"Rolling In The Deep" is definitely the pinnacle of pop music in the first two decades of the 21st century.
To be humble, you can add the word "一". If you are not humble, there is absolutely nothing wrong with just not adding these two words.
Therefore, everyone in the recording studio, except Li Mu, was extremely excited.
Du Wei even calmed down several times before she could adjust her breathing and learn to sing this song.
Zhang Yadong, who was responsible for the production and arrangement, began to think about how to arrange such an excellent pop song when he listened to Li Mu teach Du Wei to sing.
For a song, the foundation of lyrics and music is very important, the singer's singing is very important, and the arrangement is also very important.
The lyrics and music are like a person's facial features and figure, the singer's singing is like the person's feeling and temperament, and the arrangement is like her hair, makeup and clothes.
Take the Queen of Heaven for example, there are many people who are not uglier than her, or even prettier than her, but either their temperament is not as good as hers, or their hairstyle, makeup and clothing style are not as good as hers.
Therefore, she can always maintain a unique taste in the entertainment industry with so many beauties.
Zhang Yadong is like a stylist at this time, racking his brains desperately to make the beautiful girl in "Rolling In The Deep" into a top-notch beauty with super temperament.
Just when Zhang Yadong had exhausted all his inspiration and found an arrangement style, Li Mu had already taught Du Wei to sing the song and told her the feeling of the song.
Later, Li Mu said to Zhang Yadong: "Teacher Yadong, when it comes to arranging music..."
Zhang Yadong immediately blurted out: "Mr. Li, I have a rough idea about the arrangement..."
Li Mu smiled slightly and said apologetically: "Sorry, Teacher Yadong, I have some personal ideas for the arrangement. Can you improve it according to my ideas?"
"Ah" Zhang Yadong felt a little disappointed when he heard this.
It would be a real honor for me to participate in the arrangement of such a good work.
But unexpectedly, Li Mu already had the idea of arranging music.
He knew very well that Li Mu could write such a song, and his understanding and attainment of music was already a genius. What he thought was that if he didn't know how to arrange music, it would be best for him to do it for him, but if he knew How to arrange music, then I can only act as an auxiliary.
However, for such a god-level pop song, even if it is just a supporting job, it is already very satisfying.
So, Zhang Yadong immediately adjusted his mentality and asked Li Mu: "Mr. Li, can you give me a general idea of arranging the music?"
Li Mu said: "My idea is to keep it simple. I use an acoustic guitar to muffle the intro, and then Du Wei plays the first verse. When it comes to the second verse, the drummer plays the bass drum to enhance the rhythm and atmosphere. Piano and bass come in in the third verse, and then when the chorus starts in the first verse, all the instruments come up and the harmony comes in.”
Zhang Yadong nodded while listening and said, "Mr. Li, let me communicate with the musicians and then try it out first."
"good!"
Although Li Mu's description was not professional enough, fortunately Zhang Yadong was still very professional. He quickly figured out Li Mu's needs and then began to communicate with the musicians on the specific way to perform the song.
We rehearsed a few times, and after we got a feel for it, we called Du Wei over. We walked through it first to try out the feeling, and then improved some small details. If the overall feeling was OK, we went straight into the studio.
The Black Swan Choir, which originated from the Central Conservatory of Music, was invited by Zhang Yadong to do the harmony for "Set Fire To The Rain". This is China's first harmony singing group, and they are truly from a major, with knowledge of music theory and vocal music. The level is very high.
When they heard the song "Rolling In The Deep", the three girls from the Black Swan Chorus were deeply shocked. When they heard that they were lucky enough to continue to participate in the harmony recording of this song, the three of them were very excited. .
Zhang Yadong quickly perfected a set of two-part harmony based on Li Mu's humming.
Immediately afterwards, everyone entered the studio to record for the first time.
Everyone is feeling full of excitement and anticipation at this time, because everyone knows that what they are about to participate in recording is an extremely rare classic masterpiece. They are like sculptors facing a piece of the best material. , I only have one idea in my mind, I must make this work perfect.
Although this song is a classic, the overall arrangement is very simple. For professional musicians, the accompaniment difficulty of this song is almost entry-level, so they quickly presented an accompaniment that is not inferior to the original version. .
Next, the most tested person is Du Wei.
She is on the thin side and her voice is not as rich as Adele's, but she is a professional singer after all, so she can be 80% close to it.
For a day and a half, Du Wei continued to adjust her singing style and blended her voice with the style of the song. In the end, she succeeded in achieving a level that was 90% close to the original version.
After everything was recorded and mixed, everyone listened to the final version of the song with bated breath in front of the monitor speakers.
