Rebirth in America

? During the filming process, both Richard and Karen came to visit the team. They were very dissatisfied with Alex's new film because there was no room for them in the film. "*Love*First*Sentence"

"Brother Alex! We also want to make a movie. Why don't you arrange for a beautiful woman to appear in your movie?" Karen gestured angrily and said, "Can we add one more female agent? Please!" "

After hearing this, Alex quickly scratched his head and said distressedly: "There are no teenage female agents! Stop making trouble. This is a kung fu movie without gunfights and is not suitable for you."

Karen was very angry when she heard this. She felt that she was being underestimated.

Only Richard smiled happily and said: "What about the male agent? I should be able to have one more. Although I am very young, I can look like you with a little makeup. It won't look like any problem!"

"Yes, makeup! I can also use makeup to increase my age!"

Karen clapped her hands quickly and said with a smile that her idea was not bad. The children in the Carpenter family are all very big-boned and have been much taller than children of the same age since they were young. If they dress up a little, they might be able to fool them. The only problem is that they don't know kung fu, and they have to be taught by Bruce Lee before they can shoot.

In the end, Alex was overwhelmed by them and had no choice but to find a few small roles for them to play in the film. Among them, Karen played a female secretary who was rescued by the protagonist Alex and escorted all the way out of the White House.

As for Richard, he played the role of the president's personal bodyguard. He was a colleague of Alex and had met and talked with him several times. In the end, he was beaten to death in the arms of the protagonist in a very emotional way, which made people feel sad and shed tears after watching it.

Alex agreed to join them to shoot some extra scenes, and it wasn't just a whim. But it was something I thought about deeply.

The Carpenter brothers and sisters are now very popular, especially among fans and movie fans, and they have a strong appeal. In the past few years, they have shot many movies with the support of DreamWorks. Became a first-line actor in Hollywood. before this. Alex once thought about inviting them to come and film "Red Dawn", but at the time both Richard and Karen were busy with their own affairs.

Think about it again. In order not to disturb the lives and work of his younger siblings, Alex did not invite them.

The situation is different now, but Alex feels that it is still a bit overkill, and only let the two of them play two small roles. It’s too unfair to my younger siblings. After thinking about it, he decided to compensate in other ways.

"I have two more songs here, and I need your help!" Alex took out the film insert that he had already prepared. He originally wanted to give it to others to sing, since Richard and Karen are both free. , then the wealth will not flow to outsiders.

As soon as Karen heard the new song, she jumped up with excitement. She grabbed the sheet music and looked through it: "'California Dreaming' and 'The Sound of Silence'?"

"Give me a copy too!" Richard reached out to grab it, but unfortunately he couldn't grab it from his sister Karen.

Just humming a line or two and quickly reading the lyrics, Karen had already grasped the tunes of these two songs. Compared to "The Sound of Silence". She still likes the song "California Dreaming" more. So she handed the score of "Sound of Silence" to Richard, and then went to find a feeling for the score of "California Dreaming" alone.

After Richard got the music score, he was immediately fascinated by the song when he saw the lyrics and staff. He had long known that Alex was extremely talented, and he had always refused to admit defeat. He felt that his talent in music was not much worse than that of his brother. Especially in the past few years, Alex has increasingly failed to produce any decent works, but he has new songs on the charts every year, which makes him feel quite proud.

Unexpectedly, when Alex came up with a new song again, he felt that he had been pulled down a lot again. Whether it was the melody or the artistic conception of this song, he quickly resonated with his own feelings.

"This, do you want us to sing this song?" Richard was trembling with excitement. He felt that this song could be sung beautifully even if it was sung a cappella. At most, adding a guitar or something would be enough.

"certainly!"

"Should the three of us sing together, or should I sing with you?"

"Just a duet, let me sing with you!" After Alex finished speaking, he thought for a while and added: "Maybe we can make several versions, such as male and female duets, trios, etc."

Richard closed his eyes, thought carefully, and finally said: "I still think a duet would be better, and preferably a male-male duet."

Alex looked at each other in surprise. He really didn't expect Richard to be so sharp. This song was originally written specifically for a duet between two men.

"Let's try it now. Do you play the guitar or should I do it?" Richard thought that he was about to do it. He immediately pulled out his chair and stood up, humming to the music sheet.

"Let me play it!" Alex said without hesitation. He also stood up and took a guitar. After memorizing it, he adjusted a few notes, and then the two of them sang slowly.

"The night is quiet, my old friend! I come to talk to you again, because the dream spreads quietly, leaving its seeds. The dream has been deeply rooted in my heart, and still belongs to the silent voice .”

"I woke up from a restless dream, wandering alone! Wandering beside the cobblestone streets, the street lights shone warmly on my body, I left everything to the cool night, when my eyes were confused by the neon lights, it felt like It’s the breaking of the night and the touch of the silent sound.”

