I'm not just a director

Chapter 186 Electronic Dance Music!

"Hey sister, I just woke up, okay, see you at the recording studio later."

Jiang Pei'an hung up the phone and looked at the time. It was already 08:30 in the morning.

Jiang Pei'an patted the beautiful carcass beside him, and said with a smile:
"Didn't you say that there is an advertisement to shoot in the afternoon, so you have to go there early in the morning, and when will you start?"

Gao Yuanyuan rubbed his eyes, with sleepiness on his face, and said:

"Well... well, I'm most annoyed by this kind of work. The shooting location is very far away, so I have to go there in advance to do my makeup."

Looking away from her graceful body, Jiang Pei'an said with a smile;
"Sure, then you can sleep for a while, and I'll make breakfast."

Gao Yuanyuan yawned, waved his hands, and said:
"Don't worry about that, just buy some food on the way, and I'll get up too."

"it is good."

……

After Jiang Pei'an and Gao Yuanyuan washed up, they went one by one to shoot commercials.

After the wrap-up banquet of "Source Code", the entire movie will be put into material arrangement and editing.

The film is going to be released during the Spring Festival, leaving plenty of time for post-production.

Jiang Pei'an also took a rare break in his free time.

Of course, idleness is only in comparison.

Apart from his personal rest time, Jiang Pei'an has one more important thing to do.

That is to write the theme song for the movie "Love Has an Afterlife".

This is something that has been decided in advance.

I didn't take time to record songs because I was too busy before, but I just solved this matter recently.

Jiang Pei'an went straight to the place he had made an appointment with Yu Feihong.

Baihuashen Hutong No. 16, Baihua Recording Studio.

This recording studio is quite famous, and many classic songs such as "Rock on the New Long March" and "Naked" were recorded here.

He Yong, one of the famous "Three Heroes of Magic Rock", also recorded his first album in Baihua Recording Studio.

Compared with the recording studio, more people are full of curiosity about this alley.

There is a line in the song "BJ One Night":
"Don't dare to ask the way at midnight for fear of going to the depths of the flowers. People say that in the depths of the flowers lives an old lover who sews embroidered shoes."

The "Hundred Flowers Deep" mentioned here is the name of this alley.

When Jiang Pei'an arrived at the recording studio, Yu Feihong was already waiting there.

She also carried a breakfast and milk in her hand, which was obviously prepared for Jiang Pei'an when she learned that he had just woken up.

There were two other people beside Yu Feihong, one was a middle-aged man with long hair who was a bit fat.

The other was a younger girl, about twenty, who looked like she was in college.

The three were chatting, mainly between Yu Feihong and the middle-aged man.

The young girl was sitting next to her holding a teacup, not knowing whether she was in a daze or listening carefully.

The point is that Jiang Pei'an looked familiar, wondering if it was the one he knew...

"sister."

Jiang Pei'an walked over to greet Yu Feihong with a smile.

The three looked at him, Yu Feihong smiled and said:
"Come on, Pei'an, let me introduce you, this is..."

Before Yu Feihong finished speaking, the middle-aged man immediately smiled and stretched out his hand and said:

"Director Yu, you don't need to introduce. If I don't know Director Jiang, I'm afraid I won't be able to hang out in the film and television industry, hahaha."

The visitor was very chatty. He held Jiang Pei'an's hand and said with a smile:
"Director Jiang, next time we make a movie, we will use our Nortel students. Our Nortel students are no worse than those in Chinese opera."

According to this, he is a teacher from Nortel?

Jiang Pei'an looked at Yu Feihong beside him in confusion.

Yu Feihong smiled and said:
"Pei'an, let me introduce you, this is Dean Zhang Hongguang.

Vice President of Nortel Music Research Institute, and also a famous film and television musician. "

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an was taken aback.

This is a boss!

"Serving the country with loyalty" and "Borrowing from the sky for another 500 years" are all songs made by this man.

The magnificent theme music of the long historical masterpiece "Hanwu Emperor", "Kangxi Dynasty", "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" and so on are all written by him.

The key is that people can not only write majestic and magnificent songs.

He can also make songs with unique ethnic characteristics, such as "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" and "On the Top of the Eastern Mountain" by him.

He even participated in the music of "China 2004 Minutes" for the closing ceremony of the 8 Athens Olympic Games directed by Lao Mouzi.

No wonder he jokingly asked Jiang Pei'an to consider Nortel's students, the lovers were named after Nortel.

Jiang Pei'an had no choice but to smile and say after being complained to the face by the leaders of Beidian Institute:
"I have admired your name for a long time. Since Dean Zhang has said so, I will definitely do it next time."

"Hahaha, just kidding."

Zhang Hongguang laughed and invited Jiang Pei'an to sit down.

