Existing previews, graded in black and white. These are candidates, not replacements in the current film.
Guguan Yu Shen — guqin performance
Best composition of these three: quiet hands and diagonal strings. Source is visibly soft.
8-second excerpt · source 120.0–128.0s
Source and attribution
CC BY 2.5 — CharlieHuang at English Wikipedia; [license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/), source page verifies the grant.Tabla drums demo
More energetic; the performer and room distract from the hands. A secondary choice.
8-second excerpt · source 45.0–53.0s
Source and attribution
CC BY 3.0 — tabladrumsonline; [license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), Commons review confirmed the source license.Shakuhachi played by Markus Guhe
Calm gesture, but portrait-led. Less suitable behind the headline.
8-second excerpt · source 120.0–128.0s
Source and attribution
Commons lists CC BY 3.0 — St Cecilia’s Hall: all things musical instruments; [license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). External-source license review remains pending.Next direction: instrument making
Selected for further research: kora and guqin construction, with close views of hands shaping, fitting, and stringing. These leads have not replaced the shipping cut.
The making of a kora — The Kora Workshop / Chris Hayden: a stronger subject for showing how an instrument comes together. Reuse permission and the exact excerpt have not been established.
Guqin-making technique — Yang Zhijian: an instrument-making film from Shanghai. A source lead for closer craft shots; reuse permission and the exact excerpt have not been established.