Chapter 613 The first sentence brought tears to the eyes (2/2 Monthly Pass)
"This is actually a soprano song. The chorus is a little more complicated. It requires the power of a group chorus to embody a spirit, or beauty, that makes people sincerely praise it!"
Sitting in front of the piano in the recording studio, after thinking about it for a while, Yang Qian introduced the situation of "My Motherland" (Note 1) to Yang Chuanrong.
It is worth mentioning that this is a song that Yang Qian obtained more than a year ago.
Needless to say, the quality of "My Motherland" is absolutely excellent. Through his understanding of its history on earth, Yang Qian also knows that it is a good song that can move people across the country, and even move generations of Chinese!
But after Yang Qian got it, it was similar to many songs, and he hadn't had a chance to take them out yet.
On the one hand, there was no right time, and on the other hand, it was also because they did not have a suitable singer.
Yang Qian can't sing, because the main song of "My Motherland" still has to be sung by a female singer, so that the melodiousness of the melody and the magnificence of the lyrics and imagery can be reflected, thereby giving the audience a more intuitive sense of beauty!
Dai Yuni also couldn't sing, because the key was too high, and ordinary singers couldn't handle it. If she sang in a lower key, it would also destroy the original aura.
Of course, Dai Yuni's voice is more suitable for singing ballads, and she can't sing this kind of main melody song.
As for the two newly signed young singers, Ouyang Xiaoqing and Zhang Shanshan, they may have great performance in high notes, but they are still too young after all.
Yang Qian felt that at least in the past few years, the two girls, who had not experienced the training of the stage, had no in-depth understanding of history, and experienced the emotions of people of that era, could not sing the most beautiful emotion of this song.
It’s better to lack than to overspend!
Therefore, until now, Yang Qian has not come up with this song.
This time, it was also because Yang Chuanrong's explanation of the concept of his movie reminded Yang Qian of this song, so he decided to take it out and show it to Yang Chuanrong.
"Then who do you think is suitable to sing this song?"
Yang Chuanrong sat on the sofa next to the piano, holding Yang Qian's lyrics manuscript in his hand, and asked tentatively.
The singers for the soundtrack are different from the actors in the movie. Yang Chuanrong has no intention of deciding on the candidate himself. If Yang Qian has an idea, he will definitely fully respect Yang Qian's choice.
Of course, the premise is that the person must sing well and conform to the artistic conception of the movie, and even the voice must meet some plot requirements.
"I don't know. Among the singer teachers I know so far, there is no one who is particularly suitable. I think she should meet the following requirements - she must be a soprano singer, and then she must have a foundation in folk songs. Secondly, she must be
Our mainland singers..."
Yang Qian said.
Why does it have to be a mainland singer?
Yang Chuanrong glanced at the lyrics and quickly understood what Yang Qian meant.
Although there are many patriotic singers in Hong Kong cities and treasure islands, the beautiful scenery and majestic mountains and rivers in this song, as well as the generous confession and strong praise for the motherland and the soldiers, are really only those born in the mainland.
Only singers who have a lot of experience, especially singers from the older generation, can sing well!
Of course, Yang Chuanrong didn't know that if Yang Qian was really asked to choose a singer, he would definitely choose a national team-level female singer from the older generation.
Yang Qian is not just a porter of earth's music, he is also the inheritor and guardian of these beautiful things.
They must be shown at their best, and the excellence of the original works must not be insulted!
"Sing it again first and let me listen!"
Gu Hao
Yang Chuanrong couldn't wait any longer and started urging. We can talk about the selection of people later!
Yang Qian nodded and started playing on the piano.
Of course, the accompaniment cannot just be the piano. Whether it is the flute in the original movie, the oboe that may be used in the symphony, or other traditional folk instruments that can reflect the Chinese style, the combination of them and the piano can show this to the greatest extent.
The charm of the song!
But now Yang Qian is improvising, and he hasn’t practiced it for a long time. It can be said that he can play well and sing well. When he really wants to produce a work, he still has to study it carefully and come up with the best one, or the most suitable one for the plot of the movie.
Arrangement of music.
However, as soon as the accompaniment of this song started playing, Yang Qian himself felt his face go numb and his emotions rose.
“A great river has wide waves,
The wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides of the bank..."
It was just a demonstration. Yang Qian didn't exert too much force, he just sang along with the melody gently.
The accompaniment is in the original key, with no key flat. It is actually a bit awkward for Yang Qian to hum like this.
However, Yang Chuanrong was only in a state of appreciating music, so he did not feel the awkwardness in this aspect. Instead, he felt the shock brought by this lyric in the grand yet gentle melody.
No, it shouldn't be said to be shocking.
The scenery "in front of you" should be spectacular. The river is surging and vast, and the rice fields on both sides are full of beautiful rice flowers.
And the inner feeling should be pride, because this is the scenery of the motherland, the scene where the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the prosperous age that those ancestors who paid the price of their lives for this beautiful era want to see!
In an instant, Mr. Yang Chuanrong, who had a profound understanding of that period of history and a personal experience of the arduous struggle that the country and its people had gone through in the decades since the founding of the People's Republic of China, burst into tears.
I thought it was extraordinary just by reading the lyrics before, but I didn’t expect that when paired with the music, singing it would be even more touching!
Of course, out of the professional habits of a professional film director, Yang Chuanrong quickly combined the lyrics with the plot he had previously conceived with the screenwriter.
Suddenly, he began to feel that his plot needed to be revised.
It’s not touching enough, at least it has to match this good song!
He didn't know how Yang Qian could have such deep feelings at such a young age, and he didn't know how such a "modern" song could sound so much like the melody of the previous era that it was even used in his movie during the founding of the People's Republic of China.
There seemed to be no sense of disobedience in that era.
But there seems to be no point in pursuing this issue.
"Sing the voice of courage in times of suffering, and sing the voice of happiness in times of peace!"
Yang Chuanrong remembered such a sentence.
The song is undoubtedly a very good song and a good work that can touch people's hearts!
The key is still yourself, how to make good use of this song!
What Yang Chuanrong is considering is no longer the question of whether to use Yang Qian or not!
(Note 1: "My Motherland" is a classic old song that can sing out the patriotic feelings hidden in the blood in the first sentence. It is also an eternal memory that can bring tears to the eyes of many generations. It is
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