Chapter 29： street performance

"All around are the same faces, shabby places, tired faces; waking up early for the daily competition, nowhere to go, nowhere to run; their eyes full of tears, their faces dead and expressionless; Burying my head deep, trying to forget my sorrows, there is no future, no future."

Gu Luobei's voice was a little lower than usual. The faint hoarse voice was hidden in the singing, but instead it had a mellow texture. His voice was slow and heavy, as if telling a distant and sad story. Although Gu Luobei didn't deliberately try to stir emotions or add weight to his voice, but from the melody, from the lyrics, and from the singing, there is a power to move people's hearts.

"It's a little funny, it's a little sad, and the dreams I've been indulging in are the best dreams I've ever had. I find it hard to explain to you because it's hard to accept, when people's days go on and on, It's a really, really, really crazy world, a crazy world."

When Gu Luobei sang, he also felt a little sore in his nose. The song "Crazy World" reminded him of the moment when he had a car accident. It was indeed a crazy world, a world that was a bit ridiculous and a bit sad. Many times, the voice that touches the deepest part of my heart is not those splendid skills and tricks, but the most simple and direct emotional expression.

Undoubtedly, the melody and lyrics of the song "Crazy World" have a heavy and breathless energy, coupled with Gu Luobei's moving voice, the effect is amazing. In front of almost everyone, there is a picture that has experienced the vicissitudes of life. This ridiculous and sad crazy world makes people cry.

When Gu Luobei finished singing this song, there was silence on the set, and everyone was thoughtful. And "Death Illusion" writer and director Richard Kelly is even more immersed in his own world, unable to extricate himself. This "Crazy World" sings the most straightforward thoughts in Richard Kaelin's heart. It is Tony Duck's helplessness and accusation of this world, and it is also the story of "Death Illusion" that is truly thought-provoking. the connotation.

All art forms are connected, because they can shock people's hearts, people's emotions, people's souls, and that kind of moving is the same on the spiritual level. Whether it's film, painting, music, or any other art form, this effect can be achieved.

This song is Gu Luobei's most exciting and expressive song so far. It is even more touching than "Broad Ocean and Sky". You can tell by looking at the silent expressions of everyone at the scene.

Since the memory of the "Death Illusion" was not that deep, Gu Luobei didn't recognize Richard Kelly at the first time, and naturally he didn't remember the original soundtrack of the movie, but now the direct performance of the crew members, It proves that Gu Luobei's new arrangement is definitely the icing on the cake for the movie. This is also another affirmation for Gu Luobei's musical path!

Richard Kelly graduated from the Department of Directing. He doesn't know anything about music, and he even has trouble reading notation. So, after getting the new arrangement, he only read the lyrics and ran over anxiously, insisting on pestering Gu Luobei to sing it for him.

After re-arranging the song, I used the piano and cello to expound slowly in the way of epic poems, and the way of singing a cappella, although the atmosphere is still slightly inferior, but as long as you put your emotions into it, you can still hear the magic of this song. Gu Luobei didn't refuse, he took the score and sang it in a clear voice.

Originally, only Richard Kelly was listening. Gradually, the surrounding staff stopped what they were doing, quietly listened to Gu Luobei's singing, and entered a crazy world composed of a velvety voice. among. As a result, there was a scene where everyone was silent just now.

"Bell, I love you, this song is really great, great!" After Richard Kelly came out of his thoughts, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and hugged Gu Luo excitedly North, can not help themselves.

Gu Luobei rolled his eyes, "Kelly, you should leave your love to all the lovely beauties. As for me, I think the royalties are more in my heart." These jokes successfully made Richard- Kelly's face was embarrassed, while the rest of the staff laughed.

There is no doubt that Gu Luobei's version of "Crazy World" has become the theme song of "Death Illusion". This adaptation of the song also made Gu Luobei gain a lot, and he has gained experience in the arrangement. However, before the movie is released, the movie still needs to obtain the adaptation and use rights of "Crazy World", and the newly adapted songs also need to register the copyright before they can be used in the movie. But these are the things Richard Kelly and Drew Barrymore need to worry about.

The completion of "Death Illusion" was a day faster than expected, and the speed is already very fast. This is great for Richard Kelly, who can start post-production as soon as possible and catch up with the Sundance International Film Festival in January next year.

