Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 135 Music Matters

"This is an auditory feast, ten songs of different styles, several different styles of singing, we were amazed by Miss Angela's talent, can you believe it, this will be the work of a 13-year-old girl! Eric White, who produced "God Is a Girl" and "Every Time", said that he has produced songs for so many famous singers, and there are many people who are better than Miss Angela, but no one can do it at her age Such an eye-catching result.

Undoubtedly, we can see that Ms. Angela's potential is very huge. When I think of other aspects, I can't help but think of people who often say that when you are good at something, God must have kissed you!Apparently, God had kissed Miss Angela more than once—or almost to death.

Here I don't want to comment on the cheerful "God Is a Girl" or the slightly sad "Every Time", or the inspiring "Light", and I don't want to talk about the playful "Beautiful Island" and the brisk " You Make Me Feel Good", I just want to talk about two songs - "Wild Fields" and "Angels Are Here"!Two very interesting songs. If you want to choose one of the most difficult songs in this album, it will undoubtedly be "The Wilderness". It is a bit like the end of an aria, which gives this heavy song a hearty catharsis. , if her vocal range can be wider, I believe it will resonate with the audience more, but this little regret is quite in line with Miss Angela's age.

I heard that she participated in Mr. Spielberg's "Schindler's List" performance about the Holocaust, although I don't know what the content of the movie is, but maybe it is because of this that she wrote such songs.

But for "Angel in the World", although it is a bundled free distribution, although Disney and Ms. Angela have not explained this, please don't forget that an angel has left us at the beginning of the year, and the whole world is mourning for it , I think this song should be dedicated to her, from the soft and low singing at the beginning, to the high-pitched praise in the middle, and then back to the soft narration, it fits the life of that angel very well, so graceful, so graceful, I miss Angie Miss La must like her very much, in fact, I do too..."

After reading this, John Williams put down the magazine in his hand, looked with great interest at Angela, who was sitting on the sofa next to the coffee table in the office, carefully reading the stave in her hand, waving her hand slightly from time to time, and then lightly Coughed: "Angie, is that song of yours really written for Mrs. Hepburn?"

"Yes, that gentleman is right. "The Wilderness" was written because of the filming of "Schindler's List", and "Angels in the World"...was indeed written for Madam." As the girl said, she suddenly put down the score in her hand, and sighed, "After filming "Schindler's List", I went to Switzerland to visit her, but she went to heaven more than a month later... Unexpected."

"Well... yes, it's really unpredictable, but your song is really good. If Mrs. Hepburn hears it in heaven, she will definitely be touched." John said comfortingly, seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, he changed the subject and said, "Okay, Angie, if you have time, please sign for me, my little granddaughter is a fan of yours, although your record is a hodgepodge, but the standard is top-notch, and all the media are full of praise."

"All the media?" Angela shrugged. "Aren't you joking, Mr. John, the Portland Herald—and not just it—almost claimed that someone wrote it for me."

"Why care about those tabloid reports? They're just trying to attract readers with gimmicks," John laughed. "Those people are just jealous of you. After all, you are a girl and you are so young. Anyone who has ever lived—like me, an old man—knows your talent."

"Yeah, girl, kid, and..." Angela muttered, but swallowed the last sentence, shook her head, drove these things out, put the score in her hand on the coffee table, and looked at the old man Son: "Let's get back to the point, Mr. John, I came to Boston after declining the premiere of "The Piano Lesson" in France. You have to tell me, what can I do?"

Angela hadn't wanted to attend the premiere of The Piano Lesson, and while she personally enjoyed the filming time in New Zealand, she was embarrassed by certain scenes in the film - which is why it first premiered in France. Screening—even though she's only a little girl, she can't help but feel a little bit of it, and it's definitely a bad feeling.

But the reason why I brought it up now is just to ask what I want to do. Although I am happy to come to John's studio to learn the soundtrack, but when she came, I found out that the other party has made many pieces. Although the theme The melody was still the same one she had played at the time, but...does she need to do anything?

