Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 400 In the blink of an eye—Change your name to Rocking & Roll!

The two men and one woman are both wearing black leather outfits, and one has long hair, one is black and the other is blond, which makes the bald one quite eye-catching!

As soon as these three people appeared, the cheers and screams reached another level.

"Bian Lang! Bian Dashen!"

"I thought I wouldn't see Master Bian again in this period, but I didn't expect..."

"Is that blonde girl recruited by Rolling Stone abroad? That hairstyle is so cool!"

"When the Rolling Stones came on stage, it felt like they were losing a fight, and then a bunch of brothers came over to find a place for them!"

Amid the discussion among the UP hosts, no one on the stage had even moved when they saw a monkey projected by naked-eye 3D technology on the stage and began to jump up and down on various lighting stands.

It was said to be a monkey, but as soon as it came out, it was recognized by many UP owners:

"It's the Great Sage!!!"

"I'm going! "Journey to the West"!!!"

At this moment, I heard the electronic sound coming from the stereo: "Diudiu diu... Diu diu diu...".

In the spring of 1985, the crew received news that CCTV would broadcast "Journey to the West" during the Spring Festival of 1986. Before the broadcast, Yang Jie told Xu Jingqing that he would remove the opening song of "Journey to the West" composed by another composer and rewrite a piece of music of 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Because each piece of music had to match the corresponding scene, and there were strict regulations on the duration, he wrote the entire piece with a stopwatch.

Director Yang Jie was very impressed after hearing "Happy Flower and Fruit Mountain" and gave all the composition tasks of "Journey to the West" to Xu Jingqing.

Bian Lang's original plan was to let Xiaopo Station edit some footage from the "Journey to the West" animation and use it as a MV directly on the big screen. But after the staff member in charge cut out the film and uploaded it with music, it was rejected by Chen Bing and others before it reached Bianlang.

"Is Bian Lang planning to attack the songs in Journey to the West?"

In the spring of 1983, Xu Jingqing was reading the newspaper in the communication room of his unit and took a phone call.

"Red and fiery, in a trance!"

The difference from the previous ones is that this time after the music started playing, the four characters "Yungong Xunyin" appeared together with the 3D special effects of the Great Sage.

As for "Yun Gong Xun Yin", in the original region it was the opening theme song of the 1986 TV series "Journey to the West". It was composed by Xu Jingqing and included in the original soundtrack album "Journey to the West TV Series Soundtrack" released on September 1986, 9. The piece did not have an official name at first and has always been called "Journey to the West Overture" or "Prelude".

At this point, the familiar, rock-and-roll Rolling Stone appears again!

Because the effect of this electronic music, combined with the effect of the great sage flying into the sky, is simply incredible.

It’s not that the edited version is not as good as this video, on the contrary, the effect is surprisingly good. However, the director feels that other programs have used naked-eye 3D special effects technology to some extent. If it comes to "Yungong Xunyin" and is only presented in the form of flat animation editing, it will be a bit sorry for the song.

Then Bian Lang followed up with a red Fender humbucking strum, and the overdriven tone was coupled with Dayong's "dong dong dong... dong dong dong..." electric drum sound, and the bass sound dragging the root note...

The other party was Wu Shanghetong, the musician of the film orchestra, and asked him to go to the film orchestra the next day. It turned out that CCTV was going to film the TV series "Journey to the West" and was interested in asking him to compose the music. Soon, he tried to write several songs for the first episode of "Journey to the West", including "Happy Flower and Fruit Mountain".

"Yungong Xunyin" was picked up by netizens many years after the TV series was broadcast, and it was also recognized by the author Xu Jingqing.

And this time, there is no need for those music UP masters to come out to confirm. Anyone who has watched "Journey to the West" can tell that this is a brand new song!

To summarize the all-encompassing contents of "Journey to the West" in one song, Xu Jingqing struggled a lot and couldn't eat or sleep for several days.

As soon as this soundtrack, which was obviously different from the well-known "Journey to the West" songs, came out, everyone felt that the Rolling Stones were going to play something big.

So when several people combined, they had the effect of a guitar scene.

