As soon as Reni Angeli hung up the phone, Celine Dion came downstairs.
“Who called?”
“It’s Jeff Nordsa.” Reni Angeli replied with a smile.
“Is there a new job?”
“Yes.”
"Can't he wait two days before calling us, knowing that our vacation is about to end." Celine Dion couldn't help complaining.
In the past two years, they have been so busy that they have no time to rest.
They have returned to Quebec three times this year, but the previous two times were for work, and each time they stayed in Quebec for a short time.
Celine Dion has not had a good rest since her marriage to Reni Angeli.
This time she finally had a few more days of rest. Of course she didn’t want to be disturbed by others.
Hearing his wife's complaint, Reni Angeli said with a smile, "I'm afraid we have to end our vacation early, but the good news is that we don't have to go too far this time, because the other party is now in Dartmouth."
“Who are you talking about?” Celine Dion asked curiously.
"Y-chou, his manager called Jeff and said he had a song he wanted to talk about with us."
I heard it was Y-chou, Celine Dee. Weng also became interested, and Y released a total of three songs in North America, none of which were not popular.
The new song "We Are Young" released by the Backstreet Boys recently is so popular that it has topped the charts continuously.
The song "We Are Young" is also very popular in Canada. Two days ago, Celine Dion saw a street singer singing this song on the street.
I have to say that this song is really nice. It makes people want to sing along after listening to it once. It is also very suitable for the young group Backstreet Boys.
“Is this a new song written by Y-chou?” Celine Dion asked.
Reni Angeli shook his head, "I don't know either. Jeff told me that Y's agent will call and we will talk to him then."
"Yeah."
...
A phone call from Jeff Nordsa made the couple's already calm hearts a little uneasy. During lunch, the two of them would look in the direction of the phone from time to time.
Obviously, they were all waiting for the call.
Not long after the two had lunch, the phone finally rang.
Hearing the phone ringing, Reni Angeli had a smile on his face, but he did not stand up in a hurry, but waited for a moment, then stood up gracefully and went to answer the phone. .
"Hello, hello."
"Hello, are you Mr. Angeli?"
"Well, I am, who are you?"
"I I'm Y-chou's manager, you can call me zhang."
"Oh, it's you, Jeff called me and told me..."
On the phone, Zhang Youan briefly explained the situation to Reni Angeli, and then he said, "I wonder if you have time to come to Dartmouth recently?"
Reni Angeli Angeli actually wanted to be reserved and not appear too anxious, but when the words came to his mouth, he still couldn't hold back, "No problem, anyway, we are in Quebec now, not far from Dartmouth."< br>
"That's great. When will you come over? Y and I will wait for you here."
"Can we come tomorrow afternoon?"
"No problem."
After René Angeli hung up the phone, he smiled at Celine Dion and said, "We have to go to Dartmouth tomorrow, just in time to see the sea."
Celine Dion Weng smiled and said, "The beach at Dartmouth is indeed worth seeing."
...
Here, Zhang Youan hung up the phone and said to Zhou Yan with a smile, "We are lucky. , Celine Dion and the others happen to be in their hometown of Quebec. I have made an appointment with them and they will come over tomorrow afternoon."
Zhou Yan nodded, "Is there a recording place here at Dartmouth?"
"Fortunately, Dartmouth has a recording studio that is open to the public. Although it is not big, it can satisfy us. The assistant director Christie recommended the place, and I asked her to help contact me. The recording studio is available these two days. Now we can book the schedule directly for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Zhang Youan smiled and asked Zhou Yan, "Now that I have everything arranged, what about your lyrics and music?"
Zhou Yanxiao? He smiled and said, "I'll write it now."
After the crew finished work in the morning, he returned to the hotel to talk to Zhang Youan about the song, and then went back to sleep.
I slept until one o'clock in the afternoon, and I just woke up not long ago.
Of course he hasn't had time to write the lyrics and music of "My Heart Will Go On", but it's a simple thing and won't take Zhou Yan long.
