Chen Ze didn't expect Li Mu to agree so simply. After all, he was asking Li Mu for a song. How important a song is to a singer or a songwriter, and people like Chen Ze who don't understand music know very well.
Everyone knows how much a good song means to a singer in the music circle. A good song can lift a fifth-rate singer to the top overnight and make the singer rely on it for a lifetime, just like Ren Xianqi. The song "Heart Is Too Soft" is simply the golden song of his life, as is Sun Yue's "Wish You Peace".
Chen Ze thanked him repeatedly on the phone, and his tone was even a little excited. Such a non-calm behavior really surprised Li Mu. From this point, it can be seen that he must really love Du Fei, otherwise how could he be so interested
Chen Ze felt in his heart that Li Mu was giving too much face. He didn't have the confidence to ask, but he agreed without hesitation. Such a friend really had nothing to say.
Li Mu didn't care about this. A good song was indeed precious, but there were too many good songs in his mind. The most troublesome thing about agreeing to Chen Ze's request was not knowing which song to choose. Du Wei.
After hanging up the phone from Chen Ze, Li Mu started thinking in his head.
Generally speaking, Du Wei's role in "Oldboy" is a heroine with some sadness. Although she and Zhang Kexuan were childhood sweethearts, Zhang Kexuan left her life without saying goodbye. She has always been obsessed with Zhang Kexuan, but in the end she did not She survived time and reality and married a man she didn't love. After she was married, Zhang Kexuan reappeared in her world because he participated in a singing competition. However, at this time, she had almost completely missed Zhang Kexuan. The ending of the movie also ends with her crying bitterly as she watches Zhang Kexuan participate in the finals. If the song is chosen based on her character's starting point, the tone of the song will definitely be more sad.
The first song title that came to Li Mu's mind was "Our Love" by Feier Band. One of the lyrics is quite consistent with the love story of the hero and heroine in the movie. It is the most popular line: "We The love that once passed will never come back.”
However, although this song is also very good, the overall artistic conception is a bit too sad. Originally, the duration of this micro-movie was only about forty minutes, and the main line of the plot is also about the persistence and ideals of the four people of Simple Plan. In pursuit, the relationship between the hero and heroine is just an auxiliary line. If such a song is used to emphasize the abortive relationship between the two, Li Mu always feels that it is putting the cart before the horse and taking over the subject, which is not very appropriate.
Immediately afterwards, Li Mu thought of Adele's song "Someone Like You". Although this song is also relatively sad, it is not simply about expressing sadness. Instead, it interprets this sadness from the perspective of missing and blessing the other person, and pretending to be relieved. The artistic conception of the song is more than one level better than "Our Love", but there are many disadvantages to choosing this song. For example, English songs lack a sense of substitution for Chinese people, and there are very few English songs that can be popular in China. appeared on the music charts. If I had chosen this song for Du Wei, it would probably not be a hit.
In addition, many famous songs by domestic female singers began to pop up in Li Mu's mind, but the more they came up, the less he knew which one to choose.
Qu Wanting's famous song "In My Singing" suddenly appeared in Li Mu's mind. The artistic conception of this song was more suitable, and this song was really popular in later generations.
Just when Li Mu was almost sure about this song, another song suddenly came to his mind, the theme song of the same name sung by Queen Wang Fei for the movie "The Year in a Hurry".
The lyrics of the song "That Year in a Hurry" are one of the top works of Chinese songs in Li Mu's mind. They were written by Lin Xi, the legendary lyricist in the Chinese music industry. Especially the lyrics of the chorus are worthy of deep appreciation. grade.
"If you can't blush when you say goodbye, can you still blush?"
Just like those beautiful rumors that we hurriedly carved together forever
If the past is still worth cherishing, don’t let go of the past too quickly
Who is willing to have nothing to do with each other
We have to owe each other something else, otherwise why would we cherish our memories..."
Not only the lyrics, the music of this song is also first-rate. Liang Qiaobo is also a very famous music producer in Hong Kong. Not only has he collaborated with a large number of first-line singers, he has also served as the music director of "I Am a Singer" and has profound musical attainments.
Li Mu recalled this song and started humming it in his heart. He felt that this song was quite suitable, and it was not an ordinary suitable song.
Li Mu was torn between the two songs "In My Singing" and "The Year in a Hurry". When the car drove to the door of a famous Sichuan restaurant, Li Mu had not yet made a choice.