"By the way, let me introduce, this is Zhou Peng, a sophomore in military arts.

She won the silver medal in the popular group of the CCTV Youth Song Competition last year, and this time she came here to record a song for her. "

Case solved!
Isn't the timid little girl in front of me the same female singer who held the microphone backwards in later generations?

It was indeed her name before she changed her name.

As for the Youth Song Competition that Zhang Hongguang just mentioned, it is the full name of the CCTV Young Singer TV Grand Prix.

It started in 1984, and today's Youth Song Competition can be said to be a fight between gods and gods, and it has also discovered many musical talents for the entertainment industry.

Leaving aside, take last year as an example.

The gold medal winner of the ethnic group who competed with Zhou Peng at the same time is the well-known ethnic singer Wang Hongwei.

And the winner of the silver medal is Gong Linna, who is known as the "witch" in later generations.

As for Zhou Peng's group, the gold medal goes to Tan Jing...

"Hello, Zhou, I'm Jiang Pei'an."

Jiang Pei'an greeted with a smile.

"H-Hello, Director Jiang, I'm Zhou Peng."

Zhou Peng nodded cautiously.

Jiang Pei'an smiled, her current appearance is very different from that of later generations when she sang "Left Finger Fingering the Moon" on the stage with full aura.

Jiang Pei'an cast his eyes on the music score on the table, which was Zhang Hongguang's "Myself Beauty" composed for Zhou Peng himself.

It's this song!

Jiang Pei'an must know this song, but he is more familiar with the album of the same name produced by Zhang Hongguang for Zhou Peng three years later.

I can't help it if I'm not familiar with it.

One of the songs can be said to be accompanied by the memory of almost a generation.

Especially in rural weddings and funerals, it is a frequent visitor.

In a word, do you have any ideas about electronic dance music?

Have not heard?
"Who are you and who am I who is who tonight.

If you want, I can.

Sing, sing, dance, dance, the world is so beautiful.

Don't get up too early on Saturday and Sunday.

Boom, boom, boom, boom~
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom~"

This is the viral electronic dance song "Dong Bala" sung by Zhou Peng, included in the album "Myself Beauty".

"Myself Beauty" is Huaxia's first dance music album.

It's weird to listen to the song alone, but it's still impressive.

Of course, the song "Dong Bala" has not yet come out.

"Myself Beauty" is only version 1.0 of "Dong Bala".

Noticing Jiang Pei'an's gaze, Zhang Hongguang smiled and said:
"I heard from Director Yu that Director Jiang was also here to record songs today, but I didn't expect you to dabble in music.

What do you think of this song? "

Jiang Pei'an grinned, what could he say?
Earth Hey Divine Comedy?

Square dancing aunt's favorite?
Must-order songs in karaoke bars?

"Uh... the arrangement is avant-garde, and the lyrics are easy to understand. It is a test of the singer's singing ability."

Jiang Pei'an thought for a while and said slowly.

"Hahaha, that proves that the song is not bad. Don't worry about the singer. Although Pengpeng is young, his singing voice is still very special."

special?

It must be special, with its own electronic sound, which is much more advanced than the pseudo-electronic sound of Canadian electric eels.

Judging from the sales of "Myself Beauty", the market is still very inclusive.

This style of songs also made Zhou Peng famous in the circle quickly.

But in comparison, Jiang Pei'an still prefers Zhou Peng's singing style after changing his name.

Her timbre is very characteristic, clear and a little ethereal, very charming.

That is, the stability is so-so, and there are more rollovers.

Of course, how can I say about holding the microphone instead? Bayan singer Yan Yalun is honest when he uses the microphone instead.

It is unforgivable for Zhou Peng to turn the microphone back.

Later generations sang Quanzhen in the Spring Festival Gala for 12 years, but the effect of the show was a mess.

The best singer in the singing category is Zhou Peng's "All Things Live" which left a deep impression on people.

As for singing skills, he is an academic singer with a silver medal in the Youth Song Competition.

Invited to perform alone for Chinese and British leaders in the UK, no two brushes can do it?
……

"What song does Director Jiang want to record?"

Zhang Hongguang looked at Jiang Pei'an and asked.

Jiang Pei'an took out a score from his bag:
"This is the theme song of the movie."

Zhang Hongguang took the score, put on his glasses and looked at it seriously.

The lyrics are not long, but Zhang Hongguang watched it for half an hour.

Seeing Zhang Hongguang looking seriously, Zhou Peng also stretched his head to look at it.

"This... the style of the song is very avant-garde, and the lyrics are very spiritual. Is this written by you, Director Jiang?"

Zhang Hongguang looked at Jiang Pei'an in surprise.

