Chapter 2406

Over the years, lanli has never given up on music creation. Intermittently, inspiration is always flowing and recorded in different ways.

Some creations are complete, while others are still incomplete.

For example, two years ago, on the night of the Tony Awards summit, he achieved the greatness of egot, but fell into the perplexity of being too high to be cold. He left the awards ceremony to try to find some fresh air. The feeling of suffocation and bewilderment made him lose himself in the streets of new York, and then burst out his inspiration.

"Frist thing frist" is another melody without a name. These two pieces have not been completed, which fills some gaps intermittently. Especially for the former, the chorus has been completed, but the whole is still incomplete.

Of course, on the whole, there are more works that have been completed. If it covers finished products and semi-finished products, lanli now has at least 80 works in his hands, which is nothing compared with those professional singers; But for professional actors, the number is considerable.

Now, what lanli needs to do is to select the works suitable for the next album from Chengshan's works, which is why it is so important to determine the concept and core of the album.

Once the concept of the album is determined, we can start to select the tracks, see which finished products can be selected, which semi-finished products need to be completed, and whether we need to collect songs from other songwriters——

If the current creation of lanli doesn't conform to the idea of the album, it's either temporary re creation of lanli or collection of songs through channels, which is the most normal working form.

Although George Slade still tends to let Langley complete the whole album, if Langley really lacks inspiration, it may not be surprising to seek other ways. Including ED Sheeran, son of monfoy, Katie Perry, Justin Timberlake and so on, Langley also has many friends in the music circle. They are all creative singers who can work together and sing together, and so on.

For a while, Langley and George were busy in the studio.

After reading the works of Langley, George put forward an interesting idea

Just like Bob Dylan in those years, he gradually turned from ballad to rock, but he still mixed his own understanding of ballad, only added more elements into the use of musical instruments, which is similar to the music style of monfoy's son, between ballad and rock, but further than Don Quixote.

The main reason for this choice is that lanli's creation is more clear and open. Using different musical instruments to create resonance sparks can often give more extensibility to the melody and enrich the emotion. More importantly, it can extend the story of Don Quixote.

Just like Icarus.

In ancient Greek mythology, Daedalus was a great artist. The world admired his works of art very much, but his love of vanity and jealousy and hatred made him fall into the dark. Because he envied the talent of his nephew Talos, Daedalus worried that Talos might surpass himself, so he killed Talos cruelly.

Daedalus was convicted, but he successfully escaped before he was imprisoned. In panic, he lost his way and finally came to Crete. He found the local King Minos and settled here. He became a friend of Minos and was highly respected as a famous artist.

Despite this, Daedalus gradually missed his hometown. Moreover, he felt that King Minos did not trust himself and was not sincere to others, so he did not want to waste his life on the island. He had to try to escape. After careful consideration, he happily came up with a wonderful idea:

Although Crete blocked roads and waterways, he was still able to leave through the air.

So Daedalus began to collect and arrange the feathers, big and small, and then trapped them in the middle with hemp thread, and sealed them with wax at the end; Finally, the feathers bend slightly, just like a bird's wing.

At that time, Daedalus married a local woman in Crete and had a son named Icarus.

Icarus likes to stand beside him and help his father work with a pair of small hands. When daros is ready to leave, he decides to take his son away with him.

"You have to be careful." Daedalus said, "you have to fly in mid air. If you fly too low, your wings will touch the sea, touch the sea, become heavy, and you will be dragged into the sea; If you fly too high, the feathers of your wings will catch fire because they are close to the sun. " As he spoke, Daedalus bound his wings to his son, but his hands trembled slightly. Finally, he gave Icarus a kiss.

The two men began to fly with their wings bulging. Daedalus flew in front of them, taking care of Icarus like an old bird flying with its first nestling.

At first, things went well, but Icarus was elated. He felt that his flight was very light and proud. So the higher you fly, the faster you fly, the more you forget yourself, and then the punishment comes - the sun melts the wax, and the feathers on your wings begin to loosen.

Icarus has not yet noticed that the wings have completely spread out and rolled down his shoulders. Unfortunately, the child could only paddle in the air in despair with both hands, but it didn't help. He fell into the sea and was engulfed by the waves.

All this happened so fast that Daedalus didn't realize it. When he looked back, he only saw the feathers floating on the sea.

People always think that Icarus is too proud and too blind. His arrogance buried his life, and at the same time, he used his life to atone for his father's killing Talos. The cycle of cause and effect can't escape the punishment of fate; However, lanli saw a difference in this tragic figure

Because too much love and began to be proud, because too much investment and began to be blind, so that lost themselves, like moths to the sun like to embrace, and finally... Jade burning.

This can be seen as a further tragedy than Don Quixote, and also as a reflection of every artist. They are so arrogant, immersed in their own world, forgetful, and even have the wrong idea, and then burn the powder of life.

Lanli, too.

He has created innumerable history and miracles. He has made achievements that ordinary people can't imagine, but he is lost in the nihility and predicament of the power structure. Once upon a time, he thought he was Ulysses, just like Levine Davis in the "drunken ballad", he went around for a while, and finally came back to where he was, and then kept walking; But in fact, he is just Icarus, losing himself step by step in self-confidence and pride.

He hopes that he can go through the vicissitudes like Ulysses, and still find his way home, but at least not now - at this moment, he is just Icarus, whose wings are melted to pieces by the sun, constantly flapping his hands to try to control his body, but in vain. The pull of gravity keeps him falling, That I can't find my way home.

From performance to music, from ballad to rock and roll... From Don Quixote to Icarus, Langley is trying to find himself in the rapid fall.

The music style between folk songs and rock is just the reflection of lanli's confused mood. From lanli's creation, we can see the clues. Obviously, it's not just the confusion caused by "rogue one". That confusion has been growing slowly in the past four years, and finally bloomed in the power constraints of "rogue one", from quantitative change to qualitative change, It really shook Langley's mind.

In this way, the core concept of the new album has been determined:

Icarus.

Icarus, who is falling and constantly flapping his hands, is trying to save himself.

After finalizing the theme concept of the album, lanli began to get busy, selecting songs, completing creation, and integrating the album.

What is unexpected but reasonable is that there are more works that fit the theme in lanli's works than he imagined. As mentioned above, this kind of confusion is not a matter of one day or two. Music inspiration never lies and always reflects the most real feelings of the creator.

Including the two tracks that made the night of egot, in fact, they have not been created up to now, which is also a signal in itself.

In any case, the focus of lanli's life was obviously tilted, and then stabilized again, and he stepped into the world of music creation step by step.

Compared with the release of Don Quixote four years ago, today's Langley is definitely not what it used to be - even though Langley has only released one album so far, it can still only be regarded as a "part-time" singer; But as long as lenley nods, the major music companies can't wait to pay for the album.

No one can miss Lanley.

However, lanli chose studio 11. There was no accident.

When Don Quixote was released and promoted, the cooperation between the two sides was very happy. Teddy bell of studio 11 has left a deep impression on Langley; Now, there is no reason to choose other record companies - although they may have more resources and more powerful promotion, these have never been the focus of blue's pursuit, nor the focus of George Slade's attention.

In order to ensure the purity of Icarus, studio 11 is the best choice.

What's more, George and Langley still think that "Icarus" is the same as "Don Quixote", and they should not give too much hope in terms of market performance.

Even though Langley's fame has swept the world, fame is one thing, and album sales are another: niche albums that can't move the audience can't open up the situation on their own initiative, even the rebirth of Michael Jackson and the reorganization of the Beatles.

So, forget about the marketing and PR for a while and concentrate on the album production. It's all the same.