A few days ago, the famous lyricist and teacher Chuanmianzi wrote and published the book “Ri Music も したい 川 ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((For a time, it sparked a heated discussion about “whether it is so appropriate to make the slogan’s secrets of God’s skills publicly so popular!”. Although the book introduces the code for the writing of Japanese lyrics, the guidelines and concepts involved in it still have universal inspiration and reference value for those engaged in creative careers. .
And Mr. Chuanmianzi’s lyrics have produced more than 1,000 songs, including the award-winning work of the “Japan Record Award” (31st) and the “Illegal Tropical Fish” by the idol girl group “Wink”; The theme song of “Evangelion” is “The Programme of Action of the Cruel Angels”; the “Tokyo” of the late famous singer and host of the shop, Takayuki (やしきたかじん). .
And Chuan teacher writing lyrics, it seems that there is no need to take into account the differences in music categories and genres. The scope of “defense scope” can be extended from the gymnastics songs of “ポンキッキ” (2006 Fujitsu Department of Children to Programs). The musical songs sung by the earth. For all kinds of different styles of songs to write lyrics, for the teacher and Sichuan, it seems to be like a sneak peek. What is even more commendable is that the teacher has maintained a long-lasting “power” of high quality, prolific and superb quality. The deep foundation of his lyrics creation as he pleases is amazing. Therefore, the teacher was hailed by the Japanese media as “the last professional lyricist”, which is deserved. .
It is reported that the younger generation who is working hard to become a lyricist in this book and the teacher, who has been working hard to become a lyricist, has accumulated more than 30 years of experience and painstakingly summarized the basics and advanced techniques of the “writing essays”. It is a collection of all kinds of wonderful words of “God’s good sentence”, which is full of dry goods. Not only that, but the teacher also gave him the unique method of using these unique recipes! .
In the interview with “ddnavi”, Mr. Chuan’s questions about the “professional awareness of the lyricist” and the “basic principles of lyrics creation”, combined with personal experience, made a book for some practical techniques. Additional instructions outside. .
First of all, the name of the “last professional lyricist” added to the outside world, and the opinion of Sichuan teacher is that it is more and more difficult to see the current Japanese, it is more and more difficult to emerge freely in a variety of styles, no difference A general-purpose lyricist. As with myself, apart from the extremely traditional singing, the lyricists who are basically taking orders are really rare. In her view, it is only in any situation that the person can come and refuse, no matter what kind of task can achieve the mission with 80 or more completion quality, it is called a professional lyricist. The “writing of the word” has always been the teacher’s professional positioning. .
So, what kind of qualities are suitable for this business? Take the Udon noodle shop as an example. It refers to those chefs who can raise the temperature of the soup heads according to the temperature of the day and meet the needs of the guests. Only when you can cope with it, you won’t be able to scratch your scalp because you can’t write good words in the future. It’s relatively easy to work. .
Next, let’s talk about the most basic method of lyrics. Teacher Chuan pointed out that when arranging words for songs, it is forbidden to take the creator’s own will first. You can’t just focus on the smoothness of the surface of the text and leave the melody aside. In fact, the teacher used the “stupid method” of listening to music honestly and counting the beats. For example, if you want to match a piece of music with a score of 6.4 and 5 beats, write 6. 4·5 on the score. It is quite boring to say, in short, it is to watch the singer, here 6 sounds, then 4 sounds… Step by step, a syllable, a syllable, and a lyric. Fortunately, the current scores can be played with a synthesizer, not having to sing like it used to. However, to do this step, the words written can not be sung, but also must consider how to properly convey the feelings to the audience when the sentence is turned into a song.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account the different habit preferences of each singer. For example, as not mentioned in the book, Korean singers often do not have the sounds of “ざじずぜぞ” (za, ji, zu, ze, zo) and “つ” (tsu). Therefore, when styling for them, try to avoid using words that contain “ざじずぜぞ”. Because, if you use words that contain “つ”, “sadness” will be sung into “せちゅない” (with window), and “Mercedes-Benz” will become “メルセデス・ベンチュ” (Mei Saides – running the ball). However, the word “せつない” (sadness) can not be easily replaced by any word, so each time you have to respond flexibly to people. .
As a result, Teacher Chuan concluded that there is no “good word” in the world, only good songs. (いいいいなんてないから.いい歌があるだけだから), this is the understanding that every professional person should have. However, most practitioners always aim at writing blockbuster lyrics, and they want others to recognize the scent of their own words and the elegance of their literary talents. It’s a pity that they ignored it, and then the gorgeous lyrics, once dragged the hind legs of the song, are essentially the end of the game. .