Zhang Youan was already used to it. Not to mention Zhou Yan pulling out the lyrics and music of a song on the spot, even if he pulled out ten songs in a row, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
After spending time with Zhou Yan for a long time, he gradually understood one thing. This kind of popular music was easy for Zhou Yan.
Compared with the extremely complex multi-movement symphonies written by Zhou Yan, these pop songs are too simple. What they lack is just that moment of inspiration, and Zhou Yan is not lacking in inspiration at all. .
Knowing that Zhou Yan was going to write lyrics and music, Zhang Youan did not stay to disturb him, and turned back to his room.
He originally planned to go to New York, but now that this situation has arisen, he will naturally not leave. Anyway, things in New York are not urgent, so he decided to stay and finish the song matter first. .
The recording of the song and the connection with Celine Dion were all easy to do. Now what Zhang Youan is thinking about is how to get James Cameron.
Although I haven’t heard the song written by Zhou Yan yet, Zhang Youan must be on Zhou Yan’s side unconditionally. Since Zhou Yan thinks this song is suitable for being placed in a movie, he must pursue this goal Go take action.
Of course, everything still has to wait until Zhou Yan comes out with the song. Maybe he won’t even need to do anything. Zhou Yan’s song can directly defeat James Cameron.
......
At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Celine Dion and Reni Angeli arrived at Dartmouth.
After seeing them, Zhang Youan apologized, "Sorry, Y is still sleeping."
Reni Angeli was very smart and immediately understood that the crew should have filmed a night scene last night.
He smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, we can wait for him for a while." "Okay, you two go and sit in my room for a while. He should wake up before too long. If he wakes up at three o'clock If he’s still awake, I’ll knock on his door.”
“No, no,” Reni Angeli waved, “We’re not in a hurry.”< br>
Zhang Youan pursed his lips and smiled. Reni Angeli was not in a hurry, but they were.
The recording studio appointment is only for these two days, and the crew does not have much time to stay in Ghana. Of course, Zhang Youan hopes to finalize the matter as soon as possible.
Zhang Youan didn't need to knock on the door, Zhou Yan woke up by himself at two o'clock.
It was too late for the crew to finish work this morning, and they didn’t arrive at the hotel until half past nine.
After eating and taking a shower, it was almost eleven o'clock when Zhou Yan was lying on the bed. He slept until two o'clock, so he only slept for more than three hours.
After a brief wash, Zhou Yan felt a little hungry, so he took a few bites of the unfinished sandwich and bread mat in the morning.
After eating, feeling better, Zhou Yan went to Zhang Youan's room.
Zhang Youan was chatting with Celine Dion and the others. When he heard the knock on the door, he was happy, "Y should be here."
He ran to open the door, Celine Dion Weng and Reni Angeli also stood up from the sofa and looked towards the door with smiles.
"I was about to knock on your door." Zhang Youan looked at Zhou Yan at the door and smiled, "Reni and Celine have been here for a while."
Zhou Yan first glanced at the two people in the room.
Reni Angeli and Celine Dion are an old married couple. There is a twenty or thirty year age difference between them.
Celine Dion is less than thirty today, while Reni Angeli is already over fifty.
In fact, the combination of the two has also caused some storms of public opinion, and many bad voices have emerged.
The reason for this is not only because of the large age gap between the two, but also because of their relationship.
Reni Angeli has always been Celine Dion's agent, and when René Angeli signed Celine Dion, Celine Dion was only twelve years old and still ignorant. little girl.
From a certain level, the relationship between the two of them can be regarded as a teacher-student love.
Although the movies here in North America are hilarious, most people are very resistant to teacher-student romance. Not only is the public resistant, but the official attitude towards teacher-student romance is also very clear.
The key is that Celine Dion was too young when she met Reni Angeli. If she was not twelve years old at that time, but twenty, the public's attitude would definitely be very different. .
Many people are not optimistic about the future of this couple, but for the time being, their relationship is still very stable.
Zhou Yan only glanced at it and walked in with a smile, "I'm sorry, you two, for keeping you waiting."
