One Hundred and Twenty One Melody Creation

The melody, like electricity, is transmitted from the mind to the fingertips, and the notes are lingering, jumping lightly, passing through the fingertips of the text, and dancing like this.

"Help, help."

"The ship was sinking and they thought I was crazy, but they couldn't comprehend the feeling. They were hovering around me like vultures, and they wanted to crush me and take my color out, completely out of my color."

"Fly away and sing, you will be omnipotent."

"Merge as one, regardless of each other, you can take away the pain."

"If I become a demon, save me (Save-Me, If-I-...My-Demons)."

Naturally, Ronan hummed softly like this, and the fingers of his right hand jumped on the paper in a panic. Oli immediately sensed Ronan's intentions, and quickly handed the ballpoint pen in his hand to Ronan.

really!

Ronan put the ballpoint pen on his thumb and turned it twice, and then quickly marked on the sketchbook——

Under some words, draw horizontal lines; under some words, draw wavy lines; under some words, draw dots or triangles to mark the key points.

Also, quickly record some melody fragments with music scores next to the text. This shorthand method was taught to Ronan by Oli in the past few months. Now Ronan has gradually become accustomed to the way of using music scores to complete creations. Although not standard, Ollie can already read it.

Ollie didn't disturb Ronan's creation, but just leaned his head next to him, his eyes quickly followed Ronan's pen tip, and then made a judgment based on Ronan's low humming, and the melody was circling in his mind. The originally slightly blurred and chaotic thoughts were sorted out a little bit.

However, Ronan's creation did not continue in one go, it just reached the first stage, and then it got stuck and stopped.

Ronan was slightly stunned, and then burst out laughing, "Uh..." The time he really started to create is still too short, and he hasn't encountered many situations. Before, he always felt that creation was done in one go, and inspiration flowed like a waterfall. Came off the catharsis but stuck today.

No wonder Ollie and Maxim often say that music creation is actually a long-term work, and it is impossible to complete the creation only by a flash of inspiration. Many times, it is necessary to sit in the studio and really be in a quiet working environment. The high concentration of attention, pushing yourself to the extreme, and then dedicating yourself to complete the creation is like a complete work project.

Inspiration needs to be forced out.

Of course, the premise is to have talent, otherwise it is impossible to create something out of nothing if the pressure is squeezed to the extreme; moreover, the source of inspiration may also dry up, and then there is no way to force it.

It’s just that artistic creation can’t be done by patting your head and relying on a flash of inspiration, it also needs retreat.

Moreover, the creation of lyrics and melody are two slightly different things. Some people are used to recording melody fragments, while others are used to recording emotions with words; similarly, some people are better at composing melodies based on lyrics, and even further complete the arrangement , some people turn it upside down, creating lyrics according to the melody, which can often convey the emotions hidden in the melody.

There is no distinction between different creative methods, but what is certain is that no matter what the creative method is, inspiration and talent are indispensable components, and the talent of lyrics and melody are also two things, because the perception of emotion, rhythm, The rhythms are all different.

This is also one of the things that is very interesting about the art-making process.

Now, Ronan can roughly feel the state described by Ollie and Maxim. Although it is still not real enough, it is estimated that he needs to experience the challenge of retreat creation to experience it personally, but at least he is no longer ignorant now. status.

"What's wrong?" Oli noticed Ronan's expression and asked cautiously.

Ronan chuckled twice, "The power is out, I need to reorganize my thinking, and the chorus part still needs to be recreated."

Ollie looked down at his notes, "Aren't these okay?"

Ronan pondered for a moment, "The artistic conception is wrong."

"The situation I conceived is in the vast universe, darkness and nothingness are awakening the demon inside, you know and I know, the demon can't get out of your head, because it is eating you, you must save yourself, otherwise Just waiting to be rescued. Just 'get out of my head' is too... lively. I'm looking forward to the thicker lyrics."

"Lively?" Ollie was also full of question marks and couldn't believe his ears, but he could understand Ronan's meaning. The artistic conception of lyrics and melody is very important, because this is where the emotional chemical reaction takes place.

What is the difference between ordinary saliva songs and classic pop hits?

In fact, both are catchy and widely sung songs. The music that can really be liked by the general public often has similar attributes. "Popularity" cannot be the key to "attacking" saliva songs, but should be recognized. characteristics; the difference between the two is that the lyrics of saliva songs have no power at all, and are often just some "syllables" that are meaninglessly filled into the melody, and then the songs are completely handed over to the rhythm and drums. It is the rhythm brought by the rhythm, but the emotion of the lyrics cannot be felt.

It is precisely because of this that popular saliva songs come one after another, and after they are popular and popular, listeners can always find similar rhythms in the latest songs, so a batch of tired songs are eliminated. But very few saliva songs have evolved into popular hits that have truly withstood the test of time.

Classic pop hits often have an amazing touch in terms of lyrics creation.

For example, the Beatles (The-Beatles), there are not many fancy things in the easy-to-understand melodies and chords, but their lyrics can always really touch the hearts of the listeners.

Or Bob Dylan (Bob-), the folk-rock poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, becoming the first musician to win the award.

Their classic tracks, even after thirty or fifty years, can still arouse the resonance of the audience when they listen to them again. After the huge success of the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen's album, written forty years ago, is back in fashion again, and it's definitely timeless.

That's the reason.

The same is true for Ronan's performance of "Dancing Alone" on the Las Vegas Strip last night. The original version uses the contrast between lyrics and melody to create emotional resonance; the revised version uses the emotions revealed by the lyrics to move the heart. The arrangement styles of the two versions are completely different, but the emotional power carried by the lyrics is the same, which also makes the interpretation of the two versions able to impress the audience.

Now, the same goes for what Ronan and Ollie are discussing:

How should the lyrics with emotional power be perfectly combined with the melody?