Tanghua Leran is an idol band that focuses on Chinese style.
Therefore, when creating the title song for them, we must focus on this point.
When it comes to Chinese style music, of course the most perfect piece of music is the one by Zhou Tianwang.
Previously, "Dongfeng Break" was used as the debut song for Tang Hua Leran. The song became a hit and brought Tang Hua Leran to the peak of his debut.
Later, he plagiarized "Pure Land" and actually helped Tang Hua Leran break into the Japanese market. It was really an unexpected surprise.
You must know that Japan is the second largest entertainment market after North America, and the favorite place for the Korean entertainment industry to enter. No Chinese singer has ever performed in Japan, let alone been recognized.
However, the roots of Tanghua Music must be local, and Chinese-style music is also their unique signature, which should never be discarded.
After all, He Shiqi and others are too young and have many deficiencies in cultural literacy. In order to help them better appreciate the charm of traditional culture and grasp its essence, Xiao Qiancai arranged this trip.
The effect was very good. Eight young people were fascinated by listening to his beautiful and clear singing voice and admiring the misty and rainy scenery.
"How about this being your title song?"
What answered him was Tang Hua's excited applause.
"Boss, why do you think every song you make is as beautiful as poetry?"
He Shiqi's eyes were filled with stars, and he did not hide his admiration at all.
Xiao Qian was complacent.
"What's so difficult about this? As long as you read more books..."
Qu Chu quickly asked: "As long as this is the case, can we do it too?"
Xiao Qian didn't give any face at all.
"Others may be able to do it, so forget it."
He also added.
"If you have nothing to do, buy less luxury goods and watch less pornographic dramas."
After saying this, Ling, Shi Qi, and Ji Xiaona all laughed like crazy, making Qu Chujiao furious.
Who would have thought that this beauty, who is so popular with her long legs, cheongsam, and erhu, is also a fujoshi?
What this girl likes to watch the most is TV series in which the leading male and second male lead are unclear. She cries while watching, and her thoughts are extremely abnormal.
"Boss, who will sing the song this time?"
Gong Liyang asked cautiously, but the eagerness in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
Tang Hualeran has eight people, each of whom is talented, but resources and publicity are limited, so it is impossible to take care of everyone.
Among them, the lead singer is the one who gets the most attention no matter what, but during any performance, most of the shots and attention are focused on the lead singer.
Everyone debuts for fame and fortune, so who would be willing to serve as a foil?
Although Gong Liyang sang the Chinese-style version of "Dongfeng Po" once, like a meteor flashing by, his former popularity has been almost exhausted.
And when I was in Japan, Kawaii girls like Shi Qi were really invincible and almost took away all the popularity.
However, Japan's customs and aesthetics are like this, and Gong Liyang can't do anything about it.
Now that Tang Hua Le Ran is back with the second album, Gong Liyang knows that there are not many opportunities left for him.
Did everyone else hear what he said? There was an inexplicable flash in their eyes? They all fell silent, but they pretended not to care on the surface.
Are these young people like this? How could such a little thought be hidden from Xiao Qian’s eyes?
Xiao Qian and Li Qing absolutely looked at each other and saw a smile in each other's eyes.
"The title song this time is not suitable for female vocals, so it is up to you to sing it. Have you seen the quality of the song? If it doesn't gain momentum, the responsibility lies with you."
As soon as this was said, there was a burst of laughter on the boat.
Gong Liyang was happy and excited.
"Boss, don't worry? I will perform well even if I try my best."
After waiting for a long time, finally today, Gong Liyang really seemed to sing "Good Days".
He didn't notice that while Xiao Qian was talking, he secretly observed He Shiqi.
He Shiqi was very calm. His eyes looking at Gong Liyang were also full of smiles.
She is a cautious girl? She is open-minded and admirable.
It can be seen that He Shiqi attaches great importance to the unity of the team and is very considerate of other people's feelings. With a captain like her, there will be no problems within Tang Hualean.
"How about handing the drum set to you this time?"
He Shiqi is not the lead singer this time, and Xiao Qian has arranged a new job for her? That is the drum set.
In Tang Hua Le Ran, everyone has their own musical instrument? Only the drum set does not.
But whether it’s He Shiqi or Gong Liyang, everyone else’s drum skills are very good.
Drum set can basically be regarded as a required course in modern pop music? So who will play the drum set? Within Tang Hualean, it is all determined by flow.
But Xiao Qian's instructions? He Shiqi was surprised.
"Isn't this song in pentatonic mode? Why is a drum set used?"
Why is "Blue and White Porcelain" said to be a Chinese style music?
