Chapter 90 You grew up eating bands, right?
"Okay, let's go and work."
Li Jinglin stood up.
Just do it.
The creation of a movie theme song is not something that can be done with a single stroke of the brain.
You have to read the movie itself repeatedly and read through the content before you can make a qualified theme song.
On the way, Li Jinglin called Han Hong and talked about it.
Han Hong was naturally happy to do it.
Immediately agreed.
And, a promise was made.
There will be no money flow during the operation.
Li Jinglin was responsible for converting the profits into medicines, then counting the medicines and transferring them to Han Hong.
Han Hong actually distributed these drugs to patients in need.
Hearing what Han Hong said, Li Jinglin also hung up the phone in peace.
Sitting in the car, Li Jinglin kept thinking.
"Alin, do you have any ideas for the design of this theme song?"
"How can it be so fast"
Li Jinglin laughed a little and shook his head slightly.
"No, you have to watch the overall emotional tone of the movie, and you need to understand the story thoroughly."
"In music, every use of orchestration, every chord transition, and every combination of voice lines needs to serve emotions, and the music of the theme song must be designed around the main line of the main work. .”
The theme song is not that simple, especially the one that describes the story.
Just like the creative idea of "Jiuer", even the change in musical theory of a piece of music may be based on the development of the story itself, and the correlation is extremely strong.
Specifically how to write.
It needs to be judged on a case-by-case basis.
soon.
A group of people came to the set.
At this time, the studio is still shooting some shots.
It was a guy playing a police officer who was reshooting some scenes.
Li Jinglin looked over and was slightly startled.
"Xiao Lixun?"
"No, it's around. It just looks a bit like Xiao Lixun"
".Another me in the world?"
After coming back to his senses, Li Jinglin went directly to the editing room at the innermost part of the shooting base.
Start watching porn movies.
A plain film is simply a splicing of shots according to the development time of the plot. It has not been edited and has no soundtrack.
Still, it's perfectly possible to get an idea of what the entire movie is about.
This mirror movement can also reveal some emotions.
Li Jinglin swiped four times this afternoon.
The more you brush, the more you can feel the freshness deep in the eyes of the characters.
Li Jinglin even had an illusion.
This is played by Huang Jun.
MD is wonderful.
Is this him?
Was taken away?
"I almost have an idea."
Li Jinglin stood up.
Slightly pondered.
"I need a man and a woman. The duet form will be more pyrotechnic and not too formal."
"The subject matter is a bit depressing. In this case, the theme song is best to give a restrained emotional [sense of telling], instead of being lyrical and eager to express emotions, it will become greasy and too exaggerated."
"And this [sense of telling] is not suitable for a single person to interpret. It would be more difficult to express the various helplessness in the movie."
In the movie, every character seems to be shocking enough.
The interweaving of so many images and emotions cannot be expressed well by a single person. This is not a question of strength, but a question of cooperation between different voices of men and women.
"Okay, I'll go find it now."
The literary director nodded.
He was ready to start shaking people.
"and many more."
Li Jinglin waved his hand.
After considering it for a moment, he spoke.
"Male singers must have bass, and the two of them should be good at expressing eloquently, with a magnetic and transparent feeling."
"okay, I get it."
Director Wen nodded.
I didn't feel that Li Jinglin was making things difficult for others.
Instead, I felt that I had found the right person.
Having many demands means being demanding and responsible for the music.
Rounding it up, that's tantamount to being responsible for the movie.
The literary director turned and left.
And Li Jinglin came to the recording studio.
Turn on your computer and composing software.
With paper and pen in hand, there are blank staffs on the paper.
Think carefully about the instrument.
Glancing at the piano, he shook his head.
No, the sound of the piano is too spiritual.
violin?It's too expensive, and the front is not easy to use. You have to rely on string music to express emotions at the most emotional point, and it's best not to mess around with other parts.
Until my eyes fell on the guitar.
Li Jinglin nodded.
There are many types of guitars.
The nylon strings of a classical guitar will make the sound fuller, warmer, not too sharp, and not too bright like a piano or violin.
The warm tone is perfect for being the protagonist of the theme song.
And it is aimed at using the guitar to express the content of "The God of Medicine".
I also have unique ideas.
I didn't start writing the melody first.
Since it is to be interpreted in the way of "telling the story".
After writing and drawing on the stave.
Li Jinglin began to hug the guitar and played broken chords.
A chord is a group of related sounds, which are formed into a sound group and then played out at once.
To decompose a chord is to decompose the entire chord one by one.
Reflected in the external sense of music.
That is the general feeling of the tide.
up, down.