From the beginning of the intro, the rhythm of this song is very clear. It is like constantly punching the listener's heart with the same rhythm, which is very able to arouse people's sense of rhythm.
When Du Wei started singing, the charm of this song was immediately apparent.
As the instruments continue to increase and the overall momentum continues to be released, the appeal of this song becomes stronger and stronger.
Until the chorus "We could have had it all" and "Rolling in the deep" was sung, everyone felt that the atmosphere was so intense that it exploded!
Zhang Yadong was so excited that his hands were shaking. When the song finished, he immediately said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, this song will definitely go down in history! It's really great!"
Li Yanliang couldn't help but sigh: "Even if this song wins a Grammy, it's no better than the works of well-known European and American singers!"
Li Mu smiled lightly and said: "Xiao Wei will go to Europe and the United States for a road show soon. I will promote the song "Set Fire To The Rain" to the world before she starts her first road show. Once this song After creating a buzz and the movie is about to be released, I will ask Spielberg to re-make the copy and put "Rolling In The Deep" in the end credits stage as the ending theme of the entire movie. It will definitely be in the cinema by then Shocking to all audiences.”
After that, Li Mu added: "At that time, everyone will be extremely curious about this song. If they want to know what the song is called and who sang it, they have to wait in the cinema until the end of the movie. At the end, the name of the song, as well as the names of the singers and behind-the-scenes workers will appear. I assure you that the names of all the staff present today will appear in the sequence of the behind-the-scenes personnel of this song, and No matter in any country in the world, we will show his Chinese name!"
As soon as this was said, everyone cheered excitedly.
Even the three girls in the Black Swan chorus couldn't hold back their tears.
It is a great honor to be able to participate in the production of such a song. It would be an even greater honor if this song could become the ending theme of "Flying Tigers".
Moreover, it would be an even greater honor if my name could also appear in the final subtitles!
Li Mu is well aware of the artist's ultimate pursuit of his work, and he immediately said: "If this song wins an award in the future, or is invited to perform at important occasions such as the Grammys and Oscars, then I also promise everyone that everyone present will They are the first choice team for performances. This song was created by everyone together, and everyone has the right to be on the world stage with it!"
At this time, even men like Zhang Yadong and Li Yanliang had red eyes.
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Three days later, Du Wei took a flight to the United States.
Because this time she had to travel to several countries in the United States and Europe, Du Wei's mother and sister Du Fei personally accompanied her to the United States.
Li Mu donated his Gulfstream G550 to carry the three of them and other accompanying staff around.
As for Liu Ye, who is going to do a road show in Asia, naturally he does not receive such a high salary.
Du Wei's first stop when she arrived in the United States was Los Angeles, where Hollywood is located.
The first road show of "Flying Tigers" in the United States was held in the best theater and the largest auditorium in Hollywood.
Spielberg has mobilized all his resources, and those present will be all the top celebrities in Hollywood and the top media in the United States.
Road shows, to put it bluntly, are selective early screenings.
For example, go to a Hollywood road show, invite Hollywood big shots and media reporters, and let them come over to preview the movie. After watching it, the main creative staff will come out to introduce more details of the movie to everyone. In this way, second The media will report on it every day to increase the exposure of the film in front of the public.
The presence of these celebrities will also be a major selling point in media reports, which will further increase the film's exposure.
At the same time, there will be dedicated reviewers who publish movie reviews that contain no or very few spoilers to further arouse the audience's appetite.
The next stop was New York, where all the local celebrities and big media were invited.
Only by continuously conducting roadshows in front of high-end people and the media can we create enough sensation in the local area, which is also the key purpose of roadshows.
For European and American audiences, Du Wei is completely unfamiliar to them. They have never seen any of Du Wei's movies before. They have only seen some clips of Du Wei in the trailers released, so there is nothing about her in Europe and America. Influence.
Now "21 Guns" has topped the music charts in various places for more than a week, which finally gave Du Wei a certain degree of fame in Europe and the United States.
However, European and American music focuses on exposure, and MVs are extremely important, because MVs can give the song a visual impact on the audience, allowing the audience to see the singer and the story behind the song while listening to the song.
Du Wei's "21 Guns" suffers from the fact that there is no MV, so the phenomenon of "popular songs are not popular" has occurred.
However, Li Mu knew very well that once "Set Fire To The Rain" is released, even if Du Wei doesn't show her face from beginning to end, it will definitely make a sensation in Europe and the United States.
If we wait until "Rolling In The Deep" comes out, the entire Western world will be shocked by these two songs!
(End of chapter)