Because the melody of this song adopts the traditional Chinese pentatonic mode, which is commonly known as Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu.
If you check the simplified score of "Blue and White Porcelain", you will know that there are only 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 on the score of this song, but not 4 and 7.
He Shiqi has a very solid knowledge of music. He understood the style of the music just by looking at the score. At this time, he heard Xiao Qian said that he wanted to use a drum set, so he was so surprised.
"Ours is just a new national style, not a pure national style. The musical instruments are just the means, and the style of music is the key. If the drum set is used well, the effect will be amazing."
Chinese-style music does not insist on using only traditional Chinese instruments when it comes to the use of musical instruments.
In that case, it would be better to listen to Peking Opera, which is not popular music anymore.
The orchestration of "Blue and White Porcelain" includes traditional instruments such as drums, castanets, pipa, and bamboo flutes, but it also uses Western instruments such as electric guitars, drums, and basses.
The electric guitar, in particular, plays throughout and is the backbone of the song.
However, many people in previous lives were attracted by the beautiful pipa and bamboo flute, and did not discover the existence of electric guitar.
Xiao Qian is responsible for teaching personally and is very attentive.
"Let's start with the prelude."
He called everyone close to him, doing everything in detail.
"Everyone has read the music score. Now let me talk about the use of instruments. The intro is four measures, starting with the bass drum and castanets, and is immediately followed by a cymbal roll."
At this time, Jing Xuecai happened to have a cymbal in his hand, so he casually demonstrated the rolling music.
It's exactly the same as the markings on the score.
Xiao Qian gave him a thumbs up and continued: "The purpose of this roll is to introduce the pipa, the main instrument of the prelude."
Qu Chu quickly alerted himself and listened attentively to Xiao Qian's teachings.
This time the erhu was not needed in the song, so she switched to the pipa.
Xiao Qian had noticed her a long time ago.
"Quchu, you have to pay attention. The pipa is played in a weak way. You have already seen the rhythm. There are no complicated playing techniques, just two bars of simple pentatonic mode."
Qu Chu followed the instructions and played it once, slightly faster, and repeated it again to catch the rhythm.
The person Xiao Qian cares about the most is Xiao Yanming, who plays the bamboo flute.
"Your bamboo flute is the bright color of the whole performance. When playing, it can be melodious and a little flamboyant. It doesn't matter. It will not dilute the timbre of other instruments, but will make the whole piece more lively."
Xiao Yanming tried it three times, but it was not very accurate.
But this is just a matter of feeling. You will definitely succeed if you try it a few times.
"Blue and White Porcelain" is the song that Xiao Qian invested the most in. From the ensemble to the singing guidance, he did everything by himself.
With him as the producer personally in charge, the effect is of course very good.
It originally took more than a month to produce, but everyone was still worried about whether Tang Hualean could successfully complete his comeback in March.
Now it seems that even including the time spent shooting the music video, it is more than enough.
The song's MV was also specially created by Xiao Qian.
I really don’t know how to complain about the original MV in my previous life. No matter who watches it, it will be difficult to connect the plot of the MV with the song.
This time, Xiao Qian did not shoot the MV on location, but handed it over to Starlight Special Effects No. 3 Special Effects Studio to complete it together with "National Comics".
The third special effects room specializes in ink and landscape special effects. Together with the team of "National Comics", it is enough to complete an MV with beautiful artistic conception.
"These are all scenes shot on site in West Lake that day. You can integrate them into the MV. My requirement is that blue and white porcelain must be present, but it must appear just right and cannot be deliberately performed for the sake of performance. Although the song is called blue and white porcelain,
You all understand the story in the song."
The person in charge of the third special effects room is Deng Xiaofei, who comes from a family of Chinese painters, but prefers computer technology.
After hearing Xiao Qian's concept, he immediately grasped the core.
"Then use special effects to gradually transform these real scenes into ink landscape paintings, and then the lens changes from small to large. In the end, all the pictures are actually just depictions on blue and white porcelain. How about that?"
Without even seeing the real thing, Xiao Qian was immediately impressed by the idea.
"Starting from the blue and white porcelain, we introduce the protagonist who is splashing ink. Halfway through the pen, his thoughts condensed, and then he opened the window, and outside was the misty, rainy and light waves of Jiangnan. His eyes looked far away, staring at the broken bridge in the distance.
The bridge was dimly visible in the rain, and the beautiful girl, graceful and graceful, happened to be crossing the bridge."
Everyone was amazed and admired him one after another.
At this point, the MV for "Blue and White Porcelain" already has a general structure. It just needs to be improved a little more, and it will be another amazing work.
