Chapter 558 The soundtrack is simpler than you think
After that, Nomura Shu didn't continue to talk about the topic of the song, but instead talked about the soundtrack work itself, "We all know that you entered the film and television industry as a soundtrack first , and then became a director. Actually, your job is a soundtrack director. Do you mind if I say that? "
"It doesn't matter, I don't mind." Zhou Yan shook his head with a smile, "I really do it." The musician entered the film and television industry. This experience was a few years ago when you went to Yanjing. Have talked about it."
Shui Nomura smiled and nodded, "Yes, that was our first meeting. We talked about how you got into the industry. If any viewer at the scene hadn't seen this interview, You can pay attention to the interview documentary "The Distant Journey" produced by Asahi TV. It not only contains Zhou Yanjun's interview, but also has three nice songs. Just call our hotline and you can buy it directly."
< br>Jiu Yan just happened to mention that Nomura Hide took advantage of the situation and made a wave of advertisement for the video tape produced by their TV station.
Afterwards, he continued, "In addition to giving his own movie soundtrack, you also helped other directors to take charge of many film and television works. Before the program was recorded, our program team roughly counted the movies you participated in. There are eleven movies in total and two TV series. This includes the movies you made by yourself. Our data should be correct, right? "
"If the Hollywood version of "The Sixth Sense" is included, the movie should It is twelve movies, which are the data that have been released." Zhou Yan said. "Oh, when we were counting the data, we put the two "The Sixth Sense" together."
In fact, there is another short film, which Zhou Yan didn't count.
This workload is actually not comparable to that of Zhao Jiping and others, but compared with most soundtrack workers, the workload is already quite large, and it basically maintains the frequency of two works a year.
The key point is that in addition to having a soundtrack, Zhou Yan also has to direct movies, hold concerts, release albums, and publish books. Therefore, the outside world says that Zhou Yan is a model worker. After all, he takes all his work alone, and the intensity is not low.
Zhou Yan's original production in writing was relatively low, and he only published several short and medium-length stories in several years, and he almost found out that person in the literary world.
But this year "Don't Let Me Go" comes out first, and then "Shut Island" comes out again. These two novels directly raise Zhou Yan's output.
After all, Yu Hua has written novels for so many years and has only published three novels, and three are small novels, none of which has more than 200,000 words.
Zhou Yan worked harder and was about to catch up with Yu Hua's production.
Zhou Yan has worked hard in this comparison.
Of course, on the other hand, it can be proved that Yu Hua is a very lazy writer. "Your soundtrack is so efficient, is there any secret?" Nomura Hide asked.
Zhou Yan replied with a smile, "Generally speaking, when I play the music, I feel it comes very quickly."
"Then do you think this is a talent, or do you mean there is something to teach others. How to do it? ”
Zhou Yan nodded seriously, "There are methods, but not everyone can use them."
"Can you say it?" Nomura Hide asked with a smile. He was also very curious about the answer to this question. .
"My method is to read the script first. If music appears in my mind after reading the script, I will answer it. If music does not appear, I will not answer it."
Heard Zhou Yan Not only did Nomura Shu be stunned, but the audience was also stunned.
Zhou Yan is like doing test papers. Because he only does the questions he knows how to do, he will do the questions.
There is no problem with this answer logically. Yes, I only take the movie that I feel fast, so I feel fast when the soundtrack is.
"Ahem, your method is indeed very effective." Nomura Hide smiled and then led the topic to the next link. "In fact, we have prepared a special link today to let Zhou Yanjun give us the spot. Show him how to perform the music work on his usual soundtrack."
After Nomura Hide finished speaking, Ken Matsumoto began to introduce the process of the process.
"The next link is divided into two parts. In the first part, we will select three paragraphs of text to display to Zhou Yan, and then he needs to create at least three soundtracks on the spot based on these three paragraphs. The second part, We will choose a video to let him perform the soundtrack on the spot..."