The Sundance International Film Festival is the world's premier independent film festival, an independent film festival for lesser-known filmmakers and films, designed to encourage low-budget, independently-produced films, for "Illusion of Death" For such an independent film, it is undoubtedly heaven. This film festival is the first springboard for many up-and-coming directors to become famous, and it is also a human resource pool for big Hollywood production companies to find rookies.

Regardless of Richard Kelly's plans for the future, "Death Illusion" is his first film, and he hopes to show it to the audience. As for whether to be recognized by professionals, praised by audiences, or both, it is Richard Kelly's personal idea. As far as Gu Luobei is concerned, the most important thing is that the works look good.

Returning to Boston from Virginia, it's already halfway through October. After the crew disbanded, Gu Luobei and Drew Barrymore drove north together. When they reached the fork of Interstate 93, Drew and Barrymore went to New York, while Gu Luobei got out of the car and continued on their way. Go Boston. It took less than two hours for Gu Luobei to reach Boston smoothly.

Traffic in Boston is terrible, and the streets in the city center have no rules to follow. As one of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston's roads began to take shape centuries ago, without strict planning, gradually moving this to fill . The streets that now spread throughout the city center twist and turn, each section has a different name, sometimes small, then randomly divided into several alleys. Because of these cluttered streets, Boston has also been rated as one of the least bike-friendly cities in America.

Gu Luobei has lived in Cambridge for two years and already knows a little bit about Boston, but he is often confused on the streets, because there are too many inexplicable alleys here. It takes a lot of thought here.

Fortunately, the Boston city government also understands the traffic chaos in the city. For the development of tourism, a Freedom Road has been specially built. The ground of this road is decorated with red bricks and red games, and the main attractions in the city are all connected in series. As the most famous college town in the world, the town of Cambridge is on the way of this freedom road. Therefore, it is not a difficult task for Gu Luobei to go back to school, just follow the road of freedom.

After leaving the "Illusion of Death" crew, Gu Luobei still didn't step out of the role of Tony Dark. Agreeing to Drew and Barrymore's invitation to drive back together, Gu Luobei hoped to vent the dark emotions in his heart. It's a pity that it didn't work. I was always out of shape along the way, and I didn't feel comfortable at all. After all, Tony Duck was not a flirting master. As a result, the two parted ways, Drew Barrymore went to New York first, and Gu Luobei returned to Boston by himself.

Walking slowly on the road of freedom, with the slightly fishy sea breeze of Boston, Gu Luobei's head also became much clearer. There are many excellent actors who are too involved in the drama and cannot get out of the role because they are too immersed in the role, and some have tossed for a few months. However, Gu Luobei has been open-minded a lot in his life, and his thoughts have long been open, so although his heart is a little heavy, he is not unable to extricate himself.

The laughter not far away attracted Gu Luobei's attention. He raised his head, and the crowd gathered in front of him was obviously very lively. Boston is also a famous university town, with not only Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but also the world's top music schools, such as Berklee College of Music, which are famous for modern music. Therefore, you can often see good performances on the streets Gu Luobei took a closer look and saw that the performers were actually acquaintances. People are happy. Jacob Tebow sits on top of an African drum, beating excitedly; Bruce Sterwood plays rock with a portable keyboard; Gillen Haas is interacting with the surrounding crowd with a guitar .

They have done such street performances many times. They don't necessarily need to sing songs, but play music to make the crowd dance together. The atmosphere alone makes people immersed in it.

Gu Luobei couldn't help laughing. He didn't go to the middle to meet his teammates, but clapped and beat the beat on the outside, while walking with the audience, and from time to time he whispered the rhythm, as if he was a Small concerts in general.

Gillen-Haas immediately found Gu Luobei's figure, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became even bigger. He walked towards Gu Luobei with his guitar in his arms. Gu Luobei was not timid, and stepped up to the rhythm. After the two met, Gu Luobei stepped on a simple dance step beside Gillen-Haas, and immediately led everyone around to dance together.

There were only 20 or 30 people around, but those who would stop were all interested in dancing, so they all danced with Gu Luobei. There were not many people and the scene was spectacular, causing many tourists and citizens to stop in their haste.

Although Gu Luobei had no musical instrument in his hands, he played the rhythm with his hands and stepped with his feet, substituting everyone into the melody. Dancing, laughing, and rejoicing, the slightly sparse sunlight in Boston in the afternoon peeled away the darkness in Gu Luobei's heart little by little, and the laughter began to reverberate in the music.

Second update today. Collection, recommendation; collection, recommendation!

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