Celine Dion herself feels more and more excited the more she sings. Although the melody is simple, it is easy to resonate when she sings it.
She seemed to understand why Y asked him to sing this song, because this song really suited her very well.
Y must have heard her sing "The Power of Love" and "The Power of Dreams" and know something about her.
After singing the score several times, she began to sing according to the lyrics again.
When the lyrics and notes came together, Celine Dion suddenly felt like tears filled her eyes.
At the same time, she also found that the lyrics were not as easy to sing as she had imagined.
This song is obviously the kind of song that is easy to listen to but difficult to sing. The difficulty lies not only in the pitch, but also in the rhythm.
This seems to be a simple rhythm, but it is unusual and has many changes.
René Angeli’s eyes lit up when he heard Celine Dion singing along with the lyrics. He thought it would sound good with the lyrics, but he didn’t expect it to sound so good.
This is still the case when Celine Dion has just received the lyrics. If she is given a little more time to familiarize herself with it and polish it, I believe she can better bring out the charm of this song. .
Not to mention that this is a cappella. If it is accompanied by an arrangement, the listening experience will rise several levels.
Reni Angeli has also studied and understood something at this time. The technique used in this song Y is very wonderful. This simple and restrained arrangement of notes can deduce profound emotions. Technology is certainly indispensable.
In the second half of the song, try to use two sets of semitones to form the backbone of the sound and move around in the melody.
In the second half, the chorus enters, the emotion advances rapidly, and the tune becomes high-spirited, unlike the long and broad one at the beginning.
In an instant, a soaring octave comes out, immediately forming a contrast in mood and atmosphere, which is both fluent and frustrating at the same time.
Reni Angeli was still saying before that this song weakened the rhythm and intensity, but in the second half it was completely different, and the rhythm began to fluctuate greatly.
The music ranges from calm to passionate, and the flame of emotional catharsis is burning fiercely.
According to the lyrics, Reni Angeli heard the pursuit of ideals and the yearning for freedom in the song, and he felt like flying with the wind.
Perhaps in order to enhance the emotional rendering, Y changed the music from the key of F to the key of A at the end, moved it up three degrees, and suddenly flew up.
The emotions that were originally undercurrent now surged like a tidal wave, majestic and turbulent.
...
Ten minutes later, while Celine Dion was taking a break, Zhou Yan asked, "Is there anything I need to ask?"
Celine Dion shakes Shaking his head, "Not yet. If there are any problems with my singing, please feel free to point it out."
"Well, when you go in later, I will tell you if you have any problems. For the time being, you can follow your instructions." Just sing according to your own understanding."
"Okay." Celine Dion nodded and couldn't help but praise, "This song is really well written, although I haven't seen it yet. This movie, but I can already picture the movie.”
Zhou Yan smiled and complimented, "You sing very well too."
Reni Angeli also came over and said, "This song is very cleverly written. I was just listening to it." Lin sang it acapella a few times, and she already felt like tears were filling her eyes. I believe it will be even better with the addition of instruments. Mr. Y, this arrangement..."
"I have already written the arrangement. If I have time, I will definitely record it.”
Reni Angeli looked around and there was no one else here except the four of them.
This made him a little confused, because if the arrangement was to be recorded, there should be a band here.
Seeing the confusion in Reni Angeli's eyes, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Because it's just a demo, I recorded the arrangement by myself."
"You alone——"
Reni Angeli opened his mouth wide, then nodded and said, "I understand."
He had heard before that Zhou Yan was good at many musical instruments, but he didn't expect him to be to this extent. , and at the same time he also lamented that he still had little experience.
Not long after, all the musical instruments Zhou Yan wanted were sent over, and Zhou Yan tried them out one by one.
When he tried the Irish whistle, Reni Angeli asked curiously, "Is this an Irish whistle?"
"Well, this is indeed an Irish whistle."
He Unexpectedly, Reni Angeli had a very good eye and recognized the Irish whistle at a glance.
Reni Angeli nodded and said to himself that he heard it right just now. This song does have the color of traditional Celtic music, otherwise Y would not use an Irish whistle.
The Irish whistle is a traditional Celtic instrument with a very long history.
Although many people do not recognize the Irish whistle, this instrument has a very high status in Celtic music and is a very common instrument.
It’s just that many people who don’t understand Celtic music always mistake the music played by many Irish whistles for bagpipes.
