During the annoying rainy season, the chime team of the Hubei Provincial Museum finally arrived at the Magic City after a long journey.
Good guys, the team of hundreds of people was divided into several batches, and it was huge.
"Xiao Qian, this is Director Chu Jiangxun, who is also our domestic expert on chimes. Thanks to Director Chu this time, otherwise, your plan will definitely be ruined."
Xia Weizhang personally brought Xiao Qian to greet him. Looking at the exquisite chimes, the old man was so greedy that he was drooling.
As an instrument passed down from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, chimes have always had a special status in the hearts of Chinese people. However, because of the passage of time, the method of striking chimes has long been lost.
The current research done by the Hubei Provincial Museum is just using modern musical methods to perform classical musical instruments.
Chu Jiangxun is in his fifties, tall and has thick long hair. At first glance, he is an artist.
Facing Xia Weizhang, he was very humble.
"Mr.
Looking at Xiao Qian again, Chu Jiangxun felt even more sentimental.
"Mr. Xiao, thank you very much. Our Hubei Provincial Museum has been committed to the development of chime art over the years. It is a pity that in today's era, the public prefers pop music and cannot understand the charm of chime. This is a time for our chime culture to
It is a great opportunity for us to step into the public eye. Mr. Xiao gave us a great opportunity."
Xiao Qian looked at those simple and heavy chimes, as if he was watching scenes of history.
"Although musical instruments can be divided into traditional and modern ones, music does not. Good music will inevitably withstand the baptism of history, regional barriers and language barriers. I believe that this time we will be able to make music that belongs to our Chinese nation.
The strongest sound."
In order to cooperate with the performance of the chimes, an 800-square-meter studio was specially built at Chedun Film and Television City.
In addition to the chime team, Xiao Qian also invited the drum team from the Yu Province National Art Troupe.
Chime bells and bass drum are the mainstays of the final soundtrack of the movie.
Before starting to work on the soundtrack, Xiao Qian first organized everyone to watch the last part of the movie.
Outside the city of Guangzhou, waves of British troops surged in, and a distraught He Shanzhi stood at the top of the city. He eventually died under random gunfire, and the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty burned and fell.
In the Forbidden City, waiters filed in, and various kinds of exquisite food shuttled among the dancing maids, and were finally presented in front of the corrupt and extravagant Emperor Daoguang.
Outside Yumen Pass, Lin Zexu, who was worried about his country and his people, was sent to the frontier. In the snowflakes all over the sky, the sky and the earth were vast, and he was alone, staggering and lonely.
The three images appeared overlappingly, seriously stimulating the nerves of all viewers.
Just watching this kind of plot, everyone's heart has a burst of emotions soaring into the sky.
It is not only the sorrow and indignation of that period of humiliating history, but also the sorrow of the family and country being ravaged, and the sadness of the hero's loneliness.
After watching it, when everyone was immersed in emotion, Xiao Qian walked up to the stage.
"Everyone, you have all seen that our job is to provide music for this plot. This is not a plot that can make people happy. After watching it, like everyone else, I wish I could cut the sky with my sword and make the world innocent.
How to express this strong emotion depends on our sincerity and unity."
Chu Jiangxun took notes carefully and was the first to speak.
"Mr. Xiao, this plot is progressing very quickly, and the rhythm is full of oppression. I think our melody must match the plot. But the chime is a heavy instrument, can it adapt to such a rhythm?"
Due to the material and structure of the chimes, the sound produced by the chimes is ethereal and long, and naturally has a slow rhythm.
But the plot in the last part of "The Opium War" is extremely harsh, so it's only natural for Chu Jiangxun to have such worries.
"I will arrange the chords in post-production, so there is no need to worry about this issue."
Thanks to the advancement of technology, humans have great convenience when making music.
Now Xiao Qian has the confidence to do this.
Chu Jiangxun's doubts were resolved, and the creation of the soundtrack officially began.
This time Xiao Qian did not act arbitrarily, but prepared to gather everyone's strength and wisdom.
After all, this is a completely original work, and it is impossible for him to produce a piece of music that is powerful and emotional. He can't do it by himself.
"Everyone, I only have part of the inspiration now. Come and listen, I hope it can inspire you."
Xiao Qian turned on the computer, and what played was a drum sound with an unusually fast rhythm.