Ken Matsumoto has not yet introduced the process of the process, and the audience in the studio are already talking.
The audiences on site have watched the first two episodes of "Music River", but none of the previous programs have such a link.
Of course, the guests in the previous two episodes were not soundtracks, and it is understandable that there was no live soundtrack, but there was not even a live creation.
After all, the guests in the previous two episodes are also singer-songwriters and have creative skills. It is reasonable to set up live creative links for them.
Obviously, this link was prepared for Zhou Yan.
The live soundtrack, this part is interesting as soon as you hear it, and everyone is also very interested in Zhou Yan's usual soundtrack work.
After Ken Matsumoto introduced the process, Nomura Hide smiled and said, "We have not discussed the next link in advance. I can guarantee that the text and videos that were displayed to Zhou Yan immediately have not been shown to him before. He is definitely Live soundtrack."
Shei Nomura had actually thought of this before she said this.
As for TV stations, it is normal to have some scripts, especially in this kind of live creation process. If it is not good, it is easy to get rid of it. The program team and the guests usually have fun in order to be safe.
The program team showed the topic to the guests in advance, so that the guests had enough time to create before they went on the show. After they came on the show, they pretended to be the ones they created on the spot.
In fact, even if the program team was angry with Zhou Yan, the audience didn't care much. Anyway, the soundtrack displayed later must have not been released before. Even if it was not created by Zhou Yan temporarily, it didn't matter.
It can't be said that the soundtrack created by Zhou Yan in a while was copied by someone else, or a song that he had already had before, right? Then this link has no meaning, I believe they will not do this.
When Nomura said this, everyone was surprised. The program team believed in Zhou Yan's ability too much, and they didn't know in advance?
Of course, it is not ruled out that Nomura Hide is telling lies, but everyone is still willing to believe him, or rather, they are willing to believe Zhou Yan and his creative ability, and there is no need to write any scripts at all.
And Zhou Yan doesn't usually appear on variety shows, so there is no need for him to collude with the program team for this fame. If someone reveals it, it will be a little bit worth the loss.
Zhou Yan also spoke at this time, "Actually, the music work is not as difficult as everyone imagines. It has rules to follow and traces to follow. Sometimes practice makes perfect. If you do too much, you don't need to do it at all. What technology? Of course, the temporary soundtrack is probably not as refined as the official soundtrack. I hope everyone is mentally prepared. If the soundtrack I made in a while cannot satisfy everyone, please scold me too hard. "
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Nomura Hide said with a smile, "Whether a thing is difficult or easy depends on who it is. You may think it is very simple, but it is too difficult in the eyes of us." Zhou Yan smiled He smiled and said, "Come on."
Then, the staff pushed out three white boards with three paragraphs of text on them.
After the board was pushed up, Mihui Ikeda began to read aloud, mainly for the audience to listen to. The board is written with neon words, which Zhou Yan couldn't understand. Nomura Hide and others gave Zhou Yan three more pieces of paper, which were translated into Chinese in the three paragraphs.
Zhou Yan browsed roughly and couldn't help laughing.
It seems that Nomura Hide and the others are still worried, so they let it go.
These three paragraphs are very short and the content is very simple.
The first paragraph is a couple sitting by the pond watching the moon.
The second paragraph, a boy was abandoned by a girl and walked on the bridge.
The third section is the wanderer who has been out for a long time on the way home.
No of these three paragraphs has a complete story. Not to mention that Zhou Yan came, you can just find a student in the composition department of Yangyin and you can write it on the spot.
It feels like writing this kind of soundtrack, and it is very short, much simpler than the entrance examination questions of the Yangyin Composer Department.
Zhou Yan walked directly to the keyboard and sat down, raised his hand to play music.
After playing, he asked with a smile, "Which passage do you think the passage of music I just played is suitable for?"
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After Zhou Yan said that, many people replied immediately, "The second paragraph."
The audience at the scene had almost no different opinions.
