"This is an auditory feast, ten different styles of songs, several different styles of singing, let us amazed by the talent of Miss Angela, can you believe that this will be the work of a 13-year-old girl! Eric White, who produced "God Is a Girl" and "Every Time", said he has made songs for so many famous singers, many better than Miss Angela, but no one can do it at her age Such an impressive result.
Undoubtedly, we can see that Miss Angela's potential is very huge, and thinking about other aspects, I can't help thinking that people often say that when you are good at something, God must have kissed you! Apparently, God had kissed Miss Angela more than once—or was on the verge of kissing her face.
I don't want to comment on the lighthearted "God Is a Girl" or the slightly sad "Every Time", or the inspiring "Light", nor do I want to talk about the playful "Beautiful Island" and the brisk "Light" You make me feel good", I just want to talk about two songs - "The Wilderness" and "Angel in the World"! Two very interesting songs, if I had to choose one of the most difficult songs to sing in this album, it would undoubtedly be "The Wilderness", which is somewhat similar to the ending of an aria, which makes this overall heavy song a pleasant and dripping catharsis. , if her vocal range can be wider, I believe it will resonate more with the audience, but this little regret is quite suitable for Miss Angela's age.
I heard she was in Mr. Spielberg's show of Schindler's List about the Holocaust, and I don't know what the movie was about, but maybe that's what made her write this song.
However, for "Angel in the World", although it is bundled and sent for free, although neither Disney nor Miss Angela has explained it, please don't forget that an angel has left us at the beginning of the year, and the whole world is mourning for this. , I think this song should be dedicated to her, from the beginning of the soft singing, to the high-pitched praise in the middle, and then back to the soft narration, it is very in line with the life of that angel, so beautiful, so beautiful, I think Angie Miss La must like her very much, in fact, so do I... "
After reading this, John Williams put down the magazine in his hand, and looked at the office with interest, sitting on the sofa next to the coffee table, carefully reading the staves in his hand, and waving his hand slightly from time to time Angela, then gently. He coughed: "Angie, was your song really written for Mrs. Hepburn?"
"Yes, that gentleman is right, "The Wilderness" was written because of the feeling of filming "Schindler's List", and "Angel in the World"...was indeed written for the lady." The girl Saying that, he suddenly put down the sheet music in his hand and sighed, "After filming "Schindler's List", I went to Switzerland to visit her, but she went to heaven more than a month later... Life is really unpredictable Woolen cloth."
"Well... Yes, it's really unpredictable, but your song is really good. If Mrs. Hepburn heard it in heaven, she would definitely be moved." John comforted, seeing that the atmosphere was a little dull, and changed the subject: "Okay, Angie , if you have time, please sign for me, my little granddaughter is your fan, although your record is a hodgepodge, but the quality is first-class, and all the media are full of praise."
"All the media?" Angela shrugged. "You're not kidding me, Mr. John, the Portland Herald—and more than that—just said someone wrote it for me."
"Why care about those tabloids? They're just gimmicks to attract readers," John laughed. "Those people are just jealous of you, after all, you're a girl, and you're so young, I think anyone who works with you Anyone who's been there—like an old man like me—knows your talent."
"Yeah, girl, child, and..." Angela muttered, but swallowed the last sentence, shook her head, drove these things out, put the score in her hand on the coffee table, and looked at the old man "Let's get back to the point, Mr. John, I came to Boston after turning down the French premiere of The Piano Lesson. You have to tell me, what can I do?"
Angela didn't really want to attend the premiere of "Piano Lesson", and while she personally liked the time it was filming in New Zealand, some scenes in the film made her feel embarrassed - that's why it was first released in France —Although she is still just a little girl, it is inevitable that she has some empathy, and this feeling is undoubtedly very bad.
But the reason why I bring it up now is just to ask what I want to do. Although she came to John's studio with joy to learn the soundtrack, when she came, she found that the other party had already made many songs, although the theme The melody is still the one she pulled at the time, but... do you need her to do anything
"This..." John thought for a while before saying, "Well, let me start from the beginning... Angie, have you got a general understanding of the soundtrack?"
