Chapter 518： the dust settles

This is the second collaboration between Evan Bell and Linkin Park.

The first time, Linkin Park composed the music first, and then Evan Bell wrote the lyrics, so there was "Never Walk Alone (NtAMme; the second time, Evan Bell wrote the lyrics first, and then Linkin Park matched the melody, which Created the "catalyst (仃atypt.

Whether it is Evan Bell, or Chester Bennington, including all members of Linkin Park, must admit, the chemistry between them is always amazing. Different from the emotion of "Never Walk Alone" contained in the sound of the music, this time the "catalyst" is to directly ignite all the enthusiasm contained in the blood, bones, muscles, and body, as if the body is a fireworks bomb. Beneath the melody of Mars, it can't wait to burst open, blooming with the most beautiful patterns.

Evan Bell wrote the lyrics, Chester Bennington composed the music, and Mike Shinoda arranged the music, and it took less than twenty minutes in total. Before Evan Bell arrived at 11 Princes Street, the song was finished, and so outrageous.

Evan Bell and Chester Bennington's contact is not frequent, but every time the two meet, it is always so exciting and blood boils.

"Evan, this song is really great, great. *** great." Chester Bennington's hoarse voice burst through the phone next to Evan Bell's ear. energy.

Evan Bell took the phone away, pointed the microphone at his mouth, and yelled at his loudest, "Chester, the melody is really insane, I'm like a lunatic right now, yelling here. Yelling, it's really crazy." The silent street echoed Evan Bell... The sound hit the brick wall, and there was a muffled echo.

May sāo disturb the neighbors? That's not the point. The point is that this song is indeed like a catalyst, it transforms all the excitement, enthusiasm and excitement in the body and releases the greatest energy.

In a trance, Evan Bell recalled the original Eagle Rock Music Festival, when he saw Linkin Park for the first time, Chester Bennington roared "One step further (∞ed on the stage, the kind of let The excitement of people's blood spurting... is the most dazzling highlight of rock and roll on the stage. Therefore, when Evan Bell had the lyrics of "Catalyst" in his mind just now, his first reaction was not to compose the music himself, but to call Chester Bennington. Because Evan Bell knew that Linkin Park's rock-and-roll spirit, ingrained in its blood and etched in its marrow, could maximize the charm of this song.

"What's the name of this song?" yelled for a full minute... Chester Bennington's sanity returned a little. However, he was still talking at the top of his voice... The high tone floated in the clouds, as if there was a precarious feeling of falling at any time, but it also made the blood run at the fastest speed.

Evan Bell took a deep breath and took another deep breath, only to feel the tinnitus in his mind calm down a little. No wonder others say that being too excited is easy to suffocate. Many people at the concert were dehydrated and fainted because of excessive screaming and shouting, coupled with the hot and sultry atmosphere.

"'Catalyst, I think 'Catalyst, it's perfect.'" Evan Bell felt a little hot in his throat and couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva. None of the lyrics to this song mentions the word "catalyst," either literally or internally...none. However, after Evan Bell came up with the name of the song, it was unexpectedly suitable. Just one "catalyst" fully revealed the essence of this song.

"***Fantastic. Let's go into the studio when Mike's post-arranging is done," Chester Bennington said impatiently.

"Did you come to New York? Or did you record separately like last time?" Evan Bell said simply and neatly, he didn't even think about it, to have a second cooperation with Linkin Park, which is really a need Things to consider... Things that make people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts: Is there anything else that could make you happier doing music with your best friends? "By the way... Why don't you guys come to New York." Evan Bell remembered something, so he changed his tune, "My Broadway play is about to start, are you interested in coming over to see it?"

Broadway, unlike music and movies, is where Evan Bell started and where his dream took off. For Broadway, Evan Bell always has a special emotion. Although he is not doing his job, no other field can replace Broadway's position in Evan Bell's heart.

"Of course it's New York." Chester Bennington said it almost subconsciously without any pause. After he finished speaking, he realized the content of the second half of Evan Bell's sentence. He couldn't help but haha. He laughed, "We've been wanting to go to your recording studio for a long time. Take this opportunity to go and have a look." Although Warner Records also has a professional sound studio, and the equipment is very advanced. But Evan Bell is now the boss, and his studio at No. 10 Prince Street, built by Lang, can definitely be said to be top-notch, and it is not limited by time and can be used at will. After all, Evan Bell and Jason Mayez are now using the recording studio at Studio Eleven. So Linkin Park has coveted the studio at 10 Princes Street for a long time.

