2005Urban Romance
“Love Is Like Air” reached a wide audience
The theme song for Happiness as Flowers became one of the most widely recognized works associated with Cui Shu’s lyric writing.
Timeline
A longer timeline of Cui Shixuan / Cui Shu’s creative milestones, representative works, music programs, public events and recent OST projects.
Cui Shixuan across his creative journey
CREATIVE TIMELINE
From written language to screen music, public stages and cultural projects
This timeline is designed not only to list works, but to show how a creator gradually builds a long-term voice across different media, genres and public contexts. From urban romance and historical drama to web dramas, xianxia works and cultural projects, his career can be read as a continuous development of lyrical and musical storytelling.
How to read it: Follow the years to see how songs, stages, judging roles, cultural programs and recent OST projects connect with one another.
2005
2011Classic OST
“Red Beauty” became a landmark
The theme song for Empresses in the Palace brought his classical lyric sensibility into a major public memory.
2012Historical Theme Song
“True Hero” extended the heroic line
With a grander tone and historical atmosphere, this theme song added a heroic dimension to his screen-music catalogue.
2014Spring Festival Gala
“My Chinese Dream” appeared on CCTV
The song performed by Chang Ming-Min helped bring Cui Shu’s songwriting into a national television context.
2015Web Drama Era
“What Can Be Remembered but Not Said” circulated widely
The theme song for Go Princess Go carried guofeng lyric writing into a younger and more internet-native audience.
2016Spring Festival Gala
“Father and Son” reached the CCTV stage
Public reports and event materials mention “Father and Son” as one of Cui Shu’s works associated with the Spring Festival Gala stage.
2017—2018Programs & Public Activities
Lectures, programs and industry appearances
He appeared in public lectures and music programs, and participated in industry activities as a critic, creator and music professional.
2020Drama Music Director
Projects such as The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty and The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Public profiles list Cui Shixuan as music director or participant in several drama-music projects around this period.
2024Recent OST
The Double and new costume-drama songs
Works such as “A Lifetime of Cleverness” show his continued presence in contemporary costume-drama OSTs.
2025New Historical Project
“Moon of Chang’an” for The Vendetta of An
The track continues his writing around historical atmosphere, character emotion and Chinese cultural imagery.
2026Realistic Drama
“When Fate Comes” in My Mountains and Seas
The song writes ordinary people’s persistence with imagery of dust, mud and the long road ahead.
2026Xianxia New Work
“Nüwa” opened a new xianxia entry point
Built around the Chinese myth of Nüwa, the song links xianxia imagination with a contemporary OST sound.