1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan played the song "Someone Like You" first. Many people at the scene had heard this song yesterday afternoon. At that time, An Li called out many people.

However, although it is the same piece of music, the cello solo version and the piano solo version are very different. At first glance, they even feel like two pieces of music.

Originally, the styles of the two instruments were different, so Zhou Yan made a lot of modifications.

In the B section, the piano solo version is very intense and mournful, but the cello version is not that intense, just more sad.

An Li nodded after hearing this.

He actually felt that the solo piano version sounded more advanced and had greater emotional ups and downs, but obviously, the cello version was more suitable for the movie.

Bregman had the same idea as An Li. Yesterday, he heard from Zhou Yan that the violin was mainly used for the soundtrack in this movie. Now it seems that the cello is indeed very suitable.

At this time, most people no longer sat in their seats, but stood in two circles around Zhou Yan.

Alan Rickman, standing in the outer circle, looked thoughtful as he listened to "Someone Like You".

He was thinking about where in the movie it would be best to place this piece.

After much thought, he felt that it would be better to place it on Colonel Brand.

There is sadness and relief in this piece, and it is more like the psychological portrayal of Colonel Brandon in the middle section.

Colonel Brandon fell in love with Marianne at first sight, but Marianne was not interested in him at all. In Marianne's eyes, Colonel Brandon was too old and there was no romance at all.

There seemed to be no possibility for the two of them. At that time, Colonel Brandon was lonely.

But as a middle-aged man who has experienced a lot, Colonel Brandon can accept it all calmly and bury his thoughts deep in his heart.

After Zhou Yan finished playing "People Like You", the audience burst into applause.

However, Zhou Yan did not stop and continued to play the second song.

Seeing that Zhou Yan was about to continue playing, Bregman held his breath because he knew that he was about to hear a piece of music that he had never heard before.

Even Emma Thompson next to him looked at Zhou Yan with sharp eyes, waiting for the next performance.

The second song, without any temptation, is just a very sad melody.

"Someone Like You" is also sad, but its sadness is more like a light rain first, then a heavy rain suddenly, and finally the heavy rain disperses, leaving a cloudy sky.

But the sadness of this song has no transition, it goes straight to the middle rain, and it goes on and on, with no greater momentum and no intention of stopping.

Attacking the audience one after another, each one is the same.

Although it is not a violent storm, the rain has the feeling of slowly accumulating water and drowning people.

The water first reached the ankles, then the knees, and finally covered the neck, completely submerging the person inside.

At this time, people in the water can no longer feel the rain, and they can't break free either.

The song is actually not long, and Zhou Yan's performance lasted less than two minutes, but this song is actually more catchy than "People Like You".

Precisely because it doesn't have any temptations and puts everything in place right away, the listener is easily hit.

This song is "Past Life", which Zhou Yan modified based on "past lives".

After finishing a piece of music, Zhou Yan paused.

At this time, An Li and the others raised their hands to applaud.

But just as their palms were raised in the air, Zhou Yan suddenly put his bow on the strings again, and the music started playing again.

The melody sounded again, directly interrupting the casting of everyone's applause.

Compared with the previous song "Previous Life", the third song played by Zhou Yan is more "structured". It is lightly chanted in the early stage, and the emotions slowly progress forward. The B section is more intense than the A section. But not as strong as "Someone Like You".

The three songs are all different, but the theme sounds the same, the sadness of love.

This third song was adapted by Zhou Yan based on "Young and Beautiful". It is the soundtrack song of the movie "The Great Gatsby". The whole song expresses a slightly sad confession and confiding.

The melody of this song was not complicated originally, but Zhou Yan changed it to be simpler. However, during the later production, he would enrich the harmony and orchestration, and make the content more complex while highlighting the main melody. Go a little deeper.

Zhou Yan did not "cut corners" this time, but played the entire piece completely, which lasted nearly four minutes.

When the song was about to end, Emma Thompson grabbed her collar with both hands and sighed slightly. She felt that she was so stupid before that she doubted Y's talent.

In fact, she had also listened to Zhou Yan's "Mysterious Country" music album, and probably listened to three or four of the songs, but she didn't particularly like it.

She admitted that some of the songs in "Mysterious Kingdom" were very oriental and sounded very special, but they just couldn't impress her.

For music, what she needs is the type that can capture her heart at once.

"Sense and Sensibility" is a classic, but in the final analysis, it is also a love story, and when filming, they will also shoot it from an angle that ordinary audiences can see smoothly.

In this case, it is very important whether the music catches the ear.

Now, hearing these three pieces combined, Emma Thompson has no doubts about the film's score.

These three songs can capture the hearts of the audience, especially the hearts of girls.

People always long for sweet love, but they are more likely to be conquered by the pain and sadness that love brings. Therefore, most of the classic love music is sad.

At this time, Wang Zuxian was sitting on the lounge chair next to the window, and was a little stunned when he heard the third song coming from downstairs.

She had heard the first two songs, but the third one was her first time.

Halfway through listening to it, she felt that among the three songs, her favorite was the third one, which resonated with her the most.

At the end, Wang Zuxian looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but curl his lips, "Third brother, I don't know how much music there is that I haven't heard."

Then she laughed again. No matter how many songs you play, you can always listen to them all in a lifetime.

...Here, after Zhou Yan finished playing the third piece of music, no one was in a hurry to applaud.

Because Zhou Yan interrupted his spellcasting before, everyone was smarter this time and were not in a hurry to applaud. They wanted to make sure that Zhou Yan had really finished his performance.

Zhou Yan smiled, stood up and bent slightly towards everyone to express his gratitude.

