointly organized by the Shanghai Music and Art Development Collaborative Innovation Center (上海音乐艺术发展协同创新中心), game developer company miHoYo and their music studio HOYO-MiX. It saw the participation of local and foreign digital music industry veterans and university subject leaders; it also included forums and lectures on recording art, film and video game music, etc. Chen participated in the event and gave a presentation on the music production of Genshin Impact.[90][91]

Qingqin Qingqing band

In 2017, Chen founded Qingqin Qingqing (轻琴謦磬), also called 4Q, a band that focuses on the Zhongguo Feng genre. The band includes a dozen members, each having a different traditional instrument, such as the erhu, dizi, xiao, and guzheng.[16] According to pipa musician Juanmo (眷墨), "Qín" (琴) and "Qìng" (磬) refer to music and ancient music, respectively. The third character, "Qìng" (謦), means relaxed or happy. Together, these characters express a scene where a group of friends who love ancient music get together to play music with ease and joy.[92]

In June 2018, the singles "Endless" (无疆) and "Twelve Gods" (十二神肖), both composed by Chen, were released on online music platforms.[93][94] On July 22, Qingqin Qingqing debuted at Bilibili Macro Link (BML), a concert event held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. The event saw more than 4.5 million people from offline and online audiences.[92]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director(s)	Notes
2006	The Tokyo Trial	Gao Qunshu	Co-composed with An Dong[5][95][96]
2006	西风烈	Dong Ling	Co-composed with An Dong[5][95][96]
2009	Ace Mission	Feng Danian	Co-composed with Peng Meng[97]
2010	Armor Hero Emperor	Zheng Guowei	[21][25]
2012	Painted Skin: The Resurrection	Wuershan	Promotional song, "Painting Love" (画情)[75][95][5]
2012	时间档案馆	Andrew Lau	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[98]
2012	The Last Tycoon	Wong Jing	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[16][6]
2013	Bump in the Road	Raymond Yip	[34][5]
2014	From Vegas to Macau	Wong Jing	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[30][16][6]
2014	The House That Never Dies	Raymond Yip	[99][30][16]
2015	Tales of Mystery	Raymond Yip Tian Meng Xian Xuchu	[38][25]
2015	From Vegas to Macau II	Wong Jing	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[30][16][6]
2015	The Grow 2	Ha Lei	[100]
2015	Youth Never Returns	Tian Meng	[101]
2016	From Vegas to Macau III	Wong Jing Andrew Lau	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[30][16][6]
2016	Phantom of the Theatre	Raymond Yip	[102][40]
2016	Armor Hero Captor King	Zheng Guowei	Theme song, "God's Rival" (神的对手)[22]
2017	The House That Never Dies II	Qian Renhao	Theme song, "Soul Returns" (回魂)[37]
2017	The Founding of an Army	Andrew Lau	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[30][26][27]
2017	Butterfly Cemetery	Ma Weihao	[103][25]
2018	The Taste of Apple	Zhao Qi	Co-composed with Lu Yin[25][29]
2019	The Captain	Andrew Lau	Co-composed with Chan Kwong-wing[30]
2021	The Last Judgement	Han Zhi	Co-composed with Lu Yin[104]

Television

Year	Title	Director(s)	Notes
2009	Armor Hero	Zheng Guowei	[19]
2013	Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties	Zhong Shaoxiong	[5]
2016	Magic Town	Li Yan	[49][50][51][52]
2018	Medical Examiner Dr. Qin	Li Shuang Chen Jiahong	Season 2[105][106]
2018	Armor Hero Chronicles	Lu Xing	[23]

Animation

Year	Title	Studio(s)	Notes
2016	THE GRAY	壳际科技	[107][25]
2016	择天记	China Literature Tencent Video	Season 2 theme song, "Trace the Source" (溯源)[108][109]
2017	The Mysteries of Tong	抖動文化Studio D.	Theme song, "Chasing"[110]
2017	勇者大冒险	Tencent Animation	Season 2 theme song, "Jingzhe" (惊蛰)[111]
2018	Disintegration	抖動文化Studio D.	Season 2 theme songs, "Lost Soul" (迷失灵魂) and "49% of the Soul" (49%的灵魂)[112]

City promotion

Year	Title	Client	Notes
2016	Shanghai, City of Innovation	Information Office of Shanghai Municipality	[113][30][12]
2017	Hi！静安	Jing'an District Propaganda Department	[12][25]
2019	上海·恒新之城	Information Office of Shanghai Municipality	[114][30]