"Of course, your performance is not to be missed."

"My recording studio, you are always welcome to be guests. If you want to leave Warner Records and jump to Eleven Music, I can't ask for it." Evan Bell said with a smile, causing a burst of laughter on the other end of the phone. . It is estimated that Chester Bennington turned on the phone amplifier, so that everyone could hear Evan Bell's voice.

After handing the song "Catalyst" to Chester Bennington, Evan Bell re-entered the rehearsal of "Nine", and the song "In the Mood for Love" can only be the same as "Mysterious Skin" , temporarily on hold. The passage of time, when a person is focusing on something, is always difficult to detect, but when he reacts, he realizes that it has been a long time since he last opened the calendar.

The US-British coalition forces entered Baghdad, and after three weeks of head-to-head confrontation in the Iraq war, it finally came to an end. The days when the artillery fire spread, the days when people were worried, temporarily slowed down. Although, as long as the army is still stationed in Iraq, the families of the soldiers will not be at ease, but at least, at least it is no longer a large-scale confrontation.

The entire American society is in a lively discussion about the war and its impact. Next year will be the year of the general election, and the political partisan struggles aiming to participate in the general election next year are beginning to sound out. Anti-war parades were launched frequently, and people from all walks of life issued their own declarations of opposition or support for the war. The entertainment industry that Evan Bell was in was originally a profession under the spotlight, and it was unavoidable to mix it up. went in.

After the Oscars, the actors' anti-war remarks will pop up every now and then. Among them, Evan Bell has always dominated public opinion by refusing to attend the Oscars, and won the unanimous support of anti-war activists. However, as time passed, famous actors including Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt also came forward and expressed their disgust for war. The anti-war voices of the actors are getting louder and louder, and Evan Bell's momentum has gradually weakened.

The media no longer reported on Evan Bell's deeds every day, and no longer would mention the anti-war topic without necessarily involving Evan Bell. The media focused more on the overall situation. The anti-war remarks of the actors were integrated with society, and it was those remarks that supported the war that became the target of public criticism. Bruce Willis, the British singer Robbie Williams' support for the actions of the Bush administration, has become the focus of the latest media chase.

After disappearing from the cusp of public opinion and concentrating on the rehearsal of "Nine", although Evan Bell did not participate in politics, the changes to the design of the "Freedom Tower" still made him feel the entanglement and struggle.

Since the "Freedom Tower" was determined as the final design, Evan Bell has participated in three discussions, the first time before the Iraq War and the last two after the outbreak of the war. Due to the factors of war, citizens' opinions on the new building of the World Trade Center began to enrich, which also had an impact on political parties. The first time I was able to talk calmly, but the second time I talked, I began to point fingers, hoping that Evan Bell would make major changes to the design to meet the public's ideas. Evan Bell naturally refused to show it with an iron fist. , the meeting ended unhappy.

In the third meeting, the meeting was full of gunpowder from the beginning, almost at the level of quarrel. But the quarrel finally came to a conclusion, and Michael Bloomberg resisted the pressure with all his strength: because he promised Evan Bell at the beginning, he would not make too many changes to the design. Therefore, Michael Bloomberg decided on the spot that the "Freedom Tower" has been adjusted in detail - these parts have been completed by Evan Bell and can be put into the pre-construction preparations. As the chief designer, Evan Bell is naturally unable to do everything personally, so Evan Bell personally set up his own design team to cooperate with the implementation of the "Freedom Tower" construction process. And Evan - Bell will be the chief designer as the overall planning work.

At the insistence of Evan Bell and Michael Bloomberg, including the support of Michael Bloomberg's political party behind him, the "Freedom Tower" finally entered the actual construction stage. This is a full three years earlier than the previous life, without repeated revisions, without constant delays, without pulling the strings. Everything is settled!

This is the second change made by Evan Bell to the historical trajectory since his rebirth after the commercialization of digital music in advance. ! .