"This..." John thought for a while, and then said again: "Well, let me start from the beginning... Angie, do you have a general understanding of movie soundtracks?"

"Yes," the girl nodded, "I have also read some books about film soundtracks before. Generally speaking, movies have multiple rhythm functions, such as subjective rhythm, objective rhythm, director's psychological rhythm and audience psychological rhythm. Rhythm, etc. However, only the form of music and movies are very unified in rhythm. Music can express these rhythms through different musical rhythms and musical languages, catering to different styles of stories and different scenes. From a certain To a certain extent, the effect of music on film cannot be replaced by any form—”

Having said that, she scratched her head, then spread her hands: "Well, I'm following the script."

The old man smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter, basically, although those books are all about the general idea, they are also suitable for beginners to read, and I—" he changed the subject, "—just say two points , First, the soundtrack of any movie must be created according to the relevant theme, here it does not just mean that it is divided into tragedies, comedies, and dramas, you must continue to clearly know what the director wants to express!"

"So we went to see the dailies in the morning!" Angela understood immediately, and recalled with some lingering fear. She and Mr. John went to see the dailies edited for the first time. She was deeply impressed, especially when she saw the close-up shot of herself lying on the car in a red dress, with her eyes wide open and her rotten face, although it passed by in a flash, it still shocked her, and now she can guarantee that she will remember There is absolutely no shot like that, otherwise she would definitely recall it.

And John nodded: "That's right. Of course, there are still many things in it, such as deciding which instrument to use according to different situations, whether to play a solo or an ensemble, etc., but the theme must be grasped, just like the section you played at that time. , has grasped the theme of the whole movie, sad and hopeful, so the songs I compose will not leave this category, you are really a genius!"

Facing the old man's praise, the girl's face immediately turned red, she was speechless, she took several deep breaths, and then she avoided the topic and said, "Then, what's the second point?"

"Continuous creation," John shrugged, "inspiration is the most important thing, but inspiration is hard to catch, you never know when it will come, but people don't care if you have inspiration or not, when the time comes you have to To submit a work, so while focusing on the theme, I constantly compose, test, and revise to find inspiration."

As he spoke, he pointed to the thick stack of music scores on the coffee table: "You see that I have written so many, but only 10% of them can really be tested and used!"

Angela opened her eyes wide, and after blinking, she asked as if remembering something: "Need to test? How to test?"

"Didn't you think that the job of soundtrack is to compose the song and hand it over to the film company, and if it doesn't work, you can return it and re-write it, Angie?" John laughed, and before the girl could answer, the phone on the desk rang .

"Well, they must be here," said the old man, picking up the receiver.

"Hi, I'm John...have they arrived yet?...Okay, I'll come right away...that's right, and Miss Angela...you can ask her again when she comes."

Putting down the phone, John smiled and looked at the girl: "Okay, let's go to the Boston Concert Hall now, someone is waiting for us, and there are still your fans there."

Angela stopped talking, and followed the old man to the Boston Concert Hall full of doubts. It was not far away, and it took about ten minutes by car. She still asked Mr. Sparrow to wait in the car, and then she and John entered the concert hall together. The manager is a middle-aged man in his forties, he is a little attentive to the two of them, and he is very comfortable with others, so when the other party asked for an autograph for her daughter, Angela readily agreed.

After walking through a long passage and entering a small performance hall, the girl was surprised to find that there were already many men and women holding musical instruments and communicating with each other in the small hall. This was actually a band!

After discovering that the old and the young came in, the people stopped talking, and then began to check their instruments. Needless to say, they were about to start playing.

"This is?" Angela looked up at John, a little puzzled and a little understanding.

"This is the Boston Pops Orchestra. I am their conductor. My works have always been performed by them." The old man said with a smile, "This is the most important thing, understand? Angie, you have to have a regular collaborator." , an orchestra that is familiar with each other to help perform your own works, so that you can understand which ones are suitable and which ones are not, so that you can better modify your own works!"