Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 254 is about to be born

In fact, at the time James Cameron made the request through Sparrow, there were still five or six shots left of "Titanic" - it would be a big mistake to think that this would be easy Now, just think about the speed at which he has been filming for the past six months and you will know what he will do.

However, the film company must have put a lot of pressure on him, because if you count the previous "sightseeing" of the Russian submarine that was rented to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, it took more than a year for the shooting alone!Not to mention that there is still a lot of post-production and special effects production, it should be thankful that 20th Century Fox can release it in the summer vacation.

So James came to her just after the New Year. In a word, I hope she can start the soundtrack work as soon as possible. Although Angela had shown him the theme song in Rosarito last year, James still only kept a cautious attitude. Optimistic, after all, although her achievements in music are obvious to all, the soundtrack is not something that can be done simply by playing music.

Although Angela was a little dissatisfied, she didn't take it to heart. Americans are like this. If you want the other party's approval, it's very simple, show your strength!She herself had said long ago that she could change people if she couldn't meet the requirements, so if she really wanted to change people, the sooner the better.

The girl had already prepared for this. After getting James' consent, she began to silently write the tunes in the soundtrack of "Titanic". As one of her favorite movies, she not only repeated the movie Going to see, the original soundtrack is also listened to over and over again, so it is not difficult at all, even if some details are a little blurry, but it is not harmful, so even if the crew showed her one-third of the raw movies are edited written on the board.Angela still thought it was a piece of cake.

"Don't worry, I'm the screenwriter. I've also been to the shooting site and communicated with James several times. I'm sure." The girl always said this to the assistant Matthew White who came to help contact everything.

However, Angela quickly tasted the bitter fruit of her arrogance, and the soundtrack was not as simple as she thought, even though she studied with John Williams for a while.

"Okay, that's it for now, thank you for your cooperation." In the small hall of the Chinese Theater, Angela announced to more than a dozen members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic with a wry smile. Acted as a guest performer at the concert, and established a good relationship with the Philharmonic Orchestra, so this time the soundtrack girl contacted them as soon as possible.It's a pity that I don't know why, it has been two days, and although the basic melody is already familiar, it is a bit awkward to coordinate it no matter what, which makes Angela a big blow.

"Don't be discouraged, Miss Angela, your piece is very good, I think there may be some problems with the coordination and adjustment of the instruments." Before leaving, Claude Carey, who came to be in charge of the orchestra, said to the girl.

"Thank you, Mr. Carey." Angela smiled back, then lowered her head and pondered. She actually noticed it too, but she knew it, and it was not easy to adjust it.

After the band members left, Matthew, who accompanied Sparrow the whole time, looked at the girl who was still in a daze, and asked, "So, shall we leave too? Miss Angela."

The girl raised her head, sighed, then shook her head: "Please wait a little longer, I want to think quietly by myself."

"Okay, then let's go out first." Matthew didn't say much, turned around and left, followed by Sparrow and added, "I'm right outside, please call me if you need anything."

Angela nodded, and after watching the two leave, she sat down on a chair with a sigh facing the empty hall.She knows where her negligence is. The biggest feature of "Titanic" is that it uses a lot of music types, such as symphony, synthesizer, pop, Irish, orchestral music, etc., which is a big test for the composer.The girl thinks that she has composed music for "timetosaygoobye", and she has read a lot of books, and knows the soundtrack from memory very well. Even if it takes some effort, it will definitely not be far behind.Unexpectedly, it was contained in the coordination and adjustment of the musical instrument.

"Maybe I can change the song..." the girl said to herself.She originally planned to shock James, so she chose two songs, the most classic "Rose" and "Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdch", which best reflects the feeling of the whole movie.But again, the more classic it is, the harder it is to make.

However, Angela immediately rejected this idea, as she said to James in Rosarito, the entire film soundtrack is a theme, and all soundtracks are just extensions of the theme song, because the expression of the theme song is the most intuitive.

The theme of "Titanic" is undoubtedly "My Heart Will Go On", and the songs on the natural soundtrack are all extended from it.Although the tunes are different, the main difference is still in the arrangement technique. That is to say, if she can't adjust these types of collocations well, no matter whether she changes to simple or difficult ones, there will not be much change.

