No matter in the past life or in this life, there is a world-famous work in the opera world, "The Drunken Concubine". The preface and follow-up only tell a few words, but it has been passed down from thousands of years ago to the present day.
"The Drunken Concubine" is a Peking Opera, also known as "Hundred Flowers Pavilion". It is a one-fold play. It is based on the story of Yang Guifei, a historical figure in the Tang Dynasty in China. It mainly depicts Yang Yuhuan's deep favor with Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally about
Emperor Ming Dynasty of Tang Dynasty
Huating went to the banquet, but after waiting for a long time, he did not arrive. Later, he learned that he had already transferred to the West Palace. So he was ashamed and angry, and could not relieve his sorrow. He ordered Gao Lishi and Pei Lishi to add cups and cups, and drank until he was very drunk. Later, he returned sadly.
An episode in the palace.
"The New Drunk Concubine" is a pop song that changes its tone and sings the love between them as the main melody.
Although "The Drunken Concubine" has changed into a form of modern pop music, its meaning has not changed. It still sings about the eternal love between Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong.
Therefore, anyone who knows some stories about the emperors of the Tang Dynasty in China will basically form a fixed impression of the song in their minds when they see the title of the song "The Drunken Concubine", so that they can listen to it.
When singing, it is very good to be involved in it.
When Wu Sheng got the last song "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", in order to practice Peking Opera well, he specially apprenticed with a Peking Opera master and learned Peking Opera. Among them, he practiced the eternal masterpiece "The Drunken Concubine". Now he has this song in his hands.
In "The New Drunken Concubine", Wu Sheng had mixed feelings, and his mind was filled with the story of Concubine Yang from thousands of years ago.
Among them, the most impressive ones are Du Mu's "Passing the Huaqing Palace", in which the line "The concubine on the red dust is laughing, no one knows it is the lychee" and the line in Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" "Looking back, a smile will be full of beauty, the six palaces will be pink and white.
"Colorless", every time I think of it, I am fascinated by it.
Of course, after the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, who fled to Maweipo, faced the riots of the imperial guards. In order to stabilize the military situation and better understand the dangers faced by the following criminals, he had no choice but to kill him.
The one who was sentenced to death was Yang Guozhong, who deserved death, and the other was the extremely innocent Concubine Yang.
However, although Concubine Yang was innocent, she must die.
Because her death could bring peace of mind to the imperial guards, it also indirectly bought the safety of Emperor Tang Ming.
A few years later, this Yang Guifei was resurrected in Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", showing off her grace and beauty, and becoming a stunning beauty that captivated the world. This can be regarded as another kind of compensation for those who died innocently!
With such thoughts in mind, when I watched the song "The New Drunk Concubine", Wu Sheng still had a lot of feelings in his heart.
Therefore, after the sound of music intervened, Wu Sheng followed the feeling in his heart and started singing wantonly:
"That year the snowflakes fell and the plum blossoms bloomed on the branches
There was so much sadness left by the Huaqing Pool that year
Don't say who is who, it's not about feelings, wrong or right
I just want to get drunk with you again in my dream..."
Wu Sheng's singing was unexpectedly smooth and smooth, even better than Han Sen expected, which surprised everyone in the studio.
"The golden bird hairpin jade scratching the head is the gift you gave me
The song of colorful feathers sings and dances for you several times
Jianmenguan is your deep longing for me
Mawei Poxia is willing to die for true love..."
When he heard the second verse of the verse, Zhang Dongsheng's face was a little moved. Although he was the arranger of this song, he never seriously read the lyrics of the song from beginning to end. He just followed Han's instructions.
Mori wrote the music score and arranged it.
Now it seems that the lyrics of "The Drunken Concubine" seem to be even more wonderful. Zhang Dongsheng was attracted by it for a time, and then he forgot to review the arrangement.
Recording engineer Yang Peitao was a little surprised, "The words and the song are a perfect match. This is almost the best Chinese-style song I have heard in the past year!"
Han Sen also expressed his satisfaction. Wu Sheng is indeed a long-established singer. Although he is not very young, his grasp of singing skills and his naturally excellent singing voice have already sung Han Sen's ideal song.
The look of the song.
However, when the chorus came, Han Sen's newly rising sense of satisfaction disappeared instantly.
