Chapter 134: Beethoven
"Found it, "Symphony of Destiny", "Ode to Joy", "Ninth Symphony"... There is also the complete sheet music of Ludwig van Beethoven. โ
Harvey took out a bunch of books from the [Endless Library] several times, and roughly estimated that there were more than forty books, all of which were knowledge of Western classical music on the earth, teaching knowledge and famous music scores. The mainstream music of this era is still classical music. Some of the soundtracks in "The Count of Monte Cristo" never satisfied Harvey, and in his spare time, Harvey wanted to select a few pieces from the classical music of the earth.
The first musician that Harvey remembers, and probably most people think of, is Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the world's greatest musicians and composers.
Harvey's first thought of Beethoven was not only because of his fame, but also because of what happened to him and the process of the music he created, just like the Count of Monte Cristo, Beethoven had just achieved great success in the music industry at the time but suffered from an ear disease, which was basically the end of a musician's career, he went through pain, alienated his family and friends, and completed the creation of music alone while deaf, and ushered in a new life.
His music is tenacious, resilient, and holds on to hope even when it is on the verge of collapse.
"Hold fate by the throat!"
This quote has inspired countless people who are at a low point in their lives.
Beethoven's music and the plot of The Count of Monte Cristo naturally fit in, both of them fell from the best period of their lives to the bottom, but with tenacious spirit to break free from adversity and usher in light.
The quality of a movie is inseparable from the three elements of plot, picture, and music, and the first two are guaranteed, and Harvey tries his best to achieve perfection at the musical level.
Music resonates most with people's hearts, and a good soundtrack can sublimate the plot.
Throughout the night, Harvey tried to recreate Beethoven's music, picking out the symphonies that fit the plot, and this time Harvey did not package himself as a musician, and the composer's name was retained Ludwig van Beethoven, nominally a distant friend of Harvey.
Harvey had listened to many of Beethoven's compositions in his music class as a student, and his vague memory was not enough for him to use illusions to record them completely, and the scores had to be performed by professional music orchestras.
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The next day, Harvey and Shirley returned to the theater as usual, booing and greeting the various staff members on the way.
Seeing Harvey appear, Jared, who was arranging work for the group performer, breathed a sigh of relief, trotted over and said hello: "Harvey, your body is fine, won't it be that you fell a few days ago?" โ
He hesitantly looked Harvey up and down to make sure he didn't have missing arms or legs or anything.
"My body is fine, and I don't need everyone to see me and ask this." Harvey was helpless for a while, and since entering the drama theater, at least double-digit people have been concerned about his physical condition.
Jared gave Harvey a hug and joked with a smile: "Who made you the director, you've only been away for a few days, and we're all about to mess up here." โ
"I've not been in vain these days, where is Mr. Griffin?"
Griffin was the chief conductor of the orchestra hired by the drama theatre to score the film The Count of Monte Cristo.
"There was a symphony in the backyard just now, I think they were practicing there, I heard Diana say you'll be back today, and I got the group performance of Act 7 of the fourth plot ready."
Harvey nodded and said, "I'll go over later, and you go and tell William to buy a high-end piano and come back, maybe you need to use it." โ
Beethoven's music has a lot of piano pieces, and Harvey has read the structural instructions of the earth piano, which is basically exactly the same as the piano in this world.
"No problem."
Harvey walked alone to the open space in the backyard of the drama theater, and sure enough, he saw a group of orchestra members in suits standing on the lawn playing and practicing, and in front of them a slightly fat, bald middle-aged man stood on the top of the stone steps and waved his baton.
This soundtrack is the soundtrack of the Count of Monte Cristo when he gave up on himself in prison and thought of committing suicide, and the level is indeed good, but there is still a lot of gap with the master's level.
After the performance, Harvey, who was standing on the side, smiled and clapped his hands with the sheet music between his arms.
Griffin, the conductor of the orchestra, walked down the stone steps and nodded to Harvey with a blank face: "Mr. Adrian, I heard that you are not feeling well, but I didn't expect you to appear here. โ
"I have recovered a lot, and I don't want to delay the filming of "The Count of Monte Cristo".
Griffin bowed: "I admire your professionalism, is there something wrong with you?" โ
"Of course, there's a bit of sheet music here, and I hope your orchestra will play that music."
Griffin didn't take the score, frowning: "When we first came here, Mr. William promised us that we would respect our right to play, and in fact we are now practicing for the score of The Count of Monte Cristo, and it is not a good idea for me to change the score on the fly. โ
"Of course, Mr. Griffin, as a layman, I am not qualified to dictate a professional musician, but these scores were a gift to me from a friend of mine, and he said that you will understand after reading them." Harvey smiled and handed over the sheet music in his hand, all of which he had picked out last night to fit the score for The Count of Monte Cristo.
Griffin hesitated to take it and saw the signature on the score: "Ludwig van Beethoven, I have never heard this man's name in the music world, has he ever performed?" โ
"He's not from the Barron Kingdom."
He looked at Harvey suspiciously: "Oh, you should know that music knows no country. โ
"He's from a far away country, at least he doesn't communicate with the music industry you know, there's no doubt about his level, so let's say, his music level is the same as I write novels, and if The Count of Monte Cristo is famous in the Barron Kingdom, he will make music that will shake the music industry in the Barron Kingdom."
"Oh... What you should know..."
Griffin tried to refute, but choked back what he wanted to say as he looked at the score.
"It seems so, it's a lot of fun, I'll try to play it." Griffin flipped through the sheet music page by page and finally nodded, it is impossible to understand the quality of the music just by looking at the score, but it can see the professional quality of the composer. The score is very professional, and as soon as he sees the notes Griffin simulating in his mind with his rich experience, the faint symphony sounds in his head.
He heard something, as if it could make his body tremble, music that shook his soul, but he still couldn't hear it.
The reason is simple, he feels that his proud musical level is not enough in front of this symphonic score, and he can't understand the feeling that simple combination of notes brews something different.
He was incredulous for a while, and he was a little anxious.
"Sorry for the trouble for your band." Harvey bowed and smiled, Griffin looked intently at the score and didn't seem to hear Harvey's words, waving the baton in his hand, his face cloudy.
Harvey smiled and didn't mind, leaving here to go to the filming set of "The Count of Monte Cristo".