The sound of the drums is as dense as rain, and the sequence is smooth, one after another, as if it is beating on people's hearts, making people's hearts beat faster and their blood boil.
As soon as the melody with a beat of 44 and a speed of 148 came out, many people were dumbfounded.
The big drum is beaten so fast that it would tire someone to death.
But this melody is really exciting, majestic, and dramatic. It is a perfect soundtrack for a work like "The Opium War" that ushered in an era.
Xiao Qian paid attention to everyone's expressions and felt quite uneasy inside.
This time he wanted to create an original score, so he could only draw on the works of the masters.
This drum sound is actually the soundtrack of "Shaolin Football". He intercepted the drum sound and used it as the base, and made appropriate modifications to make the drum sound flatter.
The melody perfectly matched the dancing movements of the palace maids, and finally there was some clue.
What the Yu Province Art Troupe needs to do is to use more drums to form the group's power and create a greater sensation.
This request couldn't be simpler, which made the people in the Henan Province Art Troupe very comfortable, while watching the people in the Hubei Provincial Museum find it difficult.
"The sound of the drums is so powerful that the chimes cannot take the lead."
"We are exhausted and can't compete with Dagu for dominance. We can't win even a hundred times."
People in the museum were frustrated and felt that they were scared this time.
When Xiao Qian saw this, he realized that he was frightened.
"Everyone, this drum sound is just a reference, not finalized. In fact, this drum sound does not meet the requirements of the melody. Didn't you realize that the drum sound is a bit too lively? The drum sound needed in the movie,
In fact, you need to be more dignified."
When he explained this, everyone immediately reacted.
"Hey, that's right, we don't have a chance."
Well, the people at the Hubei Provincial Museum are motivated again.
It is a big troublesome thing to get a large orchestra to score the music. The most difficult part is the coordination.
With so many people, you have to arrange things properly so that they can have enough food and clothing, feel relaxed, and take care of everyone's emotions.
Those who come are all top musical talents from all over the world, and they will definitely have their own pride.
Although you have to follow the instructions when you are composing music, you will consciously or unconsciously try to overpower others.
For this, Xiao Qian and Xia Weizhang were involved in most of their energy.
Fortunately, the talents of these people are beyond words.
The creation of the overall melody was carried out in an orderly manner, and everyone's inspirations continued to burst out in the collision, and there were often surprises.
When the audience watches a movie, the soundtrack is almost a short piece, appearing from time to time. Some will be deeply remembered, but some are almost ignored.
But when composing, I basically envision the entire song.
It took one and a half months to create, which can be regarded as the longest soundtrack in "The Opium War".
Chimes serve as the main line throughout, and drums are basically used in the climax. The erhu is mixed with accusations during this period, making the whole piece full of blood and tears.
This piece of erhu is played by Lu Binla.
This time, the old gentleman didn't get angry. He was pleased with himself from beginning to end, and he was able to be kind to Xiao Qian.
The only thing I want to do is teach Xiao Qian a lesson: in the future, he will make more songs like this and less pop music.
Xiao Qian and Xia Weizhang were fully responsible for the post-production of the song, and there was no imitation of others' hands at all.
Only Xiao Qian grasped the spirit of the entire movie and knew what kind of spirit he wanted to convey through the soundtrack.
At the same time, this is also Xiao Qian's first movie in his life. He has placed high expectations on it and does not want any flaws to appear.
Xiao Qian gave this piece a beautiful name, "fall of the kingdom of heaven".
With the sound of the Opium War, the dream of a Chinese empire was shattered.
After the soundtrack was completed, Xiao Qian specially invited all the staff involved in the production to watch it again.
Three hundred and twenty-seven staff members from various departments gathered together and became the first audience for the complete version of "The Opium War".
The magnificent war scenes, the ups and downs of the plot, and the exquisitely matched soundtrack all mesmerized everyone.
When many people watch it, they even ignore that it is just a movie and regard it as real history.
Just like when "The White-Haired Girl" was performed in the liberated areas, some excited soldiers raised their guns, this time there were guys shouting and killing, which made everyone laugh.
But no matter what, the emergence of this situation proved that the "Opium War" was really successful.
Xiao Qian, who finally felt at ease, called Xie Qi, Ning Han, Long Jinhai, An Juanxi and others and asked them to come over for final inspection.
