Volume II: The Commodity Society, Chapter 166: Final Recording
Clark's class undoubtedly brought great inspiration to Chen Feng in music, not only in terms of music singing skills, but also in the essence of "music", which gave Chen Feng some new understanding and opened up a new world. Music is not just used to sing, it can also be expressed in a variety of other ways. For example, all kinds of musical instruments, and Chen Feng is now good at piano, guitar, erhu, and flute. He even had the impulse to compose himself and to write a piano piece for himself. Unfortunately, it was the middle of the night, and there was no piano in the room.
This is also the biggest influence that Chen Feng has received after listening to Clark's lectures, that is, he can compose his own music works, instead of just "borrowing" from others and not having an original song of his own. But then again, who made him have the ability to "foresee" now, and anyone else can't help but "learn" from it.
The next day, Chen Feng came to the record company half an hour early, but he came a little early. It wasn't until ten minutes before work that Eli, the music producer, arrived first, and then the rest of the studio arrived one after another.
"Long, we all thought you wouldn't be early today like yesterday. Eli said with some amusement, "So, we have changed today, and it is your turn to wait for us." ”
Once at a time, Chen Feng didn't mind.
Soon after, Adams, the president, came to take charge in person, which made everyone feel the attitude of the president. It shows the importance he attaches to the album.
After a few people chatted a few words, they officially started their work, and Ai Li asked: "Long, there are three more songs in the future, and there are two songs that you indicate are rock and roll, do you want to start recording these two songs today?"
Chen Feng nodded in agreement, these two songs. One is the theme song "Vindicated" of "** Xia 2", however. At this time, the first part of the "** Hero" movie has not yet been released, and this song has certainly not yet come out. Chen Feng listened to this theme song by the way when he watched this movie in his previous life, and he felt good, and later downloaded it on the Internet to listen to it, and the other one was "FourTotheFloor" that Chen Feng overheard when he was surfing the Internet in college, and the two are rock and roll lyrical styles. It's a very good work. Especially "FourtotheFloor", Chen Feng was shocked to a certain extent, and he downloaded him to learn it as soon as possible.
The first thing to start recording is "Vindicated", the lyrics and style of this song are very good, otherwise it would not have been selected as the theme song of the "** Hero" movie, and the whole song expresses the spirit of flamboyance and unyielding, giving people a very pleasant cathartic feeling.
"Hopedanglesonast day ng
Likeslowspinningredemption
Windinginandwindingout
Theshineofwhichhascaughtmyeye
Andropedmein
Somesme day ng, sohypnoti sub ng
Iamcaptivated
……
Slighthope
Itdanglesonast day ng
Likeslowspinningredemption”
This is a real ROCK, not a breeze but a storm. Chen Feng's mastery of such a qualitative song is not very pure,
I sang it three times in a row before I could be considered a pass.
When everyone applauded together, Chen Feng swore in his heart that he would sing this kind of quality in the future. It's better to sing less or not at all, so as not to spoil your voice.
After the recording of this song, in order to protect his throat, Chen Feng had to rest for more than half an hour, during which he discussed the arrangement and mixing of "fourtothefloor" with the working group.
His original singer is also the lead singer of this band. In 2001, the next year, when he sang this song, he was only 21 years old. He has a lonely* voice, a little bitter. But it can lightly pluck the heartstrings of the listener, which makes Chen Feng appreciate it very much.
The entire band is made up of four young people in their 20s, and their rock and roll lyric style is especially popular across Asia, with their singles in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and elsewhere being among the top 10 hits on major radio stations. However, at this time, they had not officially debuted, and Chen Feng did not "compose" several other famous songs of their young band in line with the "love of talents" and the attitude of promoting the backwards.
After agreeing on the arrangement of "FourTothefloor", Chen Feng immediately began the recording of this song.
“Withhandonheart
You day ghtfromthestart
YouTaughtmetotakemypart
Nocrosstobear
Noreasontocare
Mylifewasallupinair
When you set out, you were full of ambition
You taught me to stand firm
There is no need to worry about suffering
My life has set sail
FourtothefloorIwassure, never-colored eingclear
Icouldhaveitall,wheneveryouarenear
I know so well that I've never seen it clearly
I can have this qiē if you're by my side
Iinhand
Didnotunderstand
Theplightofthecommonman
I don't understand the meaning of ordinary people's covenants or oaths
FourtothefloorIwassure,thatshewouldbemygirl
We’drentalittleworld,we’dhavealittlegirl
I knew she would be my land
We were able to rent a little world and have a little daughter
……”
After the song was sung, everyone present couldn't help but applaud and cheer. The melodic style of this song is really fantastic. Let all the people in the end, they can't help but hum along, very energetic.
Eli praised: "Long, although I have said this sentence many times in the past few days, I still want to reiterate that your piece is really amazing! It makes people full of energy when they hear it. Hehe. Not bad!"
