Chapter 1653 21Guns
In the Rolling Stone recording studio, Du Wei and the Rolling Stone recording team recorded the song "Guns" in less than a day.
Everyone involved in the recording, including Du Wei and Li Mu, was very satisfied with the recording effect.
In Li Mu's opinion, she can actually cut a perfect version of this song by recording two or three times, but Du Wei has high requirements for herself. She constantly adjusts her state and her emotions over and over again, making this song truly reach a perfect state.
The roughly cut demo sounded particularly perfect to Li Mu, but the recording engineer told Li Mu that the instruments in the demo had not been processed after the post-processing, and they seemed a little frizzy and the tone was not full and round enough. After the later adjustment and refinement, the overall quality of this song will be higher.
Li Mu had a band in college, and after he was reborn, he often went to the recording studio. He had been exposed to some behind-the-scenes production of music. The recording artists are so focused on excellence that many ordinary people may not be able to hear the difference between demo and refined version, but for real music fans, real musicians and music critics, they can hear the difference between the two within a second or two.
However, the current music industry is not as intelligent as future generations, and the later work is slow and meticulous, so it will take at least a few days to solve the final version.
Li Mu couldn't wait to send the demo of this song through email to Spielberg, who was still doing the final work in Yun Province.
Spielberg just finished the whole day of shooting and returned to his RV, which was specially transported from the United States. Most of the time, he went out to shoot outdoor scenes and preferred to live in his RV. It was luxuriously decorated and had everything. Compared to a marching tent, it was really good.
Hollywood stars and directors commercialize earlier, and their business models mature earlier, and their general income is much higher than that of domestic actors. The current Hollywood big stars pay for a drama of millions or even tens of millions of dollars, and the director's pay is also amazingly high, so the first-line people in Hollywood are basically high-income groups.
It is precisely because of their high income that their daily filming is very popular. The main actors in a movie basically have their own RVs. Sometimes a movie is filmed outdoors, and dozens of RVs are parked next to the studio. However, although these pomps are very luxurious, most Hollywood actors are more dedicated. These high-standard expenses are basically borne by the actors themselves and will not be imposed on the pay.
Spielberg's RV costs more than one million US dollars, and the interior is as luxurious as a five-star hotel. It not only has various luxurious furniture and electrical facilities, but also has dedicated satellite phones and Internet services.
Spielberg was lying on the comfortable single sofa and tasting wine, when he suddenly received a call from Li Mu. On the phone, Li Mu said to him: "Stephen, what are you busy with?"
Spielberg hurriedly smiled and said, "I am drinking wine, Bordeaux wine, and drinking a glass of wine every day before going to bed can greatly ensure the quality of sleep."
As he said that, Spielberg asked curiously: "Mr. Li, what are the instructions to call so late?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "I can't tell you the instructions, just tell you that the demo of the theme song has come out. I'll send it to your email address. If you are convenient, you can listen."
"Is that so?!" Spielberg sat up excitedly and said, "I have been waiting for your theme song for a long time! I'll listen to it now."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Listen, if you have anything you don't like, I'll make adjustments after saying it."
Spielberg smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you always strive for perfection in your work. Being able to post this song proves that it has passed your test. I think this song must be great."
You're welcome to say that, Spielberg was really nervous about the theme song prepared by Li Mu.
Spielberg has always been a three-core element of high-end, atmospheric and high-end movie, so from actors to behind the scenes, they basically use a luxurious lineup, and the same is true for the soundtrack. He has very high requirements for the soundtrack and theme songs of the movie. The masters of the official composers are basically the top Hollywood, and the singers and songs they choose are also very sophisticated. If Li Muzhen uses a second-rate song to ask himself to be the theme song of the movie, it would be really uncomfortable.
Moreover, Spielberg was even more worried that Li Mu would come up with a song because in his opinion, it was really cool. In his eyes, English songs are the most suitable for global promotion. Moreover, the movie itself is labeled as Hollywood and distributed from Hollywood to the world. So in this case, if a song is really chosen, it will have some impact on the global distribution of the movie.
So he politely talked to Li Mu, and the first thing he did after hanging up the phone was to quickly take out his computer and open his email.
There are a few unread emails in the email address, and the latest one is sent from Li Mu.
The title is: "Guns demo."