As long as I can come up with works approved by James, I can have time to adjust slowly, but... the girl scratched her hair in distress, feeling a little helpless.

At this time, the sound of knocking on the door rang in the quiet small hall, and the girl was a little surprised, because if Sparrow or Matthew had something to look for her, why would they knock on the door if they came in directly?

"Please come in." Angela stood up, and as the door opened, a familiar face appeared in front of her eyes, most of her head was bald, and although her beard and temples were gray, she didn't look old at all.

"Oh my god, John! Why did you come to Los Angeles!" The girl exclaimed in surprise, and the person who came in turned out to be the famous film soundtrack master John Williams who directed her soundtrack! "If you read the newspaper, you should know that the Boston Pops Orchestra will perform the 3th performance of its national tour at the Chinese Theater in three days." The old man smiled and hugged the girl, "I just came here to have a look, but I didn't expect to It was God's arrangement to meet you here."

"It's indeed God's arrangement. I just encountered a problem and couldn't find anyone to ask for advice, and then you showed up." Angela excitedly grabbed the old man and pulled him to the chair, and said with gestures.

"It really surprises me, you gave James Cameron's film soundtrack, this guy who pursues perfection is not so easy to be impressed." John was a little surprised.

"I wrote both the script and the theme song, and he also approved it. I asked him to at least give me a chance to try the soundtrack." The girl spread her hands helplessly, "The problem now is that he wants me to play the music this week. Come up with a song that he can approve. My plan is too complicated, and I may not be able to come up with a suitable piece in a short time."

John touched his chin: "You just said that you will use symphony, synthesizer, pop and many other types of music. I don't want to offend you, Angie, but can you really grasp it?"

The girl handed him her manuscript right away: "I have already composed several pieces, but there are still some places where I can't adjust the arrangement. In fact, if I hadn't invited the Philharmonic Orchestra to play several times in the past two days, I might have Haven't found it yet."

The old man took it, and while watching it, he waved his hands and hummed softly, and soon a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

"I have to say, the tone of it is beautiful." John was a little emotional, then shook his head: "But I may not give you much advice, Angie. Although you just briefly stated the content of the story, but if you want me to It's impossible to experience what James is trying to express."

After a pause, he frowned and thought for a while before saying: "The only suggestion I can give you is to remove those types of music that are not easy to perform live, so that there will be fewer people who need to consider and cooperate, and maybe you can Let you be more comfortable!"

As soon as John finished speaking, the girl's eyes lit up, and a thought broke into her mind!

"Oh my god, John, you're such a genius!" Angela jumped up and cheered, and at the same time put her arms around the old man's neck and strangled him until he coughed, "An... Angie, if this continues , you will be charged with murder!"

Then, with a bang, the girl kissed him firmly on the face, making John's eyes widen.

"I feel your reminder very much. This reminds me of a wonderful idea, which I believe will surprise James!" Angela said excitedly, obviously not feeling anything wrong with her behavior.

"It's an honor to be called a genius by your genius, isn't it?" John teased with a smile.

"This..." The girl was a little embarrassed, "But you are indeed a genius, aren't you?"

Then she packed up and was about to leave: "Anyway, thank you for your reminder, I have to go back and work hard, there are only three days left except the weekend."

"Okay, you're in such a hurry, I won't say anything more." The old man stood up with a smile, then patted his face, and said very seriously: "But, don't say what happened today, May I?"

"What?" Angela looked up in confusion.

"If your fans know that you kissed me as an old man, they will definitely kill me." John laughed out loud, while the girl rolled her eyes and whispered: Or I will kill you right now.

After rushing home from the Chinese theater, the girl locked herself in the room and asked for leave for the next three days. She had to write out what she thought of in a short time. John did remind her that since she hadn’t Which ability kneads all types of music together, then we can compile a single type of music!

If she remembers correctly, there is also a 20-minute version of the film soundtrack of "Titanic" - "Titanc Sute", a classical symphony played by the original musical instruments, which is exactly what she has experience in arranging In addition, the music and plot of this version are gradual, from the joyful and grand departure of the ship at the beginning, to the bitterness of love in the end, and the sadness of the ship sinking and death in the end, it perfectly reproduces the whole story, so as long as she If you can write this song and rehearse it well, you won't be able to impress James!