From the very beginning, Li Jinglin found the most suitable chords.
Dm chord.
This minor triad composed of DFA sounds is a very soft chord.
Not as strongly expressive as the F major chord.
It is more like a silent and gentle confession that can penetrate into people's hearts from the very beginning.
After two sets of gentle Dm chords, an inversion chord of Bb/D is passed, implying that the story has waves and begins to enter the decomposition of C chords.
After the C chord, in the F major triad with strong emotional expression, add a 461rd tone in addition to the 3 tone group to become the F root major seventh chord of Fmaj7.
Let this strong emotional expression produce some changes.
After that, return to the Dm chord, transition to Gm, C, A7, and return to Dm.
Convert to chord again through Bb/D, C decomposition, Fmaj7 major seventh chord.
The transformation of chords contains this ordinary but extraordinary story, and it also contains the ups and downs of the characters' fate and emotional changes.
at this time.
There is no melody.
But this chord breaks down, shifts, develops, returns.
There is a kind of ups and downs and waves hidden under the plainness.
The sound engineer at the side saw Li Jinglin making music for the first time.
I couldn't help being a little surprised.
Playing a guitar, there is such a wide range of chord transitions at any time. This person is not a rookie on the guitar. I dare not say that he is proficient, but he is definitely not good. He is not a serious violinist.
MD, as expected of Brother Lin.
in fact.
The chords and processing methods Li Jinglin chose, in the eyes of the sound engineer, are not so fancy or difficult.
However, when Li Jinglin unfolded.
The sound engineer was surprised to find out.
This TM seems to be the perfect answer.
Watched the movie several times.
Feel the changes of several characters in the film.
Immediately, from the notes, I found the chords and processing techniques that best express these contents.
This horse riding is not a talent.
Simple is solid and excellent basic skills.
He really took the ups and downs of the story, the emotions, and the portrayal of the characters from the film alive, and kneaded them into unique chords one after another, and then put them here, which is a matter of course.
"MD, this Li Jinglin is really outrageous"
The sound engineer smacked his lips.
From the perspective of God, maybe I just think that this theme song is just like this.
standard answer.
It may make others feel that it should be like this, which in itself is a bit outrageous.
"Well, this is almost a demo. You can try to add something to it."
At this time, there is still no melody.
but.
What made the sound engineer dumbfounded has already started thinking about composing.
Brother, are you so brave?
The melody is not written yet.
Just a broken chord.
Can we directly deal with the arrangement content?How could it be so outrageous?
But the sound engineer was stunned.
Li Jinglin began to adjust other instruments.
Immediately afterwards, a short section of drum kit began to be played.
Shaking his head.
He picked up the electric bass and shook his head with two bangs.
He took out his electric guitar and played a portamento, nodding.
Then I opened the drum kit in the arranging software, listened one by one, and found a lighter drum kit.
"Do you have a clarinet here?"
Li Jinglin's words made the sound engineer a little dumbfounded.
Do you know all this?
You grew up with a band, right?
".Have."
Get the reed and soak it.
Tenderness and softness are the keynote of Li Jinglin's creation of this theme song.
From the choice of chords to the choice of orchestration, it all revolves around this theme.
Since it is soft and gentle, it must be the ultimate.
A warm-toned instrument that can make people feel soft and gentle, naturally there is also a clarinet.
Great for interludes.
In the clarinet interlude, a little string music is used to create emotional pull.
basically.
Just add the harmony.
This song is finished.
Install the reed.
After blowing a few times, he frowned.
"D-key clarinet? You're doing something crazy. Do you have any other keys?"
After hearing what Li Jinglin said, the sound engineer couldn't help but roll his eyes.
A clarinet is great, but what else do you want, a bicycle?
Is it really possible to produce various clarinets of professional grades such as B flat, C, A, G, etc. like your orchestra?
"Forget it, just turn it around, please."
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The sound engineer almost lost his temper.
In fact, the sound engineer really didn't think wrong.
When he was in the band, Li Jinglin was crazy about playing many kinds of musical instruments.
This laid a solid foundation for later studying "instrument science".
Therefore, with these foundations, it will be smooth sailing when I turn to "musical instrument studies" to study Chinese classical musical instruments.
There is nothing wrong with saying that I ate a band, and it was a national-level band.
"OK, the completion level is almost sixty or seventy."
Li Jinglin stood up.
"It's time to work on the main melody. After that, you can find professional musicians to record the details."
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Really.
The sound engineer has never seen such an outrageous person.
The main theme hasn't been written yet.
Sixty to seventy percent completion.
You step on the horse as if you were teasing me.