The book repeatedly reiterated that “there is no good word, only a good song”, then how do you say this? The explanation given by Teacher Chuanchuan is that the “words” in the song cannot survive independently because the song itself is the real body. This is why it is relatively easy to write a perfect score, but it is very difficult to write a perfect score. In fact, the lyrics written by Teacher Chuan are often said to be “rough and not enough.” For example, Wink’s “Lonely Tropical Fish” is literally unintelligible. In the case of a similar situation, the teacher’s suggestion is that regardless of the three seven twenty-one, please try to sing and say. You know, those seemingly invulnerable words that really want to sing are totally different. .
The question is coming, the lyrics are not meant to express the singer’s thoughts, but what should be good when the thoughts that you want to convey and the “professional conduct” of the lyrics conflict? It should be said that similar contradictions and entanglements are not a problem for Teacher Chuan. The reason is that the teacher is out of true love for music. If you really have the heart to write poetry, and Chuanmianzi can go straight to be a poet, but she always remembers to hang music, in any case, I want to make my own words into music (part of it) for everyone to appreciate. Therefore, as long as someone sings the lyrics and sings, or the lyrics are awkward, the teacher has always changed his opinions and never bargained. .
Writing a word is a technical activity, and any skill that wants to mix and eat is inseparable from the practice of “cooking and making perfect”, and Mr. Chuan is also a typical example of hard work. From the determination to become a lyricist to official debut, it took 10 years to complete the period. During the period, I wrote more than 2,000 lyrics. It is said that the above-mentioned practice works have been “destroyed by the teacher” because the self-recognized immature works, and Sichuan is ashamed to show people. Even today, the teacher develops the habit of destroying drafts, and she does not want people to see the semi-finished products in the middle. .
When I was volunteering, I was still in junior high school. At first, because she loved western music, she wanted to translate lyrics for those songs. Songs like The Band (chorus choir), Carole King, Little Feat, and Bob Dylan has all become the objects of Chuan’s early practice. Usually, the lyrics of European and American songs contain a huge amount of information, so it is an excellent training for discretionary words. .
According to the analysis of Hechuan, the lyrics and novels are the opposite direction of the “Nanbei Beibei”, and the lyrics and poetry have the same goal. Therefore, whenever someone asks her if she wants to try to write a novel, she always replies categorically, “A lyric can express the artistic conception of hundreds of pages of novels, and a certain lyric can be done by a fraction of the lyrics. Why? Fei Na Lao Jin writes a novel, don’t write!”
Moreover, Teacher Hechuan firmly believes that “writing the works imagined by the deceased is a true creation.” There is no more boring lyric than “only for factual statements”, even if it is short and concise, it should leave room for imagination. When writing a lyric, it is a taboo to explain one by one, because the number of words in the lyrics is limited. It is also necessary to keep in mind the melody and make a series of comprehensive considerations. The unfolding alliance wants to conform to the logic of the public, so that people can resonate with empathy. Let the audience feel that the songs in the song are the stories of others, but they sing their own voices. This is the multiplication effect between the words “between lines” and “universality” in the book. Moderate white space is equivalent to extending the world of lyrics, making it easier for listeners to draw more imaginative blueprints in their brains. .
There is another, “can not be a professional writer if you can’t afford to change.” Now the teacher’s work is rarely beaten back and changed, but at the time of his debut, it can be said that it is a common practice. The song “From the き がり 坊 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 》 At that time, Ichikawa was very clear that his work had not yet arrived at home, and his work was not perfect enough. .
In her eyes, the lyricist said that it was a “project contractor”. For example, if you want to write lyrics for a team like “Super Team Series”, there will be more changes. The reason is that there are a group of “big bosses” who manage things, including producers, directors, and filmmakers (the producers generally don’t express their opinions), plus sponsors. In particular, the theme songs of the team films and cartoons have pinned the strong feelings of the production staff, which is really the crystallization of the efforts of everyone. .
When I wrote the lyrics for “EVA”, I stood in the personal position of Teacher Chuan, but it was just a matter of picking up a job. In terms of the degree of use of the work, the animation production team is definitely far better than her. Therefore, Mr. Chuan will always listen to the opinions of the producers very seriously. The so-called “who is more involved in the play who has the final say”, the animation masters of course have the right to judge. In this case, the lyricist is not in a strong position, emphasizing what self-assertion. Of course, if there is a problem in the other party’s proposal that violates the purely technical operation of the song lyrics technique, the teacher will also argue against it and tell them the drawbacks of doing so. .
