In fact, at the time James Cameron made that request through Sparrow, there were still five or six shots left on Titanic — and it would be a mistake to think it would be easy. , Thinking about how fast he has been shooting for the past six months, he will know what he will do.
However, the film company must have followed him under a lot of pressure, because if you include the previous rental of Russian submarines to go to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for "sightseeing", then it took more than a whole year to shoot the camera! Not to mention a lot of post-production and special effects production, it should be thankful to be able to release 20th Century Fox in the summer.
So James came to her just after the New Year. In a word, I hope she can start the soundtrack work as soon as possible. Although Angela had shown him the theme song in Rosarito as early as last year, James still only maintained a cautious Optimistic, after all, although her achievements in music are obvious to all, the soundtrack is not a simple matter of playing music.
Although Angela was a little dissatisfied, she didn't take it to heart. That's how Americans are. If they want the other party's approval, it's very simple, show their strength! She herself has long said that she can change people if she can't meet the requirements, so if you really want to change people, the sooner the better.
The girl was well prepared for this. After she got James' approval, she began to silently compose the music from the original soundtrack of "Titanic". As one of her favorite movies, she not only repeated the film over and over again Go watch, the original soundtrack is also listened back and forth, so it is not difficult at all, even if some details are a little vague, but it is not harmful, so even if the crew shows her one third of the raw movies are edited written on the board. Angela still thought it was a piece of cake.
"Don't worry, I'm the screenwriter, and I went to the set to see it and communicated with James several times. I'm sure." The girl always said this to the assistant Matthew White who came over to help with everything.
However, Angela soon tasted the bitter fruit of arrogance, and the soundtrack was not as simple as she thought, even though she had studied with John Williams for a while.
"Okay, that's the end of the day, thank you for your cooperation." In the small hall of the Chinese Theater, Angela smiled helplessly and announced to more than a dozen members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, because the last time in Perlman As a guest performer at the concert, and established a good relationship with the Philharmonic Orchestra, the soundtrack girl contacted them for the first time. It's a pity that I don't know why, it's been two days, and although the basic melody is familiar, it's a little awkward to coordinate it no matter what, which makes Angela hit hard.
"Don't be discouraged, Miss Angela, your music is very good, I think there may be some problems with the adjustment of the instruments." Claude Carey, the conductor of the orchestra, said to the girl before leaving.
"Thank you, Mr. Carey." Angela smiled back, then lowered her head and pondered. She actually saw it, but knowing that it was not easy to adjust.
After the band members left, Matthew, who accompanied her the whole time with Sparrow, looked at the girl who was still in a trance and asked, "So, are we leaving too? Miss Angela."
The girl raised her head, sighed, and then shook her head: "Please wait a moment, I want to think about it quietly by myself."
"Okay, then let's go out first." Matthew didn't say much, turned and left, and Sparrow who followed added, "I'm just outside, please call me if you have anything."
Angela nodded, and after watching the two leave, she sat on a chair with a sigh, facing the empty small hall. She knows where her negligence is. The biggest feature of "Titanic" is that it uses a lot of music types, such as symphony, synthesizer, pop, Irish, orchestra, etc. This is a big test for the composer. The girl thinks she has composed the music for "time to say goobye", and has also looked through many books, and has a very good understanding of the soundtrack in memory. Even if it takes some effort, it will definitely not be too bad. Unexpectedly, it was included in the adjustment of the instrument.
"Maybe I can change the song..." the girl muttered to herself. She originally planned to shock James, so she chose two songs, the most classic "Rose" and "Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdch" that best reflects the feeling of the whole movie. But again, the more classic it is, the harder it is to make.
However, Angela immediately rejected the idea, just as she said to James in Rosarito, the entire film soundtrack is a theme, and all the soundtracks are just extensions of the theme song, because the theme song is the most intuitive expression.
The theme of "Titanic" is undoubtedly "My Heart Will Go On", and the music on the natural soundtrack is extended from it. Although the tones are different, the main difference is in the arrangement. That is to say, if she can't adjust these types of collocations well, no matter whether it is easy or difficult, it will not change much.
As long as I can come up with a work that James approves, I can have time to adjust it slowly, but... The girl scratched her hair in distress and was at a loss.