"No, we just arrived. In fact, we didn't even have a cup of coffee." Not finished yet," Reni Angeli said politely.
The two were holding hands at the moment, and Reni Angeli couldn't help but look at Zhou Yanlai.
Zhou Yan is not particularly tall, but he looks very well-proportioned. The first impression he left on Reni Angeli was that he was elegant and relaxed, and this relaxed state is not seen in ordinary young people. It's hard to see.
Usually those who can be in this state are basically people with rich social experience and relatively high social status.
Although Zhou Yan is very young and even looks younger than his actual age, like a college student, Reni Angeli will not treat him as a young man at all.
Only the first contact, Zhou Yan gave him the feeling that he was the same age as him.
After the simple greetings, Zhou Yan did not waste time and said directly: "I suggest that we go directly to the recording studio now."
Of course Reni Angeli didn't want to Wasting time, everyone nodded in agreement.
After that, Zhang Youan borrowed a car and driver from the crew and took them to the recording studio.
When he arrived at the recording studio, Zhou Yancai showed the lyrics and music score of "My Heart Will Go On" to Celine Dion. "Look at the score first. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
" Okay." Celine Dion nodded, took the score and began to study it.
Next to him, Reni Angeli also stretched his head to take a look.
While the two of them were studying the music score, Zhou Yan turned to Zhang Youan and asked, "Old Zhang, do you have all the instruments I want?"
"Yes, they will be delivered shortly."< br>
Most of Zhou Yanyao's musical instruments are relatively conventional, but there is only one that may be rare, and that is the Irish whistle.
There are many types of flutes. If there are many flutes put together, people can’t tell who is who.
For example, Scottish bagpipes, Irish whistles and Irish elbow bagpipes, many people cannot hear the difference between the sounds of these three instruments.
Even some professionals make mistakes. For example, this year's biggest Oscar winner, the movie "Braveheart", which lost to "Sense and Sensibility" for best soundtrack, made such mistakes.
In the movie, the performer in the funeral scene is holding a Scottish Highland bagpipe, but the actual sound is an Irish elbow bagpipe.
This can be regarded as a cheating, but ordinary viewers will not notice this at all.
Zhou Yan wanted the Irish whistle as a prelude to "My Heart Will Go On".
However, if he can't find the Irish bagpipe, Zhou Yan doesn't mind using other similar flutes instead, or even an ordinary flute.
Anyway, the difference is not something that laymen can hear, and you can also do post-production after recording. This Zhou Yan will definitely do it, and he does it very well. After all, when he worked on "Mysterious Kingdom" before , these are the things we play with.
Now that there is an Irish whistle, Zhou Yan no longer has to go to trouble, which can be regarded as saving him a lot of time.
Here is the piece that Reni Angeli watched first. At first glance, he felt that this piece of music was too simple. Many sections used the same musical phrase, which was very repetitive. What was outrageous was that this phrase also Basically, only two sounds are used, and the ending sounds of the two sentences are slightly different.
Singing the same melody four times will really not make you bored?
To be honest, if you look at this score with your eyes, you can only feel it is simple and cannot tell anything at all. You still have to see what it feels like when Celine Dion sings it.
Celine Dion has no problem sight-singing such a simple melody.
After reading it briefly, Celine Dion ignored the lyrics and started singing the score.
As soon as she sang, Reni Angeli felt something different. The melody was obviously very simple, but it sounded very nice, and it also had a Celtic style.
For the first time, Celine Dion simply sang the score without adding much skill or emotion. When she sang it for the second time, Renee Angeli’s eyes lit up. This song The song turned out to be better than expected.
Listening to Celine Dion’s voice, Reni Angeli suddenly figured something out.
When writing this song, Y seemed to have deliberately abandoned the usual pause and frustration techniques, and boldly weakened the relationship between rhythm and strength, creating a strange feeling in the melody.
At the same time, he also cleverly used the two tones 1 and 7, using two semitones as the backbone to form a musical phrase, which impacted the listener's ears and gave people a sense of freshness. (End of chapter)