"Thum, thump, thump, thump, thump..." As soon as the fuzz tone of the lead guitar came out, coupled with the 3D effect of the image of the great sage dragging the golden hoop walking through the ruins, the fire in the hearts of everyone present was All set on fire!

Then, Di Li strode forward and started playing the electric guitar in full view of everyone.

Xu Jingqing was accustomed to writing at night and getting up at noon. One day after getting up at noon, I was dazed in bed. Several migrant workers happened to pass by the window, rattling their lunch boxes and humming a tune. Xu Jingqing was enlightened, and a classic "dengdengdengdeng..." derived from the tune of migrant workers was brewed.

In the late 20s, Xu Jingqing heard the sound of electric guitar playing in Teresa Teng's music and found it particularly pleasant. After working, taking advantage of various soundtrack opportunities, he began to use a lot of electronic sounds. In "Yun Gong Xun Yin", in order to make Sun Wukong "fly", Xu Jingqing creatively used electric guitars, drums and electric basses in an environment where domestic music at that time still lacked the use of these electronic music instruments.

Therefore, this song "Yungong Xunyin" is well-deserved to be titled the number one electronic music in China.

Moreover, the original song also uses a variety of musical instruments such as wind instruments, guzheng, and pipa to be integrated with electronic soundtracks. The combination of musical instruments makes the creation rich in content and the melody novel. Because there was no such precedent at the time, it can be said that it was the first to combine electroacoustic music with orchestra and folk music in the OST of film and television works.

Of course, it can also be said to be a pioneer in the combination of rock music, electronic music, orchestral music and famous music.

However, the version that Bian Lang brought out today did not include folk music and orchestral music. Firstly, he was too tight and did not have time to complete such a super complex arrangement; secondly, this song has no lyrics, and if there are no film and television animation works to complete it, If it is visually supported, the communication effect may not be good.

It is currently impossible for him to film a new anime or TV series of "Journey to the West" for this piece of music.

However, if this song becomes popular after this New Year's Eve, and there are new film and television works related to "Journey to the West" in the future that need this song, then we will come up with a version that integrates electronic, rock, orchestral and folk music. Shock the fans of Aqua Blue Star.

After the sharp playing entered the normal RIff, it was Strauss' turn to appear in the section of the original song that should have been performed by the guzheng. That golden single-coil Fender paired with her Super Saiyan-like blond hair. Some UP owners at the scene thought that it would be a good idea to wear a gold hoop on her, as if she were the Great Sage!

The high-distortion tone she played was based on the arrangement of the guzheng part of the original song. With this addition, everyone at the scene felt that they were not listening to rock music, but a symphony.

Three electric guitars with different timbres, plus bass, electric drums and keyboards are indeed beyond the configuration and arrangeability of a general rock band.

If we analyze it carefully according to the arrangement of the original song, only Dili roughly follows the guitar score of the original arrangement. Bianlang's rhythm guitar is said to be sweeping rhythm, but in fact it follows the violin part's music. As for Strauss, he will perform various performances in the folk instrument section.

In people's inherent understanding, these three styles of music do not play with each other, but now that they are fused together by Bianlang, it actually makes people feel that the effect is so good.

Although it is just a piece of pure music, it can still make people feel the hardships and ups and downs of the four masters and disciples of Tang Monk in the journey to the West.

The 8 bars of this section end with a high-speed electronic drum sound from Dayong. What follows is the part where Tang Monk climbs the stairs on the original earth: "Thum... thump... thump... thump... thump... thump..." and then repeats it in a falling tone.

All the UP hosts at the scene were fascinated by it, and the anime UP hosts who were not very interested in a few pure music songs before were now watching closely, fearing that they would miss this performance. Every detail.

Because they have already begun to think about how they should use this BGM to re-edit content related to "Journey to the West" after the New Year's Eve party is broadcast.

Of course, they couldn't produce the naked-eye 3D effect that they spent a lot of money to create on-site, but animation, film and television dramas, games, etc., and other works based on "Journey to the West" are excellent materials for their second creation.

Not only the UP masters like them, but also the string players and folk musicians on the stage who are serving as backgrounds, are also thinking about whether they can have the opportunity to join in the performance of other versions of this music in the future.

