The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

Chapter 1167: Talent spark

"...Yes, the style and the rhythm are different. In addition to the arrangement, I am thinking about rewriting the score in a way of dividing parts. The two parts of Marcus and I have different scales... "

"Then collide with the magnificent effect of overlapping voices, increasing the lightness and reverberation of the song's style."

"Yes, that's it."

"This is a good idea. The two voices can also be recorded separately."

"If this is the case, why don't the two voices be played with two instruments?"

"Doesn’t this become too cumbersome? The core meaning of this song is still simplicity, showing a kind of chic and brisk, if the arrangement is too complicated, it will easily become gorgeous. The style of the 10s is a far cry."

"No, no. We can use the banjo as the second part, play with the same score, and use the instrument's own characteristics to complete the style change and overlap. You should know that the banjo is more lively and translucent. , It’s clearer, we only need to lower the volume of the second part, and use the guitar as the main part, the whole style will be..."

"No, no, you didn't understand what I meant. Levine and Mickey's music style was originally simple and pure. This is what they have always insisted on, the original appearance of folk songs in the 1960s."

"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 thinner, but also more vicissitudes and loneliness. The banjo is in the sixth. The use in the ten's was very extensive and very unique. Strictly speaking, it was only used by folk freaks at the time. Instead, I felt that this could highlight Levine's musical characteristics... well, wait for me. "

While speaking, Marcus gave up his intention to continue explaining, and simply stood up and walked towards the corner-where there was a banjo and many other instruments.

Justin just took his seat, but no one noticed his appearance at all.

The three people in front of Lanly, Marcus and Benn are arguing in full swing, and they refuse to give up. The intensive discussion between you and me really makes people unable to keep up with the rhythm. Even Benn can only occasionally Just cut into one or two sentences, and it is more that Renly and Marcus are sharing their opinions with sparks.

In the lively atmosphere, only Benn noticed the appearance of others, but he glanced at the sight without expressing much, and then his sight fell on Lan Li and Marcus again. Justin could also feel this turbulent discussion enthusiasm. He didn't want to interrupt, just sat beside him in silence and listened.

Marcus picked up the banjo, 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 Hold on. You play the first part with an acoustic guitar, and I play the second part with a banjo."

Lan Li did not refuse.

Lan Li held the acoustic guitar and played an eight-beat, "Should I use this tune? Do you lower the tune? Or do I raise the tune?"

"I lowered the key. The banjo is a subsidiary part and cannot take away the original style of the song." Marcus said cleanly.

Without any nonsense, the two started to play directly.

The tacit understanding of the first performance was not in good time. Lan Li grabbed a quarter of a beat, while Marcus fell behind by a quarter. There was a half-beat misalignment as soon as he entered and exited, causing the sound to be a little harsh; In the second performance, Lanly played an eight-beat first, and then Marcus cut in, and the whole effect was immediately much better.

"Waving goodbye" is exactly the song Lan Li sang when the crew met in Pioneer Village on the first day.

The acoustic guitar is the first part, and the banjo is the second part. The overlapping of two different instruments does not have any sense of disharmony, but it increases the thickness and level of the melody. The tune suddenly becomes richer, and the lingering rhyme also changes. Get up lightly.

After the second performance, Marcus once again put forward his opinion, "I should lighten the verse part, but I can adjust it slowly in the later stage; but for the chorus part, I think I should weaken the performance of the acoustic guitar. By enhancing the banjo, the style of the whole song will become more prominent."

This time, Lan Li did not refute, "I will sing and see, do you want to add a second part? Let's take a look at the chorus effect. The main song is sung by me and the chorus is sung by you."

"No problem. You cut in, I will harmonize, and then we will change the strength of the chorus to see the overall effect." Marcus is also a straightforward. Compared with language confrontation, it is better to explore through practice. The most suitable choice.

Thus, the third performance began.