"Yes," the girl nodded, "I have also read some books on film soundtracks before, roughly speaking, movies have multiple rhythm functions, such as subjective rhythm, objective rhythm, director's psychological rhythm and audience's psychological rhythm. Rhythm, etc. However, only the form of music and the film are very unified in rhythm. Music can express these rhythms through different musical rhythms and musical languages, catering to different styles and scenes of the story. From a certain To a certain extent, the role of music in film is irreplaceable in any form—"
Having said that, she scratched her head, then spread her hands: "Okay, I'm following the script."
The old man smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter, basically, although those books are general, they are also suitable for beginners to read, and I—" He changed his words, "—just two points, the first First, the soundtrack of any movie must be created according to the relevant theme, not only is it divided into tragedy, comedy, and drama, you must continue to know exactly what the director wants to express!"
"So we went to see the demo this morning!" Angela immediately understood, and recalled with some lingering fears. Before, she and Mr. John went to see the demo that was edited for the first time. Although it has not been completed, many scenes were given to She was deeply impressed, especially when she saw the close-up shot of her lying on the car in red with her eyes wide open and her rotting face. Although it passed by in a flash, it still shocked her. Now she can guarantee that she will remember it. There were absolutely no shots like that, or she would definitely recall it.
And John nodded: "That's right, of course there are many things in it, such as deciding which instrument to use according to different situations, whether it is a solo or an ensemble, etc., but the theme must be grasped, just like the paragraph you played at that time. , has grasped the theme of the entire film, sad and hopeful, so the songs I make will not leave this category, you are really a genius!"
Facing the old man's compliment, the girl's face immediately turned red, but she was speechless. She took a few deep breaths before avoiding the topic and said, "So, what's the second point?"
"Keep creating," John shrugged, "Inspiration is the most important thing, but inspiration is hard to capture, you never know when it will come, but people don't care if you have inspiration or not, then you have to I have to submit works, so while focusing on the theme, I constantly compose, test, and revise to find inspiration.”
As he said that, he pointed to the thick stack of scores on the coffee table: "You see that I have written so much, but only 10% of them can be tested and used!"
Angela's eyes widened, and after blinking, she asked as if she remembered something: "Do you want to test? How to test?"
"Don't you think that the soundtrack job is to compose the music and then hand it over to the film company. If you can't, then go back and rewrite it, Angie?" John laughed. Before the girl could answer, the phone on the desk rang. .
"Well, they must have arrived," said the old man, picking up the microphone.
"Hello, I'm John... Have they arrived yet?... Okay, I'll be right there... That's right, with Miss Angela... When she's here, ask her for it."
Putting down the phone, John looked at the girl with a smile: "Okay, let's go to Boston Music Hall now, someone is waiting for us, and there are your fans there."
Angela stopped talking, and followed the old man to the Boston Music Hall with a belly full of doubts. It was not far away. It took about ten minutes by car, and Mr. Sparrow was still waiting in the car. Then she and John entered the music room together. In the hall, the manager was a middle-aged man in his 40s. He was a little attentive to the two of them, and he was very comfortable with them, so after the other party asked to sign for her daughter, Angela readily agreed.
After passing through the long passage and entering a small performance hall, the girl was surprised to find that there were already many men and women in the small hall who were holding musical instruments and communicating with each other. This was actually an orchestra!
After finding out that the old man came in, people stopped talking and started to check their instruments. Needless to say, they are about to start playing.
"This is?" Angela looked up at John, puzzled and understood.
"This is the Boston Pops Orchestra, I am their conductor, and they always perform my works." The old man said with a smile, "This is the most important thing, understand? Angie, you have to have a collaborator who often works with you. , bands that are familiar with each other to help perform your own works, so that you can understand what is suitable and what is not suitable, so that you can better revise your own works!"