“…… Yes, the style and rhythm are different. In addition to the arrangement, I'm thinking of rewriting the score in a split voice, with my two voices and Marcus taking different scales......"

Then it collides to create a magnificent effect of overlapping voices, adding to the lightness and resonance of the song style. ”

"Yes, that's it. ”

"It's a good idea, and the two voices can also be recorded separately. ”

"If that's the case, why don't the two parts be played with two instruments?"

The core of the song is still to be concise, to present a kind of chic and light, and if the arrangement is too complicated, it is easy to become gorgeous, which is far from the style of the 60s. ”

"No, it won't. We can use the banjo as the second voice, play with the same score, through the instrument's own characteristics to complete the style variation and overlap, you should know that the banjo is more light and translucent, and it is also clearer, we just need to lower the volume of the second voice, and then use the guitar as the main voice, and the whole style will be ......"

"No, no, you didn't understand what I meant. Levien and Mickey's musical style is originally rustic and pure, which is what they always insisted on, the original appearance of the folk songs of the sixties. ”

"I understand. But what I mean is that when you sing a duet with two people, the style is richer and fuller, and when you are left alone to sing it, the style is more thin, but also more vicissitudes and loneliness, and the banjo was very widely used in the sixties, and it was very unique. Strictly speaking, at the time, only folk geeks would use it, but I thought it would be more important to highlight Levin's music...... Well, wait for me. ”

As he spoke, Marcus gave up his intention of explaining, and simply stood up and walked in the direction of the corner, where there was a banjo and many other instruments.

Justin had just sat down, and no one had noticed his presence at all.

The three people in front of him, Lan Li, Marcus, and Benn are arguing passionately, not giving an inch, and the intensive discussion of your words and my words is really a little out of the rhythm, even Ben can only occasionally cut into one or two sentences, and more often Lan Li and Marcus are sparkling to share their opinions.

In the lively atmosphere, only Benn noticed the appearance of others, but his eyes glanced at it, and without saying much, his eyes then fell on Lan Li and Marcus again. Justin could also feel the surging enthusiasm of the discussion, and he didn't want to interrupt, just sat silently and listened.

Marcus picked up the banjo, walked back again, sat down quickly, and said to Lan Li, "In this way, we will play directly now, and feel the whole style and effect, if it is not suitable, I will not stick to it." You play the first part on the acoustic guitar and I play the second part on the banjo. ”

Lan Li did not refuse.

Lan Li held the acoustic guitar and played an eight-beat, "Do I adopt this key? Do you flatten or do I raise the key?"

"I'm down. The banjo is an attached voice and cannot steal the original style of the song. Marcus said crisply.

Without any nonsense, the two of them just started playing.

The tacit understanding of the first performance was not quite in sync, Lan Li grabbed a quarter of a beat, while Marcus was a quarter of a beat behind, and there was a dislocation of half a beat as soon as he entered and exited, resulting in a somewhat harsh sound.

"Waving goodbye" is the song that Lan Li sang when the crew met in the pioneer village on the first day.

The acoustic guitar is the first part, and the banjo is the second part, and the overlap of the two different instruments does not have any sense of disobedience, but it increases the thickness and layers of the melody, and the melody suddenly becomes richer, and the lingering aftertaste also becomes light.

After the second performance, Marcus made another suggestion, "I should make the main song a little lighter, but I can adjust it slowly in the later stage, but in the chorus, I think I should weaken the acoustic guitar and strengthen the banjo part, and the style of the whole song will become more prominent." ”

This time, Lan Li didn't refute, "I'll try to sing, do you want to add your second part?" Let's see the effect of the chorus together, the lead song part is sung by me, and the chorus part is sung by you. ”

"No problem. You cut in, I'll do the harmony, and then we'll go to the chorus and we'll change the strength a little bit more to see the overall effect. "Marcus is also a straightforward, rather than verbal confrontation, it is better to explore the most suitable option through practice.

And so, the third play began.