At this time, the sound of knocking on the door rang in the quiet small hall, and the girl was slightly surprised, because if Sparrow or Matthew had something to look for her, and just came in, why would they knock on the door
"Please come in." Angela stood up, and as the door was opened, a familiar face appeared in front of her, with most of her head bald. Although her beard and temples were gray, she didn't look old.
"Oh my God, John! How did you come to Los Angeles!" the girl exclaimed in surprise, and it turned out to be the famous film score master John Williams who had directed her music! "If you read the newspaper, you should know that the Boston Pops Orchestra will perform the 12th national tour at the Chinese Theater in three days." It is God's arrangement to meet you here."
"It was indeed arranged by God. I just encountered a problem and couldn't find anyone to ask for advice, and then you appeared." Angela excitedly grabbed the old man and pulled it to the chair, and said with gestures.
"It really surprises me, you give James Cameron's film soundtrack, this guy who pursues perfection is not so easily impressed." John was slightly surprised.
"I wrote the script and the theme song, and he approved it. I asked him to at least give me a chance to try the soundtrack." The girl spread her hands helplessly, "The problem now is, he wants me to play this week. I have come up with a song that can be recognized by him. My plan is too complicated, and I may not be able to come up with a suitable work in a short period of time.”
John touched his chin: "You just said that you will use symphony, synthesizer, pop, and many other types of music. I don't want to offend you, Angie, but can you really grasp it?"
The girl immediately handed him her manuscript: "I have already composed several songs, but there are still some areas that are not well adjusted in the arrangement. In fact, if it hadn't been for the Philharmonic Orchestra to play a few times in the past two days, I might have Can't find it yet."
The old man took it, and while watching, he danced and hummed lightly, and soon a glimmer of admiration flashed in his eyes.
"I have to say, the tone of it is beautiful." John felt a little emotional, then shook his head: "But I may not be able to give you much advice, Angie. Although you briefly explained the content of the story just now, this is what you want me to do. It's impossible to feel what James wants to say."
After a pause, he frowned and thought for a while before he said, "The only suggestion I can give you is to remove those types of music that are not easy to perform live, so that there will be less need to consider cooperation, maybe it can be done. Let you do it with ease!"
As soon as John finished speaking, the girl's eyes lit up, and a thought broke into her mind!
"Oh my God, John, you are such a genius!" Angela jumped up abruptly and cheered, while wrapping her arms around the old man's neck and strangling him to cough again and again: "An... Angie, go on like this, You will be charged with murder!"
Then, with a bang, the girl firmly kissed his face, causing John's eyes to widen.
"I feel your reminder very much. This made me think of a wonderful idea. I believe it will surprise James!" Angela said excitedly, obviously not feeling anything wrong with her behavior.
"To be called a genius by your genius, um... I should be honored, right?" John teased with a smile.
"This..." The girl was slightly embarrassed, "but you are indeed a genius, aren't you?"
Then she packed up and was about to leave: "Anyway, thank you for your reminder, I have to go back and work hard, except for the weekends, which are only three days away."
"Okay, you're in such a hurry, I won't say anything more." The old man stood up with a smile, then patted his face, and said very seriously: "However, don't say anything about today's affairs, is it okay?"
"What?" Angela raised her head inexplicably.
"If your fans knew that you kissed my old man, they would definitely kill me." John laughed, and the girl rolled her eyes and whispered: Or I'll kill you now.
After rushing home from the Chinese Theater, the girl locked herself in her room and asked to take leave for the next three days. She had to write down what she thought of in a short time. John did remind her that since she has not yet Which ability kneads all types of music together, then compose a single type of music!
If she remembers correctly, there is also a 20-minute-long version of the soundtrack of "Titanic" - "Titanc Sute", a classical symphony played by the original musical instruments, which is exactly what she has experience in arranging Besides, the music and plot of this version are gradual, from the cheerful and grand beginning of the ship, to the bitterness of love in the back, and the sadness of the sinking of the ship in the back, the whole story is perfectly reproduced, so as long as she If you can write this song out and rehearse it well, you won't be able to impress James if you don't believe it!