The Irish whistle flute, like the Chinese bamboo flute, has high and low pitches, and the pitch depends on the length of the flute body, which is somewhat similar to the bamboo flute.
In fact, the sound produced by musical instruments is a physical phenomenon that relies on vibration. Musical instruments like the flute rely on air vibration, so the principles are similar.
What Zhou Yan is holding is an altoAb Irish whistle. This size is relatively common among Irish whistles. The length is in the middle range, and the songs it can play cover most of the popular music.
Zhou Yan is not familiar with the Irish whistle and has not had many exposures to it before.
However, this kind of whistle is very easy to play. Even ordinary people who have never learned an instrument can get started quickly, let alone an experienced player like Zhou Yan.
In fact, in Ireland, there are many folk flute and bagpipe players who all started with whistles. This shows that it is really easy to get started with whistles.
This flute is also called the penny whistle, because many street performers in Ireland used to play the whistle to get a few pennies.
Zhou Yan fumbled briefly with the whistle and tried to play the prelude to "My Heart Will Go On".
Celine Dion, who was pondering the score, suddenly raised her head and looked directly at Zhou Yan, who was playing the whistle.
Reni Angeli, standing next to her, also looked at Zhou Yan, his eyes full of surprise. The melody of the piece Zhou Yan was playing was also very simple, but the Irish whistle had a high and refined tone. Next, it becomes very ethereal.
Reni Angeli knows a little more about Irish whistles than the average person because he had previously paid attention to a female musician named Joni Maiden.
This young female musician is of Irish descent and is famous for playing the six-hole whistle. She also formed a women's band that specializes in Celtic music.
Reni Angeli has listened to all the albums released by this band, especially the "Irish Whistle" released this year, which he likes very much.
Hearing the whistle played by Zhou Yan also reminded Reni Angeli of Joni Mayden. Celtic traditional music always has the power to cleanse people's souls. Reni Angeli guessed that the section played by Zhou Yan should be the prelude to "My Heart Will Go On". He couldn't help but smile on his face because this prelude fit the melody of the song so well.
Excellent musicians are always able to make a fuss beyond the melody of the song, and Y-chou will certainly not disappoint.
At this point, Reni Angeli already knows that this song is stable.
There are two reasons why he would be so active in bringing Celine Dion over. One is naturally because of Zhou Yan’s talent. Celine Dion is now on the rise in her career, so she needs to be like Zhou Yan. Collaboration with top musicians. Another reason is that Jeff Nordsa hinted that his new song may be a song from "Titanic".
"Titanic" has a budget of more than 100 million US dollars. It is a movie that has already become famous before it is even made. It will definitely be a good thing for Celine Dion if she can sing the theme song of this movie.
Before, among these two reasons, Reni Angeli may value the latter more. After all, whether Zhou Yan can be popular when writing songs for others cannot be said to be 100%, but the theme of "Titanic" The popularity of the song will definitely be high.
At this time, there were some changes in Reni Angeli's thoughts.
Now he feels that even if "My Heart Will Go On" is not the theme song of "Titanic", it will still be popular with the public.
The key is that this song is so suitable for Celine, as if it was tailor-made for her.
At this time, Reni Angeli also lamented that they were so lucky to be on vacation in their hometown, and such a big gift package could fall from the sky.
After Zhou Yan finished playing the prelude, the other three people at the scene applauded, but Zhou Yan was not satisfied because the intonation of the first playing was very problematic.
The intonation of instruments like flutes when they leave the factory is definitely not as good as those of instruments such as pianos. There are deviations to some extent, and the quality of the whistle he is holding is not very good. , the problem is naturally bigger.
It is not convenient to adjust, but you can still make some modifications through technical means, such as adjusting your fingering and breath. When the pitch is low, strengthen the breath, push the sound up, and compare the sound when the pitch is low. If it is high, you can change the fingering to debug.
That is to say, Zhou Yan has a good ear and has good breath control after playing the flute for so many years, so he can adjust to these problems relatively quickly.
He tried a few more notes along the way, and by the second time, Zhou Yan had already adjusted the pitch.
After finishing it, Zhou Yan turned to look at Celine Dion, "You study for a while longer, and I will come up with the arrangement."