"If I can spread my wings like Noah's dove, I will cross the river and pursue my beloved. I wave goodbye, my love, and may you cherish it. I live in my heart a giant in the sky, tall and majestic, with a vigorous posture, like Cannonball. Wave goodbye, my love, may you cherish it."

Lan Li hummed softly, and Marcus cut into it with a relatively smooth harmony. The gentle and mellow voice intertwined among the strings of the acoustic guitar and banjo, bursting out a kind of effortless and unruly. Free and easy and casual, it was clearly a parting song, but in sorrow, he couldn't help but burst into a smile.

But before Justin had time to learn more, the melody and singing stopped.

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

"It's too complicated, it's completely lost the original flavor." Lan Li said his own opinion, "The biggest reason is that the arrangement of music in the 1960s is different from that of the present. Now there are verses and vices. The difference between the song and the bridge, but the difference between these parts in the past is not too obvious. The song'Waving goodbye' is a typical representative."

Marcus nodded in agreement, "Otherwise, the whole process will still be based on the acoustic guitar, and your singing will be the first part, and then the banjo will be the main part in the bridge section, and the rhythm will be accelerated. The leaping feeling of the turbulent water emphasizes the expectation and excitement of leaving and embracing the future."

"Try it." Lan Li also said directly.

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

Marcus's character is more exaggerated, he deliberately makes an exaggerated grimace, and winks his eyebrows to match his performance, as if his eyebrows are dancing; while Lan Li is more restrained, but the joy in his eyes is still flowing continuously Out, the rhythm of the fingertips outlines the strings becomes lighter.

But when the performance ended, Marcus and Lan Li snapped their fingers at the same time. A simple action has completed all the communication.

Benn, who has been silent all the time, added the topic at the right time, "Is the rhythm and arrangement set like this? Does Marcus have any comments to add?"

"Do you have any special ideas?" Lan Li said, because the adaptation of this version is now completed by Lan Li.

He is not raising the bar, but because he didn’t spend too much time on fine-tuning at the time of the adaptation. He completed all the creations based on a kind of intuition of a character. If now others can put forward their opinions, he Willing to open up various possibilities and discuss it carefully.

"There is no special opinion. I just think that after joining the banjo, the style of the whole song will actually be closer to the '500 miles', but for Levine, he refuses to be diversified and varied. , Stubbornly adhere to the most primitive folk style." Benn keenly captured the details, "You mentioned this just now, so I am now a little worried whether this is not in line with Levine's personality."

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

After speaking, Benn cast his sights on Marcus and further explained, "There is no problem with the adaptation of Marcus, and there is no problem with the duet, but Marcus's style is closer to modern times, while Lan Li The original style is closer to the 1960s. The question now is whether we should build this soundtrack based on the perspective of the 1960s, or create the folk song of the 1960s based on the current perspective."

When Marcuston understood it, he didn’t argue. Instead, he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, “I’m just a singer and don’t have any understanding of performances and movies. I just think that this is the case. The way of arrangement can distinguish Levine and Mickey's style, and they are mixed in a duet way. But in the end, you still need to ask Levine what it means."

The sights fell on Lan Li one after another.

Lan Li did not rush to answer ~lightnovelpub.net~ but thought about it for a moment, "This is indeed what I was worried about."

"But the interesting part is that I discussed with Joel and Ethan. The role of Mickey is very special. He chose the tragic way of self-closing to end his life, but what caused his choice. What? No one knows except Mickey."

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

Although this is music creation, it is closely related to the movie and the role. Therefore, Lan Li needs to let Benn and Marcus have a better understanding of the role. "In addition to'wave goodbye', he will also participate in the'Ancient Triple In the performance of sing', and this song is a collaboration between Mickey and Jim. Does this mean that facing the dilemma of his dreams, Mickey also began to waver and made a different choice from Levine , He made different attempts."

"So, when recording the song'Waving goodbye', Mickey had already made a different attempt. This is also a possibility. Just now, the creative process between Marcus and I, if it were Levine and Mickey. What about the creative process? Is this becoming more real? Justin, what do you think?"

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