When Wu Sheng finished singing, he immediately waved him over and said, "The performance in the front was very good, but there is still something wrong with the chorus in the back."
"What's wrong? Shouldn't it be expressed using Peking Opera singing?" Wu Sheng quickly asked for advice: "Brother Sen, please give me some advice."
Han Sen said: "It is indeed good to use Peking Opera singing method, but you have already used it in your previous song "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". If there are no more obvious changes and improvements in this song, it will be tantamount to repeating "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"."
Wu Sheng was a little puzzled. He was actually very satisfied with the popularity of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", which completely exceeded his previous expectations. If "The Drunken Concubine" can also achieve the results of the song "Along the River During the Qingming Festival",
He felt that he would "die without regrets"!
But it turns out that Wu Sheng's structure is still a bit small.
"I have carefully studied your singing style. Your vocal cords are very thin. If you blend it into the Peking Opera singing style, you can sing like a female voice. But the way you sang just now was obviously a male voice."
Han Sen said: "For this song, you should actively train the female voice to sing, use chest breathing, harmonization, and drama. I believe there will be a huge effect. This effect will make you the first cross-dressing singer in the country."
, let everyone remember you, even if it is ten or twenty years later, everyone will firmly remember your name."
Wu Sheng's mouth was a little open.
Although he quoted the singing method of Peking Opera in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", he only quoted it. She was really not used to it when he was asked to practice the singing method of Hua Dan in Peking Opera.
"Think carefully and try again." Han Sen patted Wu Sheng on the shoulder, "I hope you can come up with a hit song."
When Wu Sheng heard the word "popular", he immediately thought of the song "Nocturne" and the image of Han Sen frequently taking the stage to receive awards for "Nocturne". There is no doubt that Han Sen's so-called "popular" refers to
Songs like "Nocturne".
And now, Han Sen actually used the word "popular" for the song "The New Drunken Concubine". Wu Sheng was so excited that his lips began to tremble a little, and he immediately agreed: "Brother Sen
Don’t worry, I will sing this song according to your request.”
His vocal cords are indeed very thin, and even when he speaks, he is obviously a bit sharp. It does not sound like a man's voice at all, but rather like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child whose voice has not changed yet.
If he is willing to make changes, he can naturally achieve the effect Han Sen wants.
"Female voice?"
Wu Sheng returned to the recording studio, thought carefully, hummed a few times and sang the vocals of the Peking Opera Hua Dan, and then immediately asked the sound engineer Yang Peitao to start playing the accompaniment.
After contacting him three or four times, Wu Sheng finally achieved the effect Han Sen wanted in his mind.
"Love and hate are in a moment
Raising a glass to the moon as loving as the sky
Love and hate are boundless
I asked you when you fell in love——"
Wu Sheng's vibrato is not only his skill, but also represents his mood at the moment, because he saw Han Sen couldn't help but start applauding him, which means that he is in the right state at the moment and is what Brother Sen wants in his heart.
status.
For a moment, Wu Sheng's chest heaved. Although he was excited, he continued to sing the second half of the chorus with a more professional singing skills and attitude, using the voice of a Peking Opera Hua Dan:
"The chrysanthemum platform reflects the bright moon
Who knew my love was cold
Drunk in the king's arms
Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty—"
When Wu Sheng finished singing the chorus of "The New Drunken Concubine", everyone in the recording studio applauded.
Yang Peitao couldn't help but praise: "It's so shocking, Ah Sheng, you will definitely be a master singer in the future. Although I have heard this song with male and female voices, you can sing it so brilliantly, and the song is so brilliant."
You are the only one who is so outstanding!"
Zhang Dongsheng was also extremely excited: "I feel like I am going to create a divine song, even a phenomenal song. I have fully understood the direction of the arrangement of this song. The arrangement just now was still too simple. Ah Sheng,
I stayed up all night today, trying to finish the arrangement of this song in one night, and you can record it again tomorrow!"
"good!"
Wu Sheng agreed excitedly.
Then he turned to look at Han Sen, waiting expectantly for Han Sen's opinions and comments.
Han Sen nodded and said, "Teacher Zhang is right. He did sing very well this time. It is almost the same as what I imagined. When Teacher Zhang completes the arrangement, you can record a few more versions and select the best one."
Once a good version is released, I believe this song will cause a sensation."