The melody of "The Sound of Silence" is slow and low, and the lyrics are full of a hallucinatory mood.

Listening carefully, it seems to be telling a kind of catharsis of youthful helplessness. In front of me, I seem to see an ignorant girl walking alone in a narrow, cold alley paved with cobblestones. The noisy crowd gradually fades away behind her, and there is an endless night in front of her...

If the song is considered to be a folk song, it seems too profound. If the oscillating rhythm with the powerful music is considered to be rock, it is too delicate. Musically, it has created a neutral body of the genre, which should be the biggest reason for its success.

The singing attracted Karen on the side. She put down the music sheet in her hand and listened quietly to her brothers' singing. Only Alex and Richard continued to sing: "In this helpless night. I seem to see a lot of people. They don't talk or listen. They write songs but don't share them with each other. No one dares to break them." silence!"

"Stupid! I said. You don't understand. Silence spreads like cancer cells unchecked. Listen to me. Maybe I will teach you! Hold my hand and maybe I will influence you, but my voice is like silence. The raindrops fell into the unfathomable well. People continued to bow down and worship the God they created!”

"A miracle warns. And makes it known to the world, so the song goes, God's prophecies can be found everywhere, even in your nightmares. Only silent voices are left, whispering in the air!"

Ding ding dong dong, with the last few guitar tones, the song finally ends. But the mood in that song. They were unable to break free for a long time, like a nightmare hanging over their heads.

"This, this song is so beautiful. Why do I feel melancholy after listening to it?" Karen smiled and clapped softly and said, "It's just that I still like "California Dreaming" more. This song is still for you. Let the two of you sing.”

Alex laughed, put the guitar aside, and said with a smile: "The song "California Dreaming" is a song that the three of us, brother and sister, sang together. You have to practice more!"

"A three-person chorus?"

Richard and Karen looked at each other and felt very happy. They hadn't worked together for a long time. Since the last time the trio sang "If I Die Young" together, neither Richard nor Karen had many opportunities to sing together.

Unexpectedly, this time Alex came up with two songs at once, one of which was a chorus by three people. It has been a long time since he felt that way.

When they thought that the three of them would perform the song "California Dreaming" together, Richard and Karen started studying it with great interest, trying to determine who would be the lead singer, who would be the backing vocalist, and who would be singing the lyrics above.

Suddenly, they felt like they had gotten an interesting toy, and like they had gotten candy, they were fighting for it. The three of them seemed to have returned to the atmosphere they had when they filmed the "If I Die Young" MTV together.

The issue of the film's interlude is naturally not a problem.

Alex has even been able to confirm that as long as this movie is released, any golden song awards will be won by the three brothers and sisters. They spent some time busy recording the songs, and even went against the grain by releasing the two songs as singles before the movie was released, which quickly spread in the record market.

Because the appeal of the Carpenter brother-sister duo is so powerful, many fans have been waiting eagerly for these two songs before they were even released on the market.

One of the big reasons is that Alex hasn't released a work for many years, and too many fans have been screaming with hunger by this time. Not only that, some newspapers even quickly reported the news, which attracted the attention of many people in the music industry.

To the surprise of Alex and others, the most popular film was "California Dreaming", not "The Sound of Silence" that all three of them were optimistic about. If this song was not also produced by the Carpenter brothers and sisters, maybe this song would not be favored by people at all. Most people ignore the meaning of the song and think the lyrics are too frivolous.

Fortunately, there are still many knowledgeable people in the music industry who are full of praise for this song. They believe that the song written by Alex is a footnote of this era and sings the voice of the times, so it will definitely be passed down.

A critic wrote in a newspaper: "This song was written in the 1960s. The 1960s were a troubled period for the United States, which experienced a series of turbulence and unrest. Internally, anti-racial discrimination and civil rights awareness was rising; externally, it was burdened with The Vietnam War is a heavy burden. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net It's a pity that such a good song that criticizes the current ills was not favored when it was released today, and people still ignore it. "

As for the song "California Dreaming", it has simply become a brainwashing song and is constantly being played throughout the United States and Europe. You can hear it everywhere, at home, on the radio and on TV. My neighbor was playing it while I was out. You can definitely hear it when you go to restaurants, supermarkets, shopping malls and other public places.

Especially the hippies, they were deeply attracted by the melody of this song. Whenever they heard this bright melody song, they seemed to be able to see a girl walking in the cold and dim winter wind and dew. Missing the warmth and warmth of the Sunshine Coast.

On a spiritual level, "California Dreaming" is more in line with the dreams of Americans in this era. No wonder people are ecstatic about its appearance. As for "The Sound of Silence", it is only after people wake up from the dream that they can clearly understand the state at that time.

It can be said that one is a song in dreams and the other is a song in waking up. They are all classics and can be passed down to future generations forever. These two songs, only after the movie was released, did some people slowly truly understand and understand them. [End of this chapter]