I know, I do know, that melody development is easy when you have chords.
But that's not as willful as you are.
It can be found in the slots that the sound engineer is full of.
Li Jinglin has already started.
This movie, even if it's not perfect.
But still, the more you look, the deeper you feel.
Everyone is pursuing their own justice, and everyone has their own difficulties. It seems that everyone is right, and everyone has their own shining points.
Even Zhang Changlin, who had no sense of morality for selling fake medicines, obeyed his conscience when he was arrested.
There seems to be only one thing that everyone is pursuing, something that is both easy and difficult.
The peace and joy of yourself and your family.
A simple ordinariness.
At that moment, Li Jinglin naturally wrote two lyrics on the paper.
[Let go of right and wrong to know the answer]
[I don’t want the aura of God, I just want your ordinaryness]
Time passed slowly.
It was three days in a flash.
"Alin, the singer is here."
The literary director walked into the recording studio with a smile.
Behind him were two singers who looked familiar.
"Bi Chen, Zhang Jie."
"Hello you two."
Li Jinglin shook hands politely.
Look at these two young singers who are very famous and powerful in the music world.
But he frowned at the unobservable.
Bichen stopped talking.
The voice line is really suitable, and the interpretation and polishing of the work are online enough.
In Li Jinglin's opinion, Bichen definitely has a place in telling stories with songs.
However, Zhang Jie
It's not that there is a problem with Zhang Jie's strength, it's simply style and compatibility.
So, Li Jinglin spoke directly.
"I'm not too worried about Bi Chen, but, Zhang Jie, let me tell you clearly that this song may not be very suitable for you."
Zhang Jie looked up, slightly taken aback.
But no change in mood.
"Is such that."
Li Jinglin greeted several people to sit down.
Take out the singing score and open the currently produced demo.
Pass it to two people.
With just one glance, the two knew why Li Jinglin said that this song might not be suitable for Zhang Jie.
The vocal range of this song is very low.
Moreover, the requirement is to speak in a low voice.
However, Zhang Jie's golden range is not the bass, but the middle and high range.
The voice line is very bright and distinctive, but when faced with this song, it is really a bit difficult.
It's easy to overwhelm.
"Can I have a try?"
Zhang Jie asked.
As a singer, do you have to shrink back when faced with more challenging songs?
Zhang Jie is not willing to live in her comfort zone all the time.
Li Jinglin was stunned.
Suddenly remembered another singer, Xiao Jingteng.
Immediately smiled.
"No problem, try it and see how it feels."
Singing skills and abilities cannot be equated with high notes.
For high notes, you can rely on closing, mixing techniques, falsetto, or even hurting your voice to forcefully reach the pitch.
But the bass is not something everyone can control.
Whether the bass is polished is strong or not, in fact, it can often better distinguish the basic skills of a singer.
Zhang Jie tried hard.
However, after trying it, Zhang Jie's own complexion became a little bad.
It's not that I didn't suppress it.
It's just that the trace of pressure is a bit heavy.
It sounds a little "struggling".
Not as natural and round as the golden tone.
Wipe it, it's cold.
Zhang Jie's heart was half cold.
But he never expected that Li Jinglin raised his eyebrows and suddenly became interested.
"Oh? Don't say it? It's interesting!"
"Yes, yes, don't tell me, this strenuous feeling is actually quite right!"
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Zhang Jie looked strange.
Why do I feel like I've been scolded?
For the song "As Long as Ordinary", if you want to feel the emotional changes of the chords and the subtlety of the harmonies written in the article, you need to compare the accompaniment, so I will add an accompaniment to the song list first to give you a feel.
ps, there are six-line notation and five-line notation for the guitar, and the six-line notation is generally marked by position, but it often lacks specific pitches. It is very suitable for beginners, and it is very fast to get started, but it has great limitations.
The stave guitar can be used in the same way. It is better to say that the classical guitar uses the stave.
ps, there are a lot of professional content ideas, and I won’t be like this throughout the rest of the article.
It's just that the reason why this song can make people feel very emotional, although it is a relatively depressing subject, but it is very healing, is because the music itself is very meaningful, and I really wanted to write it for everyone to take a look at.
ps, Zhang Jie’s voice range is not in the bass range. At the beginning of this song, you can hear that there are a few words that are quite difficult to press, but it’s just such a mistake. The feeling becomes worse, but it can imply that the content of the story expressed by the song matches it, and the unintentional finishing touch belongs to yes, so it is still the same sentence, matching is the most important thing.
There is another update, which is being coded, and two chapters will be released first.
(End of this chapter)