Adams couldn't help but laugh and said, "Long, if I didn't know you." I doubt you built it from Cambridge or Ox in England. Well, that's all for this morning, and if you don't mind, I'll invite you all again today, the Elliman Restaurant. ”
"Hooray!"
The people in the studio couldn't help but cheer.
Ali said politely and loudly, "Adams, let me please." Everyone took turns. Also, I was going to treat you to a meal last time. Who knows, later the manager of Eliman's restaurant, Peter, was free, and I should have invited him this time. ”
"Well, well, since you said so, I'm going to slaughter your iron rooster today. Adams laughed, and it seemed that he and Eli had a good personal relationship with each other.
Actually, if Ai Li didn't say it, Chen Feng would like to treat everyone this time. Since he said it first, let's wait for next time. When the recording is over, invite them to the Four Seasons Hotel for a really good meal. Ellieman's French restaurant, while all the dishes are good, is still quite inferior to the chefs of the Four Seasons.
The rest of the staff didn't care who was treated, as long as they could go to Eliman for French dinner.
So, the group went to Eliman again. This was the third time the group had visited the French restaurant together. This made the manager of the restaurant Peter very happy, and secretly praised himself for his previous initiative to exempt them from a meal and give them VIP cards, but he didn't know that the fundamental reason was because of Chen Feng, the cash cow of the record company, Eli and Adams, if it weren't for the fact that everyone could do their jobs better, they wouldn't be so expensive. You must know that even in the United States, the most developed capitalist country in the world, not everyone can afford to eat a French meal every day.
After everyone happily ate for nearly an hour, the restaurant also brought them a free dessert at the end, which made everyone very satisfied.
Eat and drink to your heart's content. Everyone walked out of the restaurant slowly. Some of them dispersed, only a few led by Eli. They all went back to the record company's recording studio.
In the morning, I finished recording two rock-style songs, and in the afternoon, the rest of the tracks, including "ThereYouwillbe", were very lyrical.
Adams didn't go home at noon, chatting with Chen Feng at work.
"Chen Feng, depending on the situation, after the release of your album, you will definitely be nominated for this year's Grammys, so when you present the awards next year, I hope you will still be sure to participate. You should also know the significance of the Grammys. ”
Adams is worthy of being the president, and as the top leader of the record company, his thinking has long since stopped at this time, but thinks about next year.
Although Chen Feng is very confident in every song on his album, and believes that this album will definitely be nominated after its release in the United States this year, and winning the award is almost a certainty, he still said with rare modesty: "Adams, you are so confident in me and my album?"
"Chen Feng, if I don't have confidence in you and your album, will I personally go to the recording studio to stare at you every day these days?" Adams has been talking to Chen Feng more and more casually these days, and couldn't help but give Chen Feng a roll of his eyes, "You have to know that I am the president of the record company, and I am not very idle every day." It can be said that I now have great hopes and expectations for you and your album, and I firmly believe that this album will bring great success and honor to you, me, and our Jupiter Records. ”
"Thank you for your trust, I don't think you will be disappointed. Chen Feng smiled confidently.
"By the way, you don't have the last two songs left on this album? Have you now figured out the name of the album? If you haven't decided yet, we can talk about it now. Adams shifted the subject. And the content of Chen Feng's conversation with him, three sentences are not separated from this album of Chen Feng, which is really important enough.
Chen Feng already had a case in his heart, so he told the truth: "I now have two candidates, one is my stage name 'long', and the other is my 'godisagirl' as the title song, which one do you think is better?"
After thinking for a while, Adams said: "Godisagir, as the name of the album, although it can quickly attract public opinion and the attraction of listeners, I personally think it is still a little rash, religious issues still have a certain market in our European and American world, if it arouses the disgust and opposition of some religious people, then we will lose more than we gain, we should be careful." Long is good, if you don't have other alternatives, I think it's better to use your stage name and make your self-titled album. ”
Chen Feng nodded in agreement, and he actually preferred to use his stage name 'long' as the name of the album.
In the afternoon, I entered the recording studio half an hour early, and this time all the staff were all there, obviously everyone knew that it was possible to complete the recording of the last two songs of the album in one afternoon, and of course everyone was very happy to finish the work early.
As soon as Chen Feng came in, everyone immediately entered the working state, and Ai Li asked directly: "Long, how is it? Do you want to record the last song first, or record your song "ThereYouwillbe" yesterday?"
"Let's start with ThereYouWillbe. "Chen Feng pondered how to sing this song alone in the hotel for a while last night, and today he has regained his confidence and can sing it well.
"Yes! I see the confidence in your eyes. We're all in place. ”
Ai Li was not verbose, so that the staff quickly prepared for the recording.
Chen Feng entered the recording studio, put on a headset, took a deep breath quietly, calmed his mood, and integrated himself into the "Pearl Harbor" movie screen he had seen in his previous life, feeling the deep love between the hero and heroine in **, with the end of the prelude, Chen Feng unfolded his voice and sang this touching classic song again.