"If I could spread my wings like Noah's dove, I would cross the river in search of my beloved. Wave goodbye, my love, and cherish it. In my heart lives a giant who is tall and majestic, and his posture is as vigorous as a cannonball. Wave goodbye, my love, and cherish it. ”

Lan Li hummed softly, while Marcus cut into it in a relatively steady harmony, the gentle and mellow voice intertwined with the strings of the acoustic guitar and banjo, bursting out with a kind of ease, uninhibited freedom and casualness, obviously singing parting songs, but in the sadness could not help but bloom a smile.

But before Justin could take a closer look, the melody and singing stopped.

"No, no. Lan Li and Marcus shook their heads at the same time in denial.

"It's so complicated, and the original flavor is completely lost. Lan Li expressed his opinion, "The biggest reason is that the arrangement method in the 60s is different from the present. Now there is a difference between the main song, the chorus, and the bridge, but the difference between these parts was not too obvious before. The song 'Wave Goodbye' is a prime example. ”

Marcus nodded in agreement, "Otherwise, the whole process is still dominated by acoustic guitar, and your singing is the first part, and then the banjo is used in the bridge section, and the rhythm is accelerated, creating that sense of rushing water jumping, emphasizing the anticipation and excitement of parting and embracing the future." ”

"Try it. Lan Li also said directly.

No nonsense, cut into the singing again, and then after four eight beats, the melody of the bridge began to fly.

Marcus's personality is more outgoing, deliberately making exaggerated grimaces, squeezing his eyebrows to match his playing, as if his eyebrows are dancing, while Lan Li is more restrained, but the joy in his eyes still flows continuously, and the rhythm of the strings outlined by his fingertips becomes lighter.

But at the end of the performance, Marcus and Lan Li snapped their fingers at the same time. A simple action, but all the communication is completed.

Benn, who had been silent, duly joined the conversation, "Is this how the rhythm and arrangement have been decided?"

"Do you have any special ideas?" said Lan Li, because the current adaptation of this version was done by Lan Li.

He's not raising the bar, but because when he was adapting, he didn't spend too much time polishing it himself, but more relied on the intuition of a character to complete all the creations, and if other people can give their opinions now, he is willing to open up all kinds of possibilities and discuss it.

"No particular opinion. I just think that after joining the banjo, the style of the whole song will be closer to '500 miles', but for Levien, he refuses to be diverse and varied, and stubbornly sticks to the most primitive folk style. Benn was keen to capture the details, "You mentioned this just now, so I'm a little worried now that it's not quite in line with Levine's personality." ”

The essential reason why Benn was able to climb to the top of his career in the film score was that he had his own unique perspective on the combination of story, characters and setting. Maybe he's not an actor, but he knows how to read stories.

After saying that, Benn cast his gaze at Marcus and further explained, "There is no problem with Marcus's adaptation, and there is no problem with the duet, but Marcus's style is closer to the modern era, and the original style of Lambie is closer to the sixties. The question now is whether we are going to create this soundtrack with the vision of the 60s, or whether we are going to create the folk songs of the 60s with the eyes of the present. ”

Marcuston understood, but instead of arguing, he raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "I'm just a singer, I don't have any understanding of acting and film, I just think that this arrangement can distinguish Levion from Mickey's style, and mix it up in a duet." Ultimately, though, it was necessary to ask what Levine meant. ”

The eyes fell on Lan Li one after another.

Lan Li didn't rush to answer, but thought seriously for a moment, "This is indeed the part I was worried about. ”

"But what's interesting is that I've talked to Joel and Ethan about the fact that Mickey is a very special character, and he chose to end his life in a tragic way that ended himself, but what caused him to make that choice? No one knows but Mickey. ”

"We've made a small change to Mickey's character. ”

Although this is musical, it is closely related to the film and the characters, so Lan Li needs to give Benn and Marcus a better understanding of the characters, "In addition to 'waving goodbye,' he will also participate in the performance of the 'Old Trio,' which is a collaboration between Mickey and Jim. Does this mean that in the face of the dilemma of his dream, Mickey also began to waver, made a different choice from Levine, and he made different attempts. ”

"Well, when recording the song 'Wave Goodbye', Mickey had already made a different attempt, which is also a possibility. What if the creative process between me and Marcus just now was the same as that of Levine and Mickey? Doesn't that make it more real? Justin, what do you think?"

Justin, who had been listening, suddenly had a question mark on his head, "Me?"