"I never thought that one day I would become a cross-dressing singer."
Thinking of the switch between male and female voices when singing, an embarrassed look appeared on Wu Sheng's face. Although his voice was also very distinctive and relatively neutral, he had never thought of singing a song with a female voice.
But now it seems that this kind of singing style will definitely become his classic label in the future.
At this point, Wu Sheng and Li Yaoqin's singles have already been produced. In the next few days, Wu Sheng and Li Yaoqin frequently went in and out of the recording studio, with cheerful smiles on their faces every time.
This scene was discovered by Zhang Hai, who had just finished a concert.
In order to prepare and hold this solo concert, Zhang Hai has not been to the studio for about a week or two. Now he has just come back. Seeing the happy and satisfied smiles on the faces of Wu Sheng and Li Yaoqin, Zhang Hai felt in his heart
There was a sudden thump, and I immediately guessed what was going on, and walked quickly towards the recording studio.
Half an hour later, Zhang Hai rushed out of the recording studio at lightning speed and rushed towards Han Sen's office.
Unfortunately, Han Sen didn't come to work today.
As the real boss of the studio, in fact, he does not need to come to inspect work every day. All work and daily maintenance of the studio are taken care of by the general manager Gu Min.
After Zhang Hai noticed that Han Sen did not come to the studio, he immediately prepared to call Han Sen. Unfortunately, it was Wang Kangcheng who answered the phone and said that Han Sen was communicating with an important client and had no time to answer the phone.
"Okay, okay, I'll call back later!" Although Zhang Hai was anxious, he did not interrupt Han Sen's work recklessly.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Hai was walking around outside the office when he suddenly saw Gu Min walking in the corridor. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Mr. Gu, isn't Han Sen in the capital?"
"Not here."
Gu Min held the teacup in his hand and looked at Zhang Hai in surprise: "Brother Hai, what's wrong with you sweating profusely? Is the air conditioner in the studio turned on too high?"
Only then did Zhang Hai notice that there was sweat on his forehead. He wiped it hurriedly, and then said with an aggrieved look: "Mr. Gu, Han Sen have already written new songs for Li Yaoqin and Wu Sheng, why didn't they write one for me?"
Ah? I work so hard to accept advertisements and hold concerts to help the studio make money, so there is no need to be so unkind to me, right?"
Gu Min smiled when he heard this, "So that's what happened. Okay, don't be aggrieved and come with me."
Zhang Hai's heart skipped a beat and he immediately followed Gu Min to the general manager's office.
After Gu Min came to the office, he took out the key, opened a safe in the corner of the bookcase, and took out a song and lyrics sheet: "Don't worry, Han Sen will not lose sight of one thing or the other. He has already prepared a work for you."
, this is your share."
"My share?" After Zhang Hai was overjoyed, he coughed and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier..."
"I don't even know you're coming back, how can I tell you?"
Gu Min said: "And this is also Han Sen's arrangement. I don't tell you in advance so as not to affect your work status."
"Okay, okay!"
Zhang Hai nodded repeatedly. After he got the lyrics and music score, his eyes never left the score. At this time, he sat directly on the sofa in the office, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and read word by word:
"How many times have I fallen on the road?
How many times have I broken my wings?
Now I no longer feel hesitant
I want to transcend this ordinary luxury..."
The more Zhang Hai read, the more tears filled his eyes. These lyrics alone seemed to be writing a portrait of his life in the past forty years. So after reading a short paragraph, he immediately raised his head and held back his tears.
Let it fall.
At the same time, he finally noticed the song's basic message.
[Song: "Blooming Life"
Lyricist: Han Sen
Composer: Han Sen
Genre: pop, rock...]
Rock and roll again!
Zhang Hai almost wanted to laugh out loud, but Han Sen did not disappoint him!
He has successfully found his own direction from the two songs "Fly Higher" and "In Spring". He calls this style of music "country rock". Although it feels a bit earthy, he is willing to carry it.
Take up this banner and serve as the "spokesperson of country rock"!
At this time, he was very glad that he chose Hansen Studio.
Otherwise, he may still be wandering on the road of confusion.
And now, he has found the way forward.
There are three songs such as "Flying Higher", "In Spring" and "Blooming Life" as the basis. Even without Han Sen's help in the future, Zhang Hai will only need to follow this "country rock" road, one by one.