"It's ugly."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

Zhang Hongguang handed the sheet music to Zhou Peng beside him, saying:
"Pengpeng, do your research, does it feel similar to what I want?"

"Good teacher."

Now it was Jiang Pei'an's turn to be dumbfounded.

What?
Hearing Zhang Hongguang's words, Jiang Pei'an once thought he was blind.

How is this song similar to your techno-dance music?

"Really similar."

Zhou Peng watched it for a long time, and tried to sing a few words, but she shook her head again and said:

"But I can't sing this kind of song yet."

Yep, another crazy one.

Jiang Pei'an was almost doubting his own vision, and he picked a song from later generations that was a good fit for "Love Has an Afterlife".

When I arrived at Zhang Hongguang and Zhou Peng's place, it actually felt similar to electronic dance music.

This is not a joke.

Seeing Jiang Pei'an's surprised face, Zhang Hongguang smiled and waved his hands, saying:

"Don't get me wrong, we don't think your song is very similar to "Myself Beauty", but it is very similar to what we have always wanted."

As he spoke, he said with emotion:
"When we were making the song "Myself Beautiful", we always wanted to try to incorporate some Chinese elements.

For example, we have integrated ethnic and folk music elements into the melody, and considered the styles of Northeast Yangko and Xinjiang folk songs.

However, there is still no way to follow the rules, and it doesn't feel harmonious. Our country has a vast territory and there are many musical elements, so it is difficult to achieve unity.

Director Jiang's song has given me a lot of inspiration, maybe we can consider getting closer to this aspect. "

"So that's how it is, hehe."

Only then did Jiang Pei'an suddenly realize.

Just as he was talking, the notification from the recording studio was ready.

Since it is a recording studio reserved in advance, the corresponding matching and debugging have been done there, and now you can record songs at any time when you go in.

After Jiang Pei'an apologized, he turned and entered the recording studio.

Zhang Hongguang and Zhou Peng didn't leave either, as if they had to wait until they heard the finished product.

Ignoring them, Jiang Pei'an put on the headset, looked at the score and started recording.

……

The process of recording the song was not too difficult, and with Jiang Pei'an's private practice, it was almost all solved in one morning.

As for sound modification and production, that's a later matter.

"I've been waiting for a long time, Dean Zhang and classmate Zhou."

Jiang Pei'an took a sip of water, smiled and said:
"Later, everyone will listen to the demo first. If you don't sing well, please forgive me."

"Where, we have to wait for this song to come out. It is already very good that you and Director Yu allow us to hear it in advance."

Zhou Peng on the side nodded quickly.

Yu Feihong glanced at the time and said with a smile:
"Dean Zhang, I reserved a box, let's chat about music while having lunch?"

"Oh, this is really too troublesome. I originally said that I invited you and Director Jiang, but I didn't expect Director Yu to make a reservation for you first.

Then I won't refuse. Next time, please... Let's finish listening to the song before going over? "

Zhang Hongguang asked for advice with a smile.

"no problem."

Jiang Pei'an agreed.

After processing the sample over there, he brought it up immediately. Jiang Pei'an pressed the play button, and his deep voice came out immediately.

"The sound of prosperity escapes into the empty door and breaks the world.

The dream is cold, tossed and turned, and there are several love debts in my life.

If you default to life and death, wait and wait for the annual rings round after round.

……

It rained heavily, and the vegetation in the old hometown was deep.

I heard that you are always alone.

The mottled city gate is entrenched with old tree roots.

What echoes on the slate is wait..."

The song "Fireworks Are Cold" is Jiang Pei'an's feeling that it fits the story told by the movie.

This is a very soulful and lyrical song with beautiful melody and lyrics.

Describes a sad and touching love story about waiting.

Jiang Pei'an's voice was already deep, and he chose to imitate Jay Chou's version instead of Lin Zhixuan's.

Not only sang the bitterness and helplessness in love, but also expressed the nostalgia and memories of the lost love.

After listening to a song, Zhang Hongguang said slowly:
"Does this song also use elements of Peking Opera music?
The combination of Chinese and Western music culture makes the whole piece more cultural and deep.

This novel musical form and innovative creative techniques are refreshing.

I heard Director Yu tell the general story of your movie.

When listening to this song, people can't help but see a yellowed picture.

A person waits for his lover persistently under the tree, lonely, empty, and sad. "

Zhang Hongguang briefly commented on this song, but about Jiang Pei'an's singing.

Not a word was said...

Of course Jiang Pei'an would not go forward to ask foolishly:
Dean Zhang, what do you think of my singing?

Isn't this just looking for a draw? Except for Yu Feihong, everyone here doesn't understand music.

People like Zhou Peng and Zhang Hongguang are insiders...

(End of this chapter)