Discography

Video games

Year	Title	Type	Project	Notes
2017	镇魔曲 OST 陈致逸	Album	Demon Seals	[115]
2017	《天涯明月刀》游戏配乐 陈致逸	Album	Moonlight Blade	Collection of works from 2015-2017[56]
2017	繁花之年	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme music for the Moshang Festival (陌上节); second anniversary of Moonlight Blade[116]
2017	八荒之风	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme song for The World of Swinging Swords (剑荡八荒) competition[117]
2017	青龙永夜	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme song for the Azure Dragon Society (青龙会)[118]
2017	道阻且长	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme song for the character Lan Zheng (蓝铮)[119]
2017	沧浪清兮	Single	Moonlight Blade	Canglang Island (沧浪岛) soundtrack[120]
2017	水何澹澹	Single	Moonlight Blade	Canglang Island (沧浪岛) soundtrack[120]
2017	鹿鸣春涧	Single	Moonlight Blade	Linglu Island (灵鹿岛) soundtrack[121]
2017	皎皎萦畔	Single	Moonlight Blade	Linglu Island (灵鹿岛) soundtrack[121]
2017	天衣无缝	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme music for the character Xue Wulei (薛无泪)[122]
2017	风月缠绵	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme music for the 2017 Qixi Festival (七夕节)[123]
2017	末剑 原声大碟	Album	末剑	[124][25]
2018	金风玉露·夜语迟	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme music for the 2018 Qixi Festival (七夕节)[125]
2018	梦留别	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme song for the Yihua (移花) sect[58][59]
2019	Saying Sword	Single	Moonlight Blade	Theme song for the Taibai (太白) sect[126]
2020	The Wind and The Star Traveler	Album	Genshin Impact	Collection of Mondstadt soundtracks[127]
2020	City of Winds and Idylls	Album	Genshin Impact	Mondstadt Chapter soundtrack[128]
2020	Jade Moon Upon a Sea of Clouds	Album	Genshin Impact	Liyue Chapter soundtrack[129]
2021	相守	Single	The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7	Theme song of The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7[130][131]
2021	The Stellar Moments	Album	Genshin Impact	Character soundtrack; co-composed with Yuan Dimeng[132]
2021	Vortex of Legends	Album	Genshin Impact	Dragonspine soundtrack[133]
2021	The Shimmering Voyage	Album	Genshin Impact	Version 1.0 commemorative soundtrack[134]
2021	Realm of Tranquil Eternity	Album	Genshin Impact	Inazuma Chapter soundtrack[135]
2021	仙剑奇侠传七 原声音乐集	Album	The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7	Co-composer[136]
2022	Devastation and Redemption	Single	Genshin Impact	Single later included in Fleeting Colors in Flight[137]
2022	Fleeting Colors in Flight	EP	Genshin Impact	Version 2.4 soundtrack[137]
2022	The Stellar Moments Vol. 2	Album	Genshin Impact	Character soundtrack; co-composer[138]
2022	Islands of the Lost and Forgotten	Album	Genshin Impact	Second Inazuma Chapter soundtrack; co-composer[139]
2022	Millelith's Watch	Album	Genshin Impact	The Chasm soundtrack; co-composer[140]
2022	The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2	Album	Genshin Impact	Version 2.0 commemorative soundtrack; co-composer[141]
2022	Footprints of the Traveler	Album	Genshin Impact	Version trailer soundtrack; co-composer[142]
2022	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Album	Genshin Impact	Sumeru Chapter soundtrack; co-composer

Collaborations

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	伶仃	Arranger	[143]
2019	浮生	Composer, arranger	[144]
2020	花西子	Composer	[145]
2020	故城千寻	Composer, arranger	[146]
2021	泊山城	Composer, arranger	[147]

Personal works

Year	Title	Type	Notes
2015	心愿	Single	[8][9]
2017	Time Tunnel	Single	[72]
2017	Midnight Radio	Single	[73]
2017	Dreams Rachmaninoff	Album	[148]
2017	Piano Etudes	Album	[149]
2017	遗忘	Single	[150]
2018	存在	Single	[151]
2018	你，不在这里	Single	[152]
2018	向死而生	Single	[153]
2018	旅人	Single	[154]
2018	49%的我	Single	[155]
2018	迷失灵魂	Single	[156]
2018	暗流	Single	[157]
2018	无疆	Single	[93]
2018	十二神肖	Single	[94]
2018	一杯月	Single	[158]
2019	Being Towards Death	Album	[78]
2019	Desert Solitary Smoke	Concert piece	[159]
2019	The Curse of Blood	Concert piece	[70]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated Work	Award	Result	Ref.
2013	The Last Tycoon	Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score	Nominated	[24]
2018	The Founding of an Army	Golden Deer Award for Best Original Music Score	Won	[28]
2018	The Taste of Apple	Golden Deer Award for Best Original Music Score	Nominated	[29][25]
2019	The Curse of Blood	SABAM Award for the Most Original Composition by a Young International Composer	Nominated	[160][70]
2020	Genshin Impact	Annual Game Music Award for Outstanding Artist - Newcomer/Breakthrough	Won	[69][3]
2021	Genshin Impact	PlayStation Game Music Award	Nominated	[161]

External links

• Yu-Peng Chen on Apple Music
• 陈致逸 on Bandcamp
• 陈致逸HOYO-MiX on Bilibili
• 陈宇鹏 on Douban
• Yu-peng Chen on IMDb
• 陈致逸 on NetEase Cloud Music
• 陈致逸 on QQ Music
• 陈致逸 on Sina Weibo
• 陈致逸工作室 on Sina Weibo
• 陳致逸 on Spotify
• 陈致逸 on Spotify
• Yu-Peng Chen on Spotify
• chenzhiyimusic on Weixin
• 陈致逸 on Zhihu

References

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