After the sixty-sixth Cannes Film Festival officially ended, the two works "The Life of Adele" and "The Folk Songs of the Drunken Country" have undoubtedly become the subject of discussion. In North America, the latter's attention is absolutely It is unparalleled, and the discussion has broken the table sturdily without even confirming the release time.

At the Cannes Film Festival, the "Drunk Country Folk Songs" distribution copyright battle has sounded the clarion call, including Focus Pictures, Sony Classics, Miramax Pictures, Warner Bros., and many top film companies in the industry. Joining the battle, it is almost certain that this work will definitely become a member that cannot be ignored during this year's awards season.

What's more, whether it is the Coen brothers or Renly Hall, this has become the focus of competition among major film companies.

After a lot of battles, the North American distribution rights of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" were finally won by Sony Classics with a transaction amount of 15 million U.S. dollars.

Note that this is only the North American distribution right!

At present, overseas distribution rights are still under competition. Many countries and regions including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, France, Spain, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, etc. are striving for it, hoping to let this work be released locally. , Such a frenetic scene, even a commercial film is not too much, this is also the most popular work in the publishing copyright market at the Cannes Film Festival.

Compared with other series of works such as "The Life of Adele", it is more focused on the screening of art theaters. The market prospects of "Zixiang Folk Song" are widely optimistic, just because of the appeal of the Coen brothers and Lan Li , It is enough to allow major issuers to vote of confidence.

15 million US dollars also created the highest distribution copyright transaction amount at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and the limelight completely overwhelmed the "life of Adele" who won the Palme d'Or.

By the way, Sony Classics made a big splash in Cannes this year and won the North American distribution rights for the three works "The Past", "Only Love Eternal Life", and "Drunk Country Folk Songs". They started preparations for this year's awards season early. tough.

The reason for mentioning this is that Sony Classic also won the North American distribution rights of "Blasting Drummer" at the same time.

This is definitely a sudden change!

During the preliminary preparations for the "Burst Drummer", all six major Hollywood film companies took action, and the Eight Immortals crossed the sea to show their magical powers, presenting a noisy scene of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending.

Warner Bros. and Paramount once seized the opportunity in the chaos, especially the Warner Bros. led by Barry Meyer. Following the two works of "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Gravity", they extended their cooperation agreement with Lanly. The posture is very positive and sincere, and it is rare to see enough sincerity for independent art films.

Then Andre Hamilton was born, and quietly won the production rights of "Burst Drummer"; and secretly set out to seek partners, and went around in circles. In the end, Andre chose the Sony classic——

Among all the independent labels in Hollywood, Focus Films under Universal Pictures and Fox Searchlight Films under Twentieth Century Fox can be said to be the best and far ahead. Together with Weinstein Pictures, each The awards season of the year is absolutely the main force; and the fourth place outside of this, there are some controversies, many labels, large and small, can perform well, but Sony Classics undoubtedly has a slight advantage.

As an independent label subsidiary of Sony Columbia Pictures, thanks to the substantial financial support of the parent company, the overall momentum has been steadily rising in recent years.

"Midnight Paris", "Love", "A Parting", "Scorched Earth City", "Growth Education", "White Ribbon", "Moon", "Twelve Angry Men", "Frozen River", etc. It is their best work in the award season in recent years, and they can always create miracles inadvertently. Especially in the foreign language film department, there are surprises every year. Last year’s Oscars for the best foreign language film and the best The documentary feature films are all from Sony classics.

This year, Sony Classics is even more powerful early, "Love Before Midnight", "Kill Your Love", "Blue Jasmine" and other awards season potential seeds are all in the bag. After returning at the Cannes Film Festival with a full load, again With a transaction amount of six million U.S. dollars, it successfully won the global distribution rights of "Burst Drummer".

For Andre, the "Burst Drummer" has not yet started shooting, he has already recovered the cost; for the Sony Classic, it is the most high-profile Hollywood movie to be cut before Warner Bros. and Paramount. "Burst Drummer" is in the bag.

This is a win-win situation.

It is foreseeable that during this year's awards season, Sony Classics is bound to make full use of its strength.

Returning to the "Drunk Country Folk Songs", the news of the successful release of copyright transactions has set off a frenzy of discussion. Everyone is paying close attention to the release date of the film and looking forward to the early return of this work from Cannes. Meet with the audience.