Although there is no accompaniment, Celine ·It’s not impossible for Dion to record, but that would be a lot of trouble. It would be better for Zhou Yan to come up with the accompaniment first, and then let Celine Dion sing to the accompaniment.
Conditions were limited, so Zhou Yan was not too particular. He went in by himself and exposed all the instruments needed for several instruments, then mixed them together and produced the accompaniment.
Although Zhou Yan was very efficient, it took Zhou Yan more than four hours to get the accompaniment out because there was no one to help.
It wasn't that he didn't want to ask for help. The key was a confidentiality issue. It was inconvenient for them to find people they didn't know to help, so he did all the work alone.
While Zhou Yan was busy, Celine Dion was not idle either. She had been studying how to sing this song better.
Of course, she didn’t dare to sing too much, for fear of having problems with her voice when she actually recorded.
By the time Zhou Yan finished everything, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening, but they did not choose to eat, but continued to record Celine Dion's singing.
Both parties have similar ideas and want to start recording as soon as possible.
Although there is still time tomorrow, if we don’t start recording tonight, no one knows whether something unexpected will happen tomorrow.
Maybe Celine Dion is not used to sleeping in the Dartmouth hotel tonight, and will catch a cold tomorrow and become hoarse?
Taking advantage of the fact that Celine Dion’s voice was in good condition today, they simply speeded up the recording process and recorded a section. If they couldn’t record it today, they could record it again tomorrow.
When the recording started, Zhou Yan listened to Celine Dion sing it first.
While Celine Dion was singing, Zhou Yan kept writing things down in a notebook. After she finished singing, Zhou Yan handed the notebook directly to her.
Celine Dion took the score and only glanced at it. She was dumbfounded because the questions recorded by Zhou Yan were so detailed. Every sentence was annotated from beginning to end.
Which sentence should be strong and which sentence should be weak are clearly written in the notebook.
After recording so many songs, this was the first time that Celine Dion encountered this situation. It was as if Zhou Yan already had a standard model in his mind, and what was marked on it was between her and the standard model. difference between.
But Celine Dion still has a feeling that this standard model still fits her quite well.
Especially after she sang it once based on what Zhou Yan had marked, this feeling became even more obvious. It was as if Zhou Yan had written this song for her. Zhou Yan knew her singing habits very well and understood her. How can I sing this song well?
Reni Angeli was also very surprised. He thought he knew Celine Dion best. After all, he had been coaching Celine Dion for so many years and he knew the characteristics of Celine Dion’s singing.
The changes made by Zhou Yan show that he also has a very thorough understanding of Celine Dion.
Reni Angeli secretly sighed that he had been shocked by Zhou Yan again and again today.
For the first time, Reni Angeli felt that there was one person who could control everything musically.
Reni Angeli has seen many musical geniuses, popular, classical, traditional, and deviant, but there has never been anyone similar to Zhou Yan, and there has never been anyone who can reach Zhou Yan's terrifying level. Control.
Under Zhou Yan's guidance, Celine Dion sang "My Heart Will Go On" in just one hour.
This was also the first time that Celine Dion digested a song so quickly. She even felt confident in her heart. Even if she started recording the official version now, there would be no problem at all.
And this feeling also made her feel very magical.
Y is just like a magician, using extremely wonderful techniques to create a song from scratch, and she is just one part of this large-scale magic, and it doesn’t take much effort. , just follow Y's instructions.
After recording for just over an hour, Zhou Yan nodded and said to Celine Dion inside, "That's it."
Celine Dion came out excitedly, "Can I listen?"
"Yes, but you have to wait, I need to make a little adjustment."
" No problem.”
It’s already this time, and of course she doesn’t mind waiting a little longer.
About half an hour later, Zhou Yan waved to Celine Dion. When Celine Dion came over, Zhou Yan handed her the headphones.
Celine Dion took a deep breath, put on the headphones Zhou Yan handed her, then held her breath and waited quietly for the music to start.
Soon, as Zhou Yan pressed the play button, an Irish whistle as ethereal as a thrush's cry sounded, and Celine Dion's heart trembled.
Then when she heard her own voice playing in the accompaniment, a thin layer of mist formed in her eyes. When she was recording just now, she didn’t even realize that it sounded so good. .
Perhaps many years later, Celine Dion will still be unable to help but think of this ordinary night at Dartmouth, when she shed tears while listening to herself singing in the recording studio for the first time. (End of this chapter)