If Li Mu was asked to choose subjectively, he would prefer the song "The Year in a Hurry", but there are so many classic songs by the queen. In fact, this song did not become a phenomenal hit in later generations. Instead, "My Singing Voice" The song "Inside" has become popular all over the country within a period of time. Li Mu can't decide whether "In That Year" has the genes to be a phenomenal hit, but "In My Singing" undoubtedly has it.
However, "That Year in a Hurry" also has its own winning points. This song is better than "In My Singing" in terms of connotation, artistic conception, melody, etc. This song will definitely have a longer lifespan. In the future It's also more likely to become a classic.
Sitting at the dinner table with a menu, Li Mu was still comparing the pros and cons of the two songs over and over in his mind. Seeing that Li Mu was a little distracted, Su Yingxue couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about? You are so absorbed."
Li Mu came back to his senses and said awkwardly: "I want to write a song for the heroine of our movie, but for a while I am not sure what starting point I should write it from. I have two ideas in my mind, and it is difficult to write it. Trade-offs.”
Su Yingxue said with a smile: "Then why don't you write down both ideas. In this case, you will have two more works, and the girl will have one more choice."
Li Mu asked her: "You mean to write two songs and let her choose?"
Su Yingxue nodded and said with a smile: "Since you have the ability to write songs, and you can write them so well, why don't you encourage yourself and write more?"
Li Mu thought the same thing. He had to write one song and two songs. Since he couldn't choose, why not just write them all and let Du Wei record two demos. When the time comes, he would choose which one to put in the movie and let everyone join in. It was decided that the song put in the movie was the salary I gave to Du Wei and the favor I gave to Chen Ze. In addition, the extra song was regarded as my gift to Du Wei. I had to He said that Li Mu still likes the girl Du Wei very much. Although she is almost the same age as him, in Li Mu's heart, he has a kind of love for his sister.
After making up his mind, Li Mu's inner entanglement immediately disappeared, and he ordered several of Su Yingxue's favorite dishes from the menu.
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Back on the set, Li Mu stayed on the set for nearly eight hours at a stretch, and it was not until ten o'clock that he finished shooting the several shots scheduled for today.
Su Yingxue stayed behind Li Mu, watching him staring at the screen meticulously behind the monitor for a while, watching him jump out, using gestures and words to give various suggestions for on-site props and photography, and then running to give the actors He acted very professionally, but what surprised and admired Su Yingxue was that every time Li Mu made a request, the shooting effect was stronger than the last time. Not only Li Mu, but also Ning Hao and Chen Kundu felt that Li Mu had a strong grasp of the camera. When to advance the camera from what angle and in what trajectory, when to show a certain side of the actor, and when to capture a certain key point of the scene, Li Mu grasped these very well. .
Although Ning Hao doesn't like movies with straightforward plots and low technical content, after constantly working with Li Mu, he also discovered that Li Mu has a very strong film talent. Some of the feelings he created are his own. It is impossible to think of or do it. If Li Mu is given a little more time to accumulate more experience, he may even direct a 90-minute movie.
When the filming ended at ten o'clock, Zhang Kexuan's voice was almost gone, and he finally called it a day. While taking a swig of water, he complained to Li Mu: "Music performances in other movies are basically lip-syncing to the accompaniment. You have to insist on singing for real, I just sang for more than four hours today, and my voice is almost gone."
It’s no wonder that Zhang Kexuan complained. Today he captured the two songs and two sets of shots in the movie that he simply planned to participate in the preliminary round and the finals. Moreover, Li Mu can be regarded as a person who strives for excellence. He felt that the lip-syncing in the movie was fake. There are too many cases of lip-syncing, and many of them are so fake that it makes people suffer from embarrassment. Music is half the soul of his movie. He doesn’t want the two most important scenes in the movie to be replaced by lip-syncing and fake playing. In that case, It feels really bad.
Li Mu laughed and cursed: "I am doing this for your own good and for the good of the movie. Real playing and singing will give the audience a more real feeling. You will definitely thank me in the future."
However, Zhang Kexuan was just complaining, and he understood Li Mu's intention, and said with a smile: "I'm not in a mood, I'm just too tired, so I'm just complaining."
Li Mu said: "You go back and take good care of your voice. When we take the scene with Sister Wan, we will add some close-up shots for you. You will still have to sing a few lines appropriately."
Zhang Kexuan nodded: "I will go back and sleep for ten hours at night. I will definitely be resurrected with full blood tomorrow."
"That's good." Li Mu smiled and said to everyone, "That's it for today. Let's continue tomorrow."
Ning Hao also raised his hands high, patting and saying: "Put it in, then it can be withdrawn."
Li Mu stood up and said to Su Yingxue, "Let's go too."
(End of chapter)