One Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-Seven Sparks of Talent

"...Yes, the style and rhythm are different. In addition to the arrangement, I'm thinking of rewriting the score in part-parts, with Marcus and I using different scales for the two parts... "

"Then collide with the grand effect of overlapping voices, adding a lightness and reverberation to the style of the song."

"Yes, that's it."

"It's a good idea that the two voices can also be recorded separately."

"If that's the case, why aren't two parts played with two instruments?"

"Won't this become too complicated? The core meaning of this song is still simplicity, showing a kind of lightness and lightness. If the arrangement is too complicated, it will easily become gorgeous. It’s a far cry from the style of the decade.”

"No, it won't. We can use the banjo as the second part, play with the same score, and complete the style changes and overlaps through the instrument's own characteristics. You should know that the banjo is lighter and more translucent. , and clearer, we just need to lower the volume of the second part and put the guitar as the main part and the whole style will…”

"No no, you didn't understand what I meant. The music style of Le Vern and Mickey was originally simple and pure, and this is what they always insisted on.

"I understand. But what I mean is that when two people sing a duet, the style is richer and fuller, and then when you are left to sing alone, the style is more flimsy, but also more vicissitudes and loneliness. The decade's usage was very widespread and unique. Strictly speaking, it was only used by folk geeks at the time, but I felt that it would make Le Verne's music more prominent...well, wait for me. "

After speaking, Marcus gave up his plan to continue explaining, and simply stood up and walked towards the corner where a banjo and many other musical instruments were placed.

Justin had just taken his seat, but no one noticed his presence at all.

In front of them, Renly, Marcus, and Ben are arguing in full swing, not giving an inch. The intensive discussion of your words and my words really makes people a little unable to keep up with the rhythm. Even Ben can only occasionally It's just a sentence or two, and it's more that Renly and Marcus share their opinions sparklingly.

In the lively atmosphere, only Ben noticed the presence of others, but glanced at him without saying much, and then his eyes fell on Renly and Marcus again. Justin can also feel this surging enthusiasm for discussion, and he doesn't want to interrupt, just sits beside silently and listens.

Marcus picked up the banjo,

He walked back again, sat down quickly, and said to Renly, "In this way, we will play directly now, and feel the whole style and effect. If it is not suitable, I will not insist on it. You play the first one with the acoustic guitar. Voice, I play the second voice on the banjo."

Renly did not refuse.

Renly held the acoustic guitar and played an eight-beat, "I'm in this key? Are you down? Or am I up?"

"I'm down. The banjo is an accessory part, and it can't take away the original style of the song." Marcus said simply and neatly.

Without any nonsense, the two of them started playing directly.

The tacit understanding of the first performance was not very good. Renly grabbed a quarter of a beat, while Marcus was behind by a quarter of a beat. There was a half-beat misalignment when entering and exiting, causing the sound to be a bit harsh; The second time, Renly played an eight-beat, and then Marcus cut in, and the whole effect was much better.

"Wave Goodbye" is exactly the song Renly sang when the crew met on the first day at the Pioneer Village.

The acoustic guitar is the first part and the banjo is the second part. The overlapping of the two different instruments does not have any sense of incongruity, but increases the thickness and level of the melody. The tune suddenly becomes richer, and the curling aftertaste also changes. Gotta get up.

After the second performance, Marcus made another comment, "I should put it light on the verse, but I can adjust it later; but for the chorus, I think the acoustic guitar should be weakened. Enhance the banjo part and the style of the whole song will become more prominent."

This time, Renly didn't retort, "I'll give it a try. Do you want to add your second voice? Let's see how the chorus works. I sing the chorus and you sing the chorus."

"No problem. You cut in, I'll perform the harmony, and then we'll change the strength of the chorus part to see the overall effect." Marcus is also a straightforward, rather than verbal confrontation, it is better to explore through practice the most suitable choice.

So, the third performance began.

"If I can spread my wings like Noah's dove, I will cross the rivers and pursue my true love. Waving goodbye, my love, may you cherish. There is a giant in the sky in my heart, tall and majestic. Cannonball. Waving goodbye, my love, may you cherish it."