The reason why everyone has such a unified opinion is because Zhou Yan played this passage very sad, and among these three passages, the second paragraph is the most suitable.
Zhou Yan smiled, "The answer is correct, so I said that the soundtrack is a very simple thing. As long as you find the right emotions, you can all hear it. This passage just now was very sad, and you also think that After the boy was abandoned by the girl, he must be in a sad mood. ”
After hearing Zhou Yan's words, the audience nodded constantly, but then Zhou Yan changed his mind and said, "In fact, the soundtrack is simpler than you think."
After saying that, he played another paragraph In a very bright and exciting major, this section sounds completely different from the emotions just now.
When the performance ended, Zhou Yan turned around and looked at the audience, and asked with a smile, "Now, if I put this paragraph in the second paragraph, what do you think? Do you think it's not? It's so appropriate, or do you think this paragraph is the same as the one just now, and it's actually appropriate?"
Hearing Zhou Yan say this, the audience began to imagine the second paragraph in their minds matching Zhou Yan's performance just now How effective is that music?
After thinking about it, many people found that it was OK.
The picture is still the same, but it gives people a very different feeling.
Who said that after being dumped, you must cry? Can't be more excited? Anyway, this passage does not specify the relationship between the two and the boy's personality.
Zhou Yan smiled and played another softer piece.
Then he said, "Is this paragraph I just played suitable for putting it in these three paragraphs?"
Some viewers in the front row nodded wildly.
That’s right, this piece that sounded soft just now can indeed adapt to the three pieces just now.
No need to mention the first paragraph, a couple is enjoying the moon, so there is definitely no problem using this soft and lyrical song.
And the second paragraph, the boy was dumped, and this kind of song with a hint of memory and attachment is also very suitable.
There is a third paragraph, where the wanderer returns home, and the faint sorrow and longing in the song are also very suitable.
The key is that these three paragraphs are not very detailed in descriptions, so there is no problem using this panacea soundtrack.
"This is how the soundtrack is. In the same movie, different musicians always produce different effects. Soundtracks are also humans. Since they are humans, they have different artistic appreciations. In the same movies, different audiences can watch them. If something is different, then different musicians can naturally find different feelings. "
"I wonder if you have ever heard a saying that the core of comedy is tragedy. Many drama directors believe in this sentence . Then extending to the soundtrack work, is there some comedy We don’t have to match the clips with cheerful songs, we can make some sad and exciting songs into them? There are also some sad scenes, and we also use cheerful music in turn? ”
” In the Book of Songs There is a poem called "Caiwei", and there is a sentence in it. I went there in the past, and the willows are swaying. Now I think about it, and the rain and snow are falling."
When Zhou Yan talked about the contrast, he subconsciously cited "Caiwei" 》, but after saying it, I found that the translator beside me was swallowing.
Today's translation can also translate the normal communication between them. Like the sentences in the Book of Songs, it is too difficult for him.
He didn't even know what these sentences mean, let alone being translated by him.
When I saw the translation stumped, Zhou Yan explained with a smile, "The meaning of this poem is that when I left, it was spring, with poplars and willows floating, but when I came back, it was already rain and snow. It's winter. Parting is painful, and returning home is happy, but the scenery here is completely opposite. "
Hearing Zhou Yan's explanation, the translator breathed a sigh of relief and translated the explanations of his explanations to The audience listened.
Although this level has passed, the effect of Zhou Yan just said is considered to be discounted.
This is a communication problem.
So after the translator finished speaking, he added, "Everyone can read the Book of Songs if you have the opportunity." Zhou Yan said again, "I thought of a song about the wanderer returning home from home. The song I wrote before. "
Mihui Ikeda was very sensitive and asked immediately, "Have we heard that song?"
Zhou Yan shook his head, "Not yet." br>"Not yet, that means there will be one in the future?" Ken Matsumoto asked.
Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, you will hear it soon, because I have made this song into a song, which is one of two singles that Akina Nakamori is about to release, called "Return to the Province". "
(This chapter ends)