However, the copyright of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" can be sold so easily and quickly. The Coen brothers are undoubtedly the top priority. No one can ignore their appeal in the North American market. The stock sales frenzy has a more direct relationship with Lan Li.

At the press conference at the Cannes Film Festival, the Coen brothers mentioned that the original soundtrack of the film had already been officially released before the film was released, but there was no serious publicity and no official announcement, so the sales results have been sluggish.

After the “Drunk Country Folk Song” received an explosive response in Cannes, it spread widely on social media and was praised as “the best movie of the year”. The perfect combination of acting talents", and some people even marveled that "music melody is still circling in my mind."

There are countless praises about the movie itself, and the praises about the original soundtrack are also out of words.

The North American release date of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" has not yet been determined, and it can even be said to be indefinitely. In order to alleviate their inner expectations and excitement, the audience turned their attention to the original soundtrack.

It is undeniable that the original soundtrack of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" is indeed a very good album. Although the overall theme is not as consistent as "Don Quixote", the melodious and beautiful melody and emotional lyrics are still in the fast food culture today. A touch of clear flow in it demonstrates the unique charm of folk songs.

As Levine said in the movie, "If a song is never new, but never outdated, it is a folk song."

After the Cannes Film Festival, the sales of this original soundtrack album have been soaring. It only took three weeks to beat the regular albums of many singers with the sales of 130,000 copies on a single Tuesday. The top spot on the North American Billboard Album Chart!

In fact, this is not the first time the Coen brothers.

In 2000, the film "Three Kings of Prison Escape" directed by the Coen brothers was very popular after the original soundtrack was released. It not only successfully reached the top of the Billboard Albums chart, but also successfully topped the North American year-end sales champion of that year, and sold well. Seven million copies-it was still the turn of the century when the music industry was extremely prosperous; in the end, this soundtrack won the Grammy Album of the Year award the following year.

Now, the original soundtrack of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" has successfully achieved this.

Because there was no charting or promotion, the singles in the album did not achieve significant results. They only made it into the top 100 on the billboard singles chart, hovering at a low position after the 70s, and failed to attract. Too much attention; but the sales data of the album is exceptionally stable, and it can even be said to be gratifying.

In the past three weeks, the weekly sales have exceeded 50,000, and it has shown a rapid upward trend. In the third week, it has exceeded 200,000 and successfully topped the Billboard Albums Chart!

This is just the beginning.

After the "Drunk Country Folk Song" soundtrack successfully climbed to the top of the Billboard Championship, without any publicity or expectations, it won the championship for four consecutive weeks, and then slipped to the runner-up position.

With such a result, even the official website of the bulletin board expressed amazement. In the form of the homepage report, he cheered and sighed, "When the movie has not yet been released, the release date has not even been determined, but this soundtrack album has already been on the market in advance. It has won the hearts of countless viewers~lightnovelpub.net~ Is this the Cohen brothers effect? ​​Or the Blue-Hall effect? ​​Judging from the current situation, it should be the latter."

evidence?

The album "Don Quixote" has returned to the top 20 on the Billboard Albums Chart, which is the best evidence.

Although this album has never really made the chart, the long-flowing sales figures have kept it on the list for a long time, and it can return to the top 50 ranks from time to time; but it can suddenly burst out now. The sales volume of 10,000 in a single Saturday is an incredible recovery.

The original soundtrack of "Drunk Country Folk Songs" is the only reason.

Facts have also proved this.

After the original soundtrack fell in the runner-up position, it remained stable in terms of sales and on-demand. It stayed in the top five for twelve weeks, and stayed in the top ten for 23 weeks.

It may be difficult to replicate the sales frenzy of "The Three Kings of Prison Escape"; but there is no doubt that "Drunk Country Folk Song" became one of the best-selling albums in North America in 2013, enough to occupy the top of the year-end sales charts. A place.

This is the appeal of "Len Li-Hall"!

Just a name is enough to set off a frenzy in the fields of film, music and drama, not to mention Van Diesel or Christian Wagner, even Endeavour elite agencies must think twice, look at Sony Classics and Warner Brothers and Paramount fought for the distribution rights of the "Burst Drummer", which was enough.

At this moment, in the face of the anger that erupted from Christie's safety, Diesel also retreated somewhat, unable to refute, and unable to speak, the feeling of aggrieved feeling was really indescribable.

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