Chapter 121: Music Strategy

Although the debut time is still short, compared to the beauty just now, the resume of the missing master is much better.

Benedict graduated from Harrow School, graduated from the University of Manchester with a BA in Drama, and went on to complete a MA in Classical Performance from the London School of Music and Dramatic Art. Lindsey counted and couldn't help but be surprised, "He's only 26 years old and already a master?"

"What about acting experience?" asked Sid with a smile.

"Well...... "Lindsey flipped to the next page, "he acted in a British TV series last year, and then this year he performed two Shakespearean comedies at the Regent's Park Amphitheatre in London, one of which was A Midsummer Night's Dream." ”

It can be seen that although he has just entered the industry now, his preference for drama is very obvious.

This is also the biggest difference between British actors and North American actors, and although British actors will become famous later, they will have a seemingly long solid foundation in the early stage, so that they can quickly become popular once they appear on the big screen, and they can eat both commercial and literary films.

"Well, let's have him and a few other candidates audition in New York. Sid nodded, and decided on his own candidate for the lack of master.

"Okay, Director. The casting director nodded and recorded it.

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"Well, no, no, no. Sid shook his head and said to the player, "I want the feeling of British folk, like that of a cardigan band." ”

As he spoke, Sid held out his hand, "Give me the guitar." ”

Sid and the others are now discussing the music and song part of "Begin Again" at the Fire Lion Records studio in New York, and as a musical film, it is clear that the importance of music and songs in "Begin Again".

In addition to the fact that you can directly use existing famous songs as background music when the characters are on the scene, Dave, the second male lead and Greta, the heroine as singers, must record real records for them in order to match the movie.

In "History", "Begin Again's Music Changes Lives" directly uses the existing songs of Magic Red, and the album of the heroine Greta is just a folk version of some of Magic Red's songs.

But now, Sid and they obviously don't have a song that can be used directly, so whether it is the theme song of the movie "Lost Stars", or the important soundtrack song "Tell Me If You Anna Go Home" and "No One Else Like You" and other songs sung by the heroine Greta in the film, they have to be remade.

And the only person who can best accomplish this task is Sid himself. After Sid took the guitar, he didn't start directly, but said to Max Martin and Barry Weiss on the side, "So Max, are you going to make this record?"

"I can, we don't have any new records to make lately. Lai Pi Dan Max said with a smile.

When Sid heard this, he couldn't help but laugh faintly, he raised his eyes and looked at Barry Weiss, CEO of Fire Lion Records next to him, and felt Sid's eyes that seemed to be smiling, and Barry Weiss immediately lowered his eyes.

"Barry, how is the company doing?" asked Sid meaningfully.

"Good, everything was good. Barry Weiss replied with a nod.

"Really?" Sid smiled faintly, "Even the 911 didn't affect record sales?"

"Well, there's a pretty noticeable impact. Barry Weiss was stunned for a moment before replying, and then he added, "But it's been like this for every company lately, and the whole market has been a little depressed for the time being. ”

"Not bad. Sid laughed, "So what are you anxious about Britney's new album?"

Sid's words made Barry Weiss ponder, while Max Martin laughed silently.

At present, the main artists of Fire Lion Records are Britney, Linkin Park and 50Cent.

In the coming year, Linkin Park, a rising rock band, has booked an Ozzfest tour with a number of artists, and their own global tour is planned. And 50Cent's new album inspired by the shooting, "Get Rich or Die Tryin", is also in the works.

On the contrary, it is Britney's third album, which has not been launched for a long time, which can't help but make Barry Weiss, the CEO of Fire Lion Records, anxious.

It's just that the order to suspend Britney's new album was given by Sid himself, and Britney obviously won't have any opinion on this request, this year's almost a year of "vacation", Britney is tired of being with Sid, and having fun, okay!

But Barry Weiss, as the "godfather" of TeenPop who single-handedly created Backstreet Boys and Britney, of course knows that the life cycle of these teen idol artists is short, and if they are not treated carefully, they may be squeezed out by newcomers on the market at any time.

The disbanded Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys are a lesson from the past, so Barry Weiss, who was so anxious to jump to his feet, found Max Martin to "advise" Sid.

Seeing Barry Weiss's still a somewhat confused expression, Sid couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and said lightly: "Barry, do you know the recent Hollywood movements?"

"What's going on in Hollywood?" asked Barry Weiss, a little confused.

"Since September, whether it is Paramount or Twentieth Century Fox, or CBS and ABC, they have taken a series of movies and series that may involve violence, gore, and cyan off the production line. You don't know this, do you?" asked Sid lightly.

"Of course I know that. Seeing that Sid was a little skeptical about his professionalism, Barry Weiss couldn't help but reply in a hurry.

"So, why did they do that?" asked Sid faintly.

"This," Barry Weiss stammered, and then quickly organized the language, "because after the 911 terrorist attacks, the public in all of North America will not want to see anything violent or bloody." ”

"Not bad. Sid smiled and nodded, much to Barry Weiss's relief, but Sid continued, "It's the same with cyan things. ”

"I've seen the preludes you and Max did for Britney's third album, "I'm a Slave 4 U"?"I Love Rock'n' Roll?" Sid curled the corners of his mouth, "I'm not saying these titles are bad, but they don't fit well." ”

"Boss, you're saying it's not a good fit for now?" Barry Weiss began to understand Sid's train of thought.

"Not only is it not suitable for the current release, but it is also not suitable for the current Britney. Sid rolled her eyes and said, "Of course it's okay if it's a mature woman like Jennifer Lopez, but Britney is only 19 years old, and she will only be 20 next year, so it's too early to sing this." ”