Renly hummed softly, while Marcus cut in with a relatively smooth harmony, a soft, mellow voice intertwined with the strings of the acoustic guitar and banjo, bursting out with a kind of ease and wantonness. Free and easy and casual, obviously singing parting songs, but couldn't help smiling in the sadness.

But before Justin had time to experience it further, the melody and singing were interrupted.

"No, no." Renly and Marcus both shook their heads in denial.

"It's too complicated, and it completely loses its original flavor." Renly expressed his opinion, "The biggest reason is that the arrangement method in the 1960s and now is different. Now there are verses and subtitles. The difference between songs and bridges, but the difference between these parts was not so obvious before. The song 'Wave Goodbye' is a typical example."

Marcus nodded in agreement, "Otherwise, the whole process is still dominated by the acoustic guitar, and your singing is the first part, and then the banjo is the main part in the bridge section, and the rhythm is accelerated, making The feeling of jumping out of the turbulent water will emphasize the imminent parting and the expectation and excitement of embracing the future.”

"Try it," Renly said directly.

No nonsense, cut into the singing again, and after four and eight beats, the melody of the bridge section began to fly.

Marcus' character is more extroverted, deliberately making exaggerated faces, winking to match his performance, as if his eyebrows are dancing; while Renly is more restrained, but the joy in his eyes is still flowing. Out, the rhythm of the fingertips outlining the strings has become lighter.

But at the end of the performance, Marcus and Renly snapped their fingers at the same time. A simple action completes all communication.

Benn, who had been silent for a long time, added the topic at the right time, "Is the rhythm and arrangement determined like this? Does Marcus have any comments to add?"

"Do you have any special ideas?" It was Renly who said, because the current version of the adaptation was done by Renly.

He's not raising the bar, but because he didn't spend too much time polishing it himself when he was adapting it. Instead, he completed all the creations based on a character's intuition. If other people can put forward their opinions now, he Willing to open up all possibilities and have a good discussion.

"No special opinion. I just think that with the addition of the banjo, the style of the whole song will actually be closer to '500 Miles', but for Le Verne, he rejects diversity and variety. , stubbornly sticking to the most primitive folk style." Benn captured the details keenly, "Just now, you also mentioned this, so I'm a little worried now, whether this is not in line with Le Verne's personality."

The essential reason why Benn was able to climb to the peak of his career in the soundtrack of the film is that he has his own unique perspective on the combination of story, character and background. Maybe he's not an actor, but he knows how to read stories.

After he finished speaking, Ben cast his gaze towards Marcus and further explained, "There is no problem with the adaptation of Marcus, and there is no problem with the duet, but Marcus' style is closer to modern times, while Renly's style is more modern. The original style was closer to the sixties. Now the question is, are we going to make this soundtrack with the vision of the sixties, or the ballad of the sixties with the vision of the present."

Marcuston understood it at the time, but he didn't argue, but raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "I'm just a singer, I don't have any understanding of performances and movies, I just think, such The arrangement can separate Le Verne from Mickey's style, and mix it up in a duet. But, in the end, you need to ask Le Verne what he means."

All eyes fell on Ren Li.

Renly didn't rush to answer, but thought for a moment, "That's really what I was worried about."

"But what's interesting is that I have discussed with Joel and Ethan, Mickey's role is very special, he chose to end his life in a tragic way of self-destruction, but what caused him to choose this way? What? Nobody knows but Mickey."

"We made a small change to Mickey's character."

Although this is music creation, it is closely related to the film and the character, so Renly needs to give Benn and Marcus a better understanding of the character, "In addition to 'wave goodbye', he will also be involved in 'ancient trio' Sing', and this song is a collaboration between Mickey and Jim. Does this mean that in the face of the predicament of his dream, Mickey also began to waver and made a different choice than LeVine , he tried something different."

"Then, Mickey had already made a different attempt when recording the song 'Wait Goodbye', which is also a possibility. The creative process with Marcus just now, if it was Le Verne and Mickey What about the creative process? Does it become more real? Justin, what do you think?"

Justin, who had been listening in, was suddenly full of question marks, "Me?"