King of Stage

"...How about it, isn't this effect better?" Ollie completed the action of opening the door, still without delay, turned around seamlessly, joined the ranks of the band members again, and his eager words immediately caught up with the rhythm , lest his departure might delay the progress of the band.

Ronan, who was sitting at the end of the bed, did not answer, but raised his hand and made a silent movement, listening to Cliff and Maxim's performance:

Cliff is using the electric guitar to play, Maxim is playing the bass, Ronan's hands are on the keyboard, keeping them in the air without falling, his head is slightly tilted, and he is listening attentively, his focused face reveals his thinking His expression was not interrupted by Alice's visit at all.

Ollie didn't mind Ronan's actions, and immediately closed his mouth, walked lightly to another bed, and picked up his snare drum——

The room size of the motel was really too narrow, and the drum kit could not be moved in, so Ollie brought two snare drums in his arms as a substitute.

Ollie cast a glance at Cliff and Maxim, "...do it again, starting from the first eight beats. I cut in from the fourth eight beats."

Without further explanation, they quickly entered the state and started the drill again. The concentration in their eyes did not detect the fatigue of staying up all night, but their slightly bloodshot eyes still narrated what happened last night. It was a night full of collisions and sparks.

The sleepless talk by candlelight made them enter a state of ecstasy, and even the arrival of Alice could not break the concentration in the room.

Following Ollie's footsteps into the room, Alice's camera captures the busy and compact interior.

Although there were countless question marks in Alice's head at this time, she couldn't keep up with the rhythm; but she immediately caught the atmosphere in the room, so she shut her mouth wisely, closed the door quietly, held the camera, and stood behind the door In the dead corner, they didn’t even have time to find the right angle and light, and avoided disturbing their ongoing work as much as possible, just silently completed the recording with the lens.

In fact, after Alice stood still, she was thinking about how to frame the scene and compose the picture. However, considering that her actions might cause interference, she proposed several different proposals in her mind, but they were all rejected by herself. In the end, Alice Si simply stood on the spot and started filming, temporarily gathered those thoughts, and focused on the scene that was unfolding in front of her.

Melody, is evolving into song.

If the singing that Alice heard last night was original, sincere, and moving, and the deep emotion in the melody could be felt without refinement; then the song that is gradually taking shape in front of her eyes is complete , rich, and real, with only instrumental performances and no lyrics singing, but the figure of Ronan sitting by the swimming pool and singing alone can still automatically emerge in Alice's mind.

It is still simple and simple, but it can really feel the chemical reaction from scratch.

This is a process of turning decay into magic! Alice doesn't want to and can't miss it. For documentaries, sometimes the story itself is more important than the composition.

Like now.

More importantly, this process is still "in progress". The four band members exchange ideas with each other, and then gradually make detailed adjustments. After almost every performance, they must stop and discuss. After almost every rehearsal, someone needs to Make adjustments - no one can be an exception, all four are running in.

It's not easy, but the atmosphere is very hot.

It can be clearly felt that Ronan, Ollie, and Maxim have equal opinions, and they will actively express their opinions every time to urge each other to make progress. Although Ollie and Maxim are more correct, Ronan still does not Discouraged, always unwavering in its voice,

It's like... learning and growing.

Alice loves moments like this. Even though the motel room has no aesthetics at all, and there is no time to adjust the lighting and angles, etc., the picture can still capture the beautiful moments of concentrating on work, and the rough and messy environment around it shows. more real.

Unknowingly, Alice's existence was forgotten—even Ollie completely forgot that he had just opened the door to welcome Alice's appearance. In this way, the existence of the camera was completely forgotten, and the band members just entered The state of ecstasy, presenting the most authentic appearance.

Sleepless all night.

After a whole night of working all night, the arrangement work of "Innate" is finally coming to an end. The collision of different ideas and thoughts makes the inspiration burst continuously, the passage of time loses its meaning, and even the feeling of hunger is gone. I can't feel it, and I really enter the state of forgetting to eat and sleep.

Regarding the arrangement, in the end Ronan's idea successfully convinced his teammates, but at the same time he also made a compromise——

Instead of an acoustic guitar, choose an electric guitar as your entry point.

In this way, the effect that Ronan expected can be guaranteed, and the situation that Ollie is worried about can be avoided, and the matter has been perfectly resolved.

Not only that, but many adjustments have been made to the concept of how to choose musical instruments and how to match them.

Starting from a cappella, the electric guitar then assisted in cutting in; then added the drum beat of the snare drum to create a heartbeat effect, but avoided as much as possible, but weakened its own sense of presence as much as possible; followed by the bass, and then the bass Dagu... just accumulate layer by layer.

When entering the chorus, the piano sound cuts in, truly creating a sense of layering and three-dimensionality, and the grandeur of the melody can be vividly reflected, allowing all the emotions in the lyrics to be released.

The framework and concept are Ronan's ideas, but many adjustments have been made in the details, and both Maxim and Ollie have given a lot of good advice.

After determining the choice of musical instruments one after another, this is the first step; then you need to write the corresponding melody for each instrument. The melody scores of different instruments are different, especially the more musical instruments, the more clear the score is. Only in this way can we ensure that the layers are rich and clear and three-dimensional.

Throughout the whole night, they have been perfecting the above-mentioned work, finally finished the creation and arrangement of the whole song, and finally entered the actual combat practice, that is, the cooperation of instruments, including strength, rhythm, volume and emotional expression, etc. Wait, all need to be adjusted.

"Playing the melody through the instrument, but also making sure that the melody fits together and blends into an inspired whole."

This is the soul of the band's live performance, and it is also the part that the band needs to keep grinding and rehearsing in the process of practice and rehearsal.

For One Day Kings, they have enough tacit understanding, but rehearsing a brand new track, the most important thing is that it takes time to get in -

And that's exactly what they lack now.