John UM
The theatrical version of “Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] I.presage flower” has been released in China today, and I will take this opportunity to review all the behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the music & theme songs created by Yuki
In the negotiation stage, Zhapu asked STAFF about what kind of songs I needed this time. However, Sudo and Kondo gave only a general answer, “This song is the actress’s song”, it has not been implemented. Specific requirement. At the same time, Aimer’s STAFF also gave the “pot” to Zhapu, which means that it is okay to let Aimer get the “Zhapu color”. It is up to you to decide. Therefore, the production of this theme song is quite high, and you can follow your own plan without restriction
梶浦 said that when I wrote the lyrics, I tried to describe the mood of Sakura today, but I found that it is difficult to understand what Sakura is thinking at this stage. It is sad or painful. She has barely revealed her heart. Real thoughts
Holding the mood that allows the audience to think more about Sakura, Zhapu decided to change his mind and write in a form that he would not normally use. The content of the lyrics is mentioned later, as if the mood of the cherry is generally described, and the lyrics are written like a notice. Zhapu said that although this song was originally written on the premise of Aimer’s voice, when I actually thought of singing in the voice of Aimer, I couldn’t help but think of the idea that the lyrics would go to a deeper level. Zhapu said that he may wish to express this state of mind with Aimer’s voice. Therefore, the lyrics written out of this desire made it a relatively rap song
In LisAni! As mentioned in Vol.31, Aimer said that he has never sung a song that is so feminine. It can be said that this time, Zhangpu opened a new door for her and made her realize her new self. Zhapu also praised Aimer’s voice as very beautiful and attractive, but also made people feel that she is thinking and singing. Zhapu feels how to use the voice of the song to resonate with people’s hearts. This is the so-called performance
The skill of the show is important, but if you can’t sing with the intention of “this song should let the audience listen to it”, then it can’t touch people’s minds, and Zhapu thinks so. Aimer has this kind of performance skills, so Zhapu chose to give advice without hindering her performance plan, and then she handed the “Song of Flowers” to Aimer, hoping to hear the song in Aimer’s performance plan. At the time of recording, Zhapu said that he really was obsessed with it
梶浦 said that after the chorus of “Song of Flowers” there is a place to repeat the festival, the melody here is shorter than before, it will be unsettled, so I joined Aimer more in this section. Ventilation, and also added a similar approximation of the lyrics, it is like a low-pitched voice, in order to hope that the lyrics can be combined with Aimer’s ventilation, giving a sense of urgency
Next, when talking about the soundtrack in the play, Zhapu revealed that the melody of “Flower Song” in this