Although this is not a stage, the etiquette of a performer must not be lost.

Seeing Zhou Yan bend down to pay tribute, everyone finally applauded.

This time, everyone applauded very loudly, as if to make up for the lack of applause last time.

Before this meeting, few people would have thought that the most attention-grabbing aspect of today's meeting would be the soundtrack.

In the past, when making other movies, except for some musical movies, the soundtrack rarely came on stage so early.

Listening to the applause of the crowd, An Li also smiled.

After the applause gradually stopped and everyone returned to their seats, An Li smiled and said, "Thank you Y for the wonderful performance you brought us, and thank you Y for taking the time to come to us despite being so busy. This film meeting. Many people may not know that Y is also a very good director and has achieved very impressive results. When I called him for the first time, he told me that he was preparing for his first film. Three movies.”

"To be honest, when I heard that he was preparing for his third movie, I was a little worried. I was worried that he would not have time to participate in the soundtrack production of "Sense and Sensibility". If I really miss Y, I will definitely be very It’s a pity, but fortunately, Y is very kind and agreed to help. I believe everyone can understand my mood after listening to these songs today.”

"I believe that Y must have composed these pieces of music after carefully reading the script. When I heard these three pieces of music just now, many scenes from the story came to mind."

"A movie is nothing more than a combination of sound and images. Therefore, the soundtrack must be an important part of the movie. Now that Y is involved, I am personally very confident in the production of this part."

"Of course, when Y comes here this time, he is definitely not performing for everyone. Now that everyone has heard these songs, let's talk about what they think."

After An Li finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to speak.

This is the first time for many people to see An Li speak so many words in one go. Naturally, they can understand that An Li is very satisfied with these songs and the person Y.

This is normal. After all, the quality of these songs is indeed very high. It would be strange not to be conquered by him.

Moreover, Y was invited here by An Li himself.

In this case, there is no need for them to comment more, and they can't comment.

Faced with such high-quality music, just enjoy it and that’s it. There’s no need to say anything.

Of course, there are also some troublemakers, such as Chiesa, the assistant director who was almost embarrassed before. Now he bravely spoke up when no one else spoke, "These three songs all show great talent. The director and I The feeling is the same. When listening to music, some story scenes come to mind. So, I want to ask Director Y, where are these songs going to be placed? "

"A very good question." Zhou Yan smiled, "The first song is called "People Like You". My temporary idea is to arrange it for Colonel Brandon. For the specific plot, you can open the script. Page 25..."

Those who had the script in their hands opened it and listened to Zhou Yan telling them where these soundtracks would be used.

Although there are only three songs, they are used in many places, some parts need to be modified, and some parts have to be taken apart.

At first, no one thought anything was wrong, but as Zhou Yan mentioned more and more places, some people began to be surprised because Zhou Yan had not read the script.

Although Zhou Yan also had a copy of the script in his hand, he did not open it. In other words, Zhou Yan memorized all the contents, and there was nothing wrong with them.

If Zhou Yan memorized it quickly, it means Zhou Yan has a super memory. If he accumulated it over time and read the script over and over again, it proves that he is very serious and professional.

No matter what, Zhou Yan's performance is admirable.

At the end, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "These are temporary ideas I am talking about now, and they will definitely need to be adjusted according to the lens later. During the filming, I will also come to the scene again, and we can communicate again if there are any problems."

"Well, I'll have to work harder later so you can come again."

An Li nodded and looked at the others, "Do you have any questions?"

No one spoke this time. An Li nodded and said, "That's it for the time being. However, in the places mentioned by Y just now, I remember there are still some issues that need to be discussed, such as page 25. , Emma mentioned before, here..."

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard An Li talk about the script again. He didn't expect An Li to use what he just said to counterattack again.

After listening for a while, Zhou Yan probably understood that they had discussed some issues before. An Li actually had his own ideas, but he did not disclose them to Emma and the others during the previous discussion, or maybe An Li revealed them, but Emma They didn't understand it.

Now that An Li is raising these questions again, he actually wants to instill his own ideas.

After observing for a while, Zhou Yan found that An Li's method of putting the problem aside was very effective. Some people even couldn't remember clearly what they had said before.

In this case, no matter what they say, it will be easy for An Li to find loopholes.

And An Li's own ideas can also be conveyed very well.

Zhou Yan nodded secretly, every great director has something worth learning from.

The meeting ended at seven o'clock, making Zhou Yan hungry.

The crew did not arrange a dinner party, everyone went to the restaurant to eat by themselves.

Zhou Yan did not go with An Li and the others, but returned to the room first.

When he arrived in the room, Wang Zuxian was reading the "Lord of the Flies" that Zhou Yan brought.

Wang Zuxian rarely reads this kind of novels unless he is really free.

Seeing Zhou Yan coming back, Wang Zuxian put down the book, stretched out, and said, "Third brother, you guys have been in the meeting for a long time."

"Didn't you eat?"

"Well, I'm waiting for you." Wang Zuxian touched his stomach, "I'm hungry. I ate too little at lunch."

Wang Zuxian ate some cucumber, bread, and a little water for lunch, but it was not enough for Zhou Yan to stuff his teeth.

During the Chinese New Year, she put on a lot of weight in Jinling. After returning home, she didn't restrain herself. Instead, she went out to play and started thinking about losing weight.

In fact, Zhou Yan feels that Wang Zuxian's figure will not look fat at all as long as he is not on the big screen. The big screen is too harsh on the figure of actresses.

Actresses who look normal on the big screen are usually very thin in private, even to the point of being unhealthy. (End of chapter)