However, in the process of cooperation, Teacher Hechuan has encountered it, and he has to ask his teacher how to write the staff by his own temper. Ironically, those who insist on their own opinions are often not responsible for their own claims. Therefore, the teacher will let such people consult the final responsible person. After all, the film is a supervised work, and the stage play is the work of the performer, so the other party’s ideas must be sought. If you try to fully implement your will in your work, you can only make a plan for yourself. .
The standard for modifying the lyrics is very simple, and it feels good to sing. After all, the lyrics are meant to be written while singing. .
And for those authors who are obsessed with highlighting the true colors in the lyrics, and Mr. Chuan’s suggestion, “The true nature of the self is always the most clear, to present yourself, you can write songs yourself”. Another reminder here is that, usually, the lyricists are mostly singers, not artists. Therefore, they want to use the lyrics to shape the singer image they play. At the same time, these songs will also grow up for the singer. To promote. Of course, some people want to sing “even if they are more than half a year old, but still loyal to the lover above is not full… how to make people feel guilty”, then, you can write your own, no one stopped. .
And Mr. Chuan more follow the “formal manual” specification to operate the lyrics of idol singers. Taking “CoCo” as an example, the first time they were packaged into a private high school girl, the first single was well-received, and the next one was still the same. However, if the third one is the same as the old one, the popularity will definitely decline. Therefore, the third time is to adopt a strategy of raising the age setting to about 5 years old. The “Wink” is also very similar. Designing songs for idol singers is almost always a routine that uses such singers to grow up, or to “slightly ripen” (the age of the lyrics is slightly higher than the actual age). .
Let’s say that the book’s girdle is printed with the slogan “Golden Bomber” written by Ghost Dragon. “With the advent of this book, no one will be afraid of writing lyrics. This is a book.” A comprehensive analysis of the Bible that reveals the lyrics of lyrics!”
The author mentions the works of Ghost Dragon Academy, and the evaluation of Mr. Chuan is roughly showing that the author’s own radius is about 500 meters. He always loves to turn around in the small world of the individual. The lyrics rarely reflect the rich and colorful elements. The material that can be used for creation is not rich, and the theme cuts into the character and self-deprecating. However, in the hands of the Ghost Dragon Court, “inferiority” has become its biggest weapon. This may be a common problem for people who “write things”. Therefore, the audience can find resonance from his “inferiority.” Teacher Hechuan first saw their work at the N station, and saw a group of people riding bicycles into the pool. I thought, how to play so mentally, but in the end the teacher was impressed by the stupidity of the children who dared to go forward, and they fell in love with them. After listening to their songs, the teacher felt that these young people were really making music. .
The part of the explanation of “ネコの手も贷したい and Chuanmianziliu vocabulary” was composed of an interview with Mr. Cheng Tianquan and an interview with Mr. Chuan. It is said that the interview time is 13 to 14 hours in total, which is really like a question and answer between the master and the apprentice. .
Teacher Narita also talked about some of the details behind the book. According to him, the songs of “The Brutal Angel’s Action Plan”, “The Reincarnation of the Soul”, “Lonely Tropical Fish” and “Tokyo” mentioned in the previous article were selected at the earliest. Waiting to talk about “absolute! Part2” (TV animation “Ranma 1⁄2 hot bucket articles”) This song, I feel the need to insert the “word first” (referring to the song after the first lyrics) This chapter pre-made science. After that, the “10 Years of Deaf” (“The Ten Years Later”, the three-flavored singer Mushima sings the folk songs), is suitable for teaching the name “こぼし” (ie, a note with two syllables). Intermediate lyrics skills. .
Finally, Teacher Narita mentioned that the most surprising thing in the process of drawing is that the song of the lyrics written by Mr. Chuan, “the sound of the notes” (music) and the “ordinary sound” (speech) can Achieve a high degree of harmony and unity. That is to say, when a certain word is spoken, the pitch of the tone is basically synchronized with the fluctuation of the melody. The teacher does not make a strange feeling because the tone in the song can be changed. As long as you listen to the songs listed in the book, you can’t find a song with a tunes, which will make people feel that they are compared with reality, and there is an unacceptable awkwardness. According to Teacher Chuan, when she wrote “The Return of the Soul”, when she heard the first melody, she clearly heard the phrase “Please come back to me” (わたしにかえりなさい), which is really incredible. It is. .
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