Chapter 1094: Peace in a corner
Accident. surprise.
Lively. impact.
The entire music market is like a roller coaster, with ups and downs throughout the process, one wave of excitement after another, and the media's excitement cannot stop at all.
The world continues to rotate at high speed.
In 2003, it belonged to the band August 31st.
The experience of this band is full of magic, whether it is the encounter between Anson and the band members, the way the album "Midsummer Midnight" entered the public eye, or the band's new way of injecting energy into rock. Everything is amazing and full of emotions.
From "Ho Hey" to "Long Live Life" to "Wake Me Up", surprises come one after another, fully demonstrating the charm of this band.
It is rumored that Warner Records is not ready to stop.
Generally speaking, for an album with ten songs, the essence of releasing singles is to promote the album, so releasing three to four singles is a routine operation.
If you want to continue to release singles, it's not impossible, but from a cost perspective, it's not cost-effective. After all, the promotion time for three singles can often cover about six months, and the promotion front has been stretched long enough——
There is no need to procrastinate any longer.
The album "Midsummer Midnight" was released last year and completely dominated the charts from April to December this year. The music of the August 31st band can be heard in every corner. It stands to reason. Said, publicity is enough.
However, Warner Records is planning to release a fourth single from the album.
The incredible top performance of the first three singles gave Warner Records full confidence. They believed that the album’s promotion cycle should continue to be lengthened.
The story shouldn't end here.
A rumor stirred up waves and instantly excited the major music lovers’ forums. One or two people speculated and even placed bets:
The fourth wave of singles should be chosen. Which piece?
Competition is extremely fierce.
It can be seen from this that the reputation of the album "Midsummer Midnight" and the average quality of the works have been affirmed by senior fans. Almost every work has its own supporters, who believe that the single is worthy of release.
Looking forward to it.
Such a grand occasion is really rare.
From all indications, the popularity of the album "Midsummer Midnight" will not stop. This album can still be seen in 2004, spanning three years, showing the ferocity of the overall recovery of rock music. momentum.
However, these are all things for later.
And it has nothing to do with Mangold.
What really caught Mangold's attention was not that "Wake Me Up" topped the Billboard charts, but the story of the band writing and performing the song on the streets of Manhattan on August 31, which was full of Hollywood fairy tale color.
In Johnny Cash's career, the unplugged performance he was invited to perform in the prison on New Year's Day in 1960 was undoubtedly an important turning point. In that performance, he showed his understanding of music. And the interpretation of the performance finally succeeded in creating a sensational response.
Twenty years later, that performance is still talked about by people.
In "Walking with Songs", this performance is naturally the highlight, and it is also one of the important reasons why Mangold and Kitcher have always insisted that actors need to sing live. It's hard to capture Johnny Cash's legendary charm on the humble stage of a prison.
In Anson, Mangold rarely saw this trait——
This is an ability that Joaquin Phoenix does not have, and it is also the key to what really impressed Mangold.
For the first time, Mangold realized that through Anson, they might be able to capture the best and most moving musical talent of Johnny Cash, a part of what they once thought was impossible.
Now, Mangold can finally understand the reason why Johnny looks at Anson differently, and he has become Anson's most loyal supporter, firmly believing that Anson can become the core of the movie.
After going round and round, they finally arrived at their current location.
……
The doorbell, like a bird flapping its wings, accompanied by a crisp chirp, fluttered in the rolling heat, but received no response.
Lucas Wood stood at the door, looking a little helpless. He raised his hand and pushed the door panel, only to find that the dark green wooden door in front of him was not closed at all. Eee.
It opens with just one push.
Lucas shook his head slightly helplessly, pushed open the door and entered the space inside, walking through the bohemian-style decorated hall, while exploring and searching, taking steps and raising his voice to find the presence of the owner of the house.
"Anson?"
"Anson!"
All the way through the long and narrow corridor, footsteps and calls echoed in the space.
A quiet and peaceful atmosphere spreads among the green sky. The scorching sunshine outside the window is overwhelming. The tail of summer refuses to leave with arrogant teeth. Autumn only makes a brief appearance in the morning and evening; however, the interior is quiet. It's like a paradise. Although there are no ponds or fountains, you can feel the gurgling water flowing.
Until——
"I'm here. Studio."
Stop in front of the bright golden halo in the backyard, turn into the studio, and you will see large and small canvas frames crammed into the air, and the smell of paint is mixed in. In the air, it doesn't seem pungent.
At a glance, Lucas saw Anson, wearing denim blue overalls, sitting on a high stool. In front of him was a picture frame half as tall as a person. He was immersed in the canvas. Color is spreading.
"Anson, your door is not closed."
Anson did not look back, nor did he answer immediately, staying focused.
Lucas remained patient as well, standing not far behind.
After finishing his work, Ansen muttered.
"I know. But, no one is here."
Lucas rolled his eyes, "What about a random stranger breaking in?"
Anson, "If strangers tried to break in, would a door lock stop them?"
Lucas: ..."Anson, I'm not kidding."
Anson finally sat up straight, turned his head and glanced at Lucas, who had a serious face, "Okay, okay, I will remember to lock the door." But to be honest, there is nothing valuable here. If someone breaks in, he will be disappointed."
Seeing that Lucas was about to continue speaking, Anson raised his hands in surrender.
“I know, I know.”
“I just want you to relax. This is not Los Angeles or New York. Even the paparazzi find it boring here. No one knows that I am here. There is no need for us to tie ourselves up.”
"Otherwise, wouldn't it be pointless for me to sneak here?"
At this moment, Anson is in Columbus -
in Ohio.
This is known as the most laid-back city on the North American continent. Although it is the capital of Ohio, it has a permanent population of only 900,000 and is absolutely sparsely populated.
Even cooler than Portland.
Completely unaware that Anson had chosen Columbus for his vacation.
Here, Nora Wood has a studio, which is usually empty, but occasionally, Nora will come here to be busy, and the same goes for Anson.
After the filming of "Spider-Man 2" was completed, Anson did not stay in Los Angeles, where there were many people, nor did he go to tourist resorts. Instead, he took a bag and went to Columbus to sketch, completely disappearing from public view.
Hiding his traces quietly without anyone noticing.
(End of this chapter)