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Chapter 526 Leslie Cheung's "Love"

Back in Xiangjiang, the first thing He Jin did was to prepare a new album for Leslie Cheung.

In order to recruit top singers to Huaxing Records, He Jin had to give chips to those singers who were interested in his creative talent to create albums for them.

Counting the current advantages of Huaxing Records, He Jin's reputation as a creative genius is definitely one of the reasons why many singers joined Huaxing.

Among them, Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung, the two kings of Xiangjiang, gave up other companies to join Huaxing. The main reason is that He Jin promised them that he would write songs for them.

As for Andy Lau, because he still has to release a breakup record with Warner, so his new album plan is still early.

But Leslie Cheung, who has come out of the music scene a lot, desperately needs an album to prove that he is still that brother.

Huaxing's plan for Leslie Cheung is to let him release a new album in May.

May is less than three months away now.

Therefore, He Jin must help him produce the new album as soon as possible.

However, for Leslie Cheung's first comeback album, He Jin did not choose to write any song for him.

"You mean, this first album doesn't produce new songs, but the theme songs and episodes of the movies I starred in are made into a new album?"

At the dinner table, Leslie Cheung frowned slightly after hearing what He Jin said.

Why did Leslie Cheung join China Star Records?
Needless to say, the reason is because He Jin can write songs for him.

And now, He Jin told him that he didn't plan to help write songs for his first album.

It's a bit of a breach of the contract they signed between them.

"Yes, but there is no other reason for not giving you new songs.

I don't know if you have noticed that during the six years since you left, your fans and audience have actually gotten used to your identity as an actor.

That being the case, why don't we use this to create a new album for you? "

Sitting opposite He Jin, he could see Leslie Cheung's frown very clearly.

However, he did not give up this idea because Leslie Cheung was dissatisfied, but continued.

"Can you be more specific?"

After all, Leslie Cheung is one of the most polite people in Xiangjiang's entertainment industry. Although he may feel uncomfortable, he is not rude, he asked.

"You have been away for six years, if you continue to come back in the same style as before, I think the effect may not be very good.

Therefore, I want to rebuild a Leslie Cheung, and a new Leslie Cheung is not so simple to build.

If you re-confirm the new style for you, there will be a lot of audience acceptance and follow-up work, which will be very difficult, and even if there is a problem, the new style may not be accepted by the market.

And I'm talking about making a new album with songs from the movies you're starring in.

This not only changes your previous style, but also makes it easier for the audience to accept you.

After all, your identity as an actor has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in recent years. "

He Jin said.

Every singer has his own unique style.

When a record company makes an album for a singer, the songs are not given randomly.

Instead, it is necessary to create with the singer's style and personality.

Just like He Jin, his first album focuses on youthful style.

The same is true for Jimmy Lin, Jimmy Lin's style is a fusion of He Jin and Aaron Kwok's style characteristics, which is more like Aaron Kwok.

Because He Jin's follow-up albums have all been changed, therefore, variety has become his style and his characteristic.

And Leslie Cheung.

His style before 89 was very prodigal, but also refined.

This is both his style and his personality.

However, it has been many years since he quit the music scene, and now he is coming back, if he continues to use the previous style and personality, it is obviously not suitable.

After all, Leslie Cheung has played many classic movies in the past few years, and his personality in the hearts of the audience is no longer the prodigal son he used to be.

"Can you handle the copyright of the song? In addition, after obtaining the copyright of the song, you should re-arrange it!"

Leslie Cheung asked.

"You don't have to worry about the copyright issue, I will let the people in the company handle it.

As for re-arranging, that's totally fine, I'll do it myself. "

He Jin said.

Since He Jin intends to create such an album for Leslie Cheung, he naturally already has plans.

Looking at Leslie Cheung's life, needless to say about his achievements in film and television, he was one of the most influential actors in Asia in the 90s.

As for the music scene, he also left an indelible footprint in the entire Chinese music scene.

"The Wind Continues to Blow", "Silence is Golden", and "A Chinese Ghost Story" are all classic songs left by him.

From his debut to his departure, he has released a total of thirty-three albums.

Among the thirty-three albums, some people think his posthumous work "Everything Follows the Wind" is the last album, and some people think that it is the album "Salute" that Huang Nian evaluated as a month-long listening album.

Everyone has their own standards in mind.

In He Jin's opinion, many of Leslie Cheung's albums are very good. If one had to choose the best album, it would definitely be the rearranged "Beloved".

Among them, the album "Beloved" is definitely a classic album that has been seriously underestimated. The attributes of the entire album can be summed up in six words: classic, atmospheric, and advanced.

Every song in this album is a classic. In pop music albums, it is rare that every song of this kind can become a classic, atmospheric and high-end album.

The vast majority of albums not only have a few excellent compositions, but the rest are just supplementary works, or the overall style of the album is not grand enough, or it stands out because of its individuality.

Only the album "Beloved" is classic, atmospheric, and advanced, and it is also holistic.

The album "Beloved" has 10 songs in total, 4 of which were composed by Leslie Cheung himself, accounting for less than half of the whole album, second only to his posthumous work "Everything Follows the Wind" album, and ranked second in all non-selected collections of Leslie Cheung Location.

"Beautiful Beauty and White Hair", "Affectionate Embrace", "I Lost You Forever" and "Midnight Singing" are the concentrated expression of Leslie Cheung's tragic and gorgeous style, one of the two main styles in his later period.

In particular, "Red Face and White Hair", which won the Best Original Original Song at the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, has brought its style to the extreme.

"When Love Is a Past" is different from Lin Yilian and Li Zongsheng's version of the arrangement. The content of the Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine" is added at the beginning. This arrangement magnifies the pattern of the song.

Lin Yilian and Li's version of "When Love is a Past" is a love story, which is the nostalgia and sadness of the lover's separation.

Leslie Cheung's version of "When Love Is a Past" is a drama, a life, a story of life and death.

Li Zongsheng's solo version of "When Love is a Past" is a story told by a person who has passed through to others after time has changed.

Three different versions, three different flavors.

And now, the album He Jin proposed for Leslie Cheung is his album in the original history.

Because the sorting of tracks is the same as movie clips, the effects of different sorting are different, and a good sorting can greatly improve the overall effect of the album.

Therefore, He Jin rearranged the song sequence of Leslie Cheung's "Beloved" album. In the process of rearranging, he took into account the content of the song itself, the relevance of the song, and the harmony between the end and the end.

The opera part at the beginning of "When Love Is Gone" catches the ear, and it is more suitable as the first song of the whole album than the plain beginning of "A Thousand Dreams of you".

Moreover, singing the opera at the beginning of "When Love Is a Past" also gives people a feeling that a drama has kicked off.

The "Midnight Singing" trilogy is placed at the end, based on the consideration of the melody connection of the songs themselves, and the three songs are arranged in the order they appear in the movie.

Whether it is the development of the story, the harmony from beginning to end, or the melody and lyrics of "Singing at Midnight", it is the best choice as the ending track of the entire album.

Of course, although the track arrangement and songs of the entire album have been counted, because the copyright of many songs in this album is in the hands of the film crew, this album cannot be recorded for the time being.

In addition, He Jin had to let Leslie Cheung accept that this album is full of old songs.

After all, he was the one who promised him to write new songs for him at the beginning, but now he asked him to release an album of old songs, which felt a bit deceitful.

(End of this chapter)