They are all big names in their respective fields. Of course they can hear the melodies in the song "Yungong Xunyin" that are related to the musical instruments they are good at.

Especially the conductor from Yangyin, who started thinking about the possibility of changing this piece into an orchestral piece during the morning rehearsal.

As for Olaf, who was listening in, listening to the commotion coming from the audience in front, he couldn't help but ask Liu Ziyang: "Liu, does the IP of "Journey to the West" really have such great influence in China?"

Faced with this question, Liu Ziyang replied noncommittally: "Of course, the Great Sage Sun Wukong is our Chinese superhero! "Journey to the West" is the greatest magical epic work in the hearts of our Chinese people!"

Hearing this comment, Olaf remembered that when he first got the song, he asked Bian Lang: "Wave, why did you think about writing a piece of pure music?"

Bian Lang's answer at the time was: "Because I think other music about this work is not very interesting. When necessary in the future, I will adapt a version that combines rock, electronic music, orchestral and Chinese folk music. Then This is the soundtrack that is most worthy of this work!”

At that time, Olaf didn't pay much attention. He felt that according to Bian Lang's current version, no matter what kind of work it was, it would be enough.

But now that Liu Ziyang explained it to him, he fully supported Bian Lang's idea. Indeed, for such a great work, a single type of music may not be able to interpret its essence well!

Now Olaf has also made a decision. He will read this "Journey to the West" before Bian Lang starts adapting the final version, so that he will have the opportunity to join in the adaptation work.

In fact, when the original author and composer Xu Jingqing was composing, the arrangement of each instrument was the result of careful consideration!

The bold use of electric sounds, electric guitars, and electronic drums gives people a sense of justice and moving forward; the addition of trumpets and brass instruments makes this music majestic and powerful; in the middle of the song The female vocal harmony makes the melody more beautiful and makes people think of the smoky sky scene.

Some of the music in the original version perfectly combine classical and modern, electronic and traditional, female voice and symphony, Western music and Chinese folk music. The seemingly simple melody contains twists and turns of the story.

The simple melody in the previous section is repeated all the time, allowing the listener to have a clear memory and a deep impression.

On the screen, the images of Sun Wukong soaring through the clouds and fog, various monsters encountered on the road, and various gods in the sky drinking and dancing are combined. People can't help but admire Mr. Xu Jingqing's unique musical aesthetic ability and quick observation ability.

When Bian Lang didn't join the industry, he didn't feel much about this song, but when he listened to it again after joining the industry, he immediately felt that Mr. Xu Jingqing's musical concept at that time was still at the forefront of the trend even decades later. exist.

After the falling key section was played, the naked-eye 3D special effects switched from the image of the great sage to the dance performance of the fairies in the heaven.

In the original version, it was the female voice's turn to take the leading role in this section, but in Bian Lang's version, this section was completed by Strauss using a highly distorted solo.

Listening to Strauss's notes climbing up one by one, Bian Lang couldn't help but sing along in his heart: "Ah...ah...ah...ah..."

It's a pity that the original version of Aqua Blue Star was not released first, otherwise as soon as this adapted version comes out, someone will definitely say that the guitar in Strauss' hand can imitate the sound of people singing!

If the song had lyrics, this would be the climax of the chorus.

The chorus of the first section here ends, the performance enters the verse, and then the chorus...

With the 3D special effects on site, the UPs were amazed and had various thoughts in their hearts:

"This music is exactly like the rhythm of a heavenly disco!"

"When Buddha heard this, he would shake his head along with it!"

"It's too hot. If Tang Monk hears this, he will definitely stop the four apprentices behind him, and then shout: 'Let master and apprentice tear these goblins with their hands!'"

"If we use this piece of music to create "Journey to the West" in reverse, then the scene should be the master and the apprentice riding Harleys, smoking cigarettes, and holding Gatlings to fight off monsters and monsters all the way to the west! At the end, Tathagata is wearing an afro. When Buddha saw the four masters and disciples, he gave them a metal gift and then changed his name to: 'Rocking & Roll!'"

(End of this chapter)