The name of the song made Spielberg take a little snack. He immediately clicked to download it. It took several minutes to download this music that was more than 20 mb in size.
Click on this music and the computer will start immediately, adding the song to the listening list and starting playing.
The prelude to "guns" is that the guitarist plays a creeping and weak tone through rhythmic control of the guitar volume knob. This processing method will create a melodious feeling. This simple and practical processing method makes Spielberg feel a feeling of a flag fluttering in the breeze, and his heart is immediately immersed in it.
Then, another acoustic guitar swept tone cut in, and then Du Wei's pure and beautiful voice sang gently under the accompaniment of the guitar.
Just when he heard the first sentence "You know why you are fighting, you know it deserves your life for it", Spielberg felt goosebumps all over his body.
This sentence, both Du Wei's voice and lyrics, caught Spielberg's heart.
There is a point where Spielberg and Li Mu's views are completely consistent.
In his and Li Mu's eyes, war itself is not worthy of praise, but in World War II, all those who committed war for justice and peace deserve to be remembered and praised by the most beautiful language and highest respect in the world.
So, when he heard Li Mu's version of "Guns" that supported the Justice War and praised the Justice War, he was completely moved by this song.
And he had never expected that the song Li Mumo modified was actually an anti-war song.
As the song entered the chorus, Spielberg actually burst into tears when he listened.
This song "guns" is not gorgeous in terms of arrangement. It does not have complex chords, magnificent arrangements, and even uses pianos or orchestral instruments. It only uses three major pieces of rock bands: guitar, bass, and drums. But such simple chords and arrangements create an unprecedented solemnity and touching.
After listening to it once, Spielberg couldn't help but applaud. This song wiped out all his previous worries. After listening to it once, it became the most perfect theme song in his mind.
Excited Spielberg couldn't help but listen to it again, but he accidentally fell into a single loop and couldn't extricate himself.
Half an hour had passed before he knew it. Spielberg was excited to pick up his cell phone, called Li Mu, and said in a tremolo as soon as he opened his mouth: "Mr. Li, this song is great! It's really great!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "It's good if you're satisfied."
Spielberg said: "I'm not just satisfied, it's so much more than I expected! I believe that if this song is released in the United States, Du Wei can even get a Grammy!"
Li Mu thought to himself that the original singer of this song, Greenday, won the Grammy Best Rock Album Award because of the album of this song. This song "guns" can be said to be the most popular song on the album, so Li Mu himself thinks it is normal for this song to win Grammys.
However, Du Wei is not a singer developing in the United States, so she has not even released an English album. If she participates in the Grammy, the success rate is not high. However, in Li Mu's opinion, once "Guns" becomes popular around the world, at least Du Wei can be won as a Grammy performer, and then slowly operates to win awards on the Grammy.
Unexpectedly, before Li Mu could speak, Spielberg said himself: "In February of every year, our movie is expected to start promoting in November and release in December. As long as the promotion starts, we will start promoting this song, laying the foundation for Du Wei and this song in advance, and then I will operate it and let Du Wei on the stage of the Grammy."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Stephen, you and I have come to you. My idea is to let Du Wei appear on the Grammy stage as a guest first, let the Western people get familiar with it in advance, and wait for the next Grammy to win several grand prizes."
Spielberg said: "I can't guarantee anything else, but I will definitely fulfill my promise for the guests of the Grammy performance. I believe that this song will definitely become popular. As one of the heroines of "Flying Tigers" and as the singer of this song, I believe that she will definitely become the most famous Chinese female star in the West through this time!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Then I'll give it to you about this."
Spielberg said without hesitation: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will do what I say!"
Li Mu hung up the phone with Spielberg, and Du Wei happened to come out of the post-production room. She had just finished the direction of the post-production refinement with the recording engineer. After the two sides reached a consensus, her task had been completed, and the rest had to be handed over to the post-production team.
Du Wei came out and saw Li Mu sitting on the sofa in the rest area. She hurried to him and said sweetly: "Brother Li Mu, I'm done, let's go."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Let's go, I'll take you home. Your family should be anxious so late."
"No." Du Wei smiled and said, "My mother sent me a text message just now, asking me not to worry and record it properly."
Li Mu smiled and said, "I just went on the phone with Spielberg. He liked this song very much and said you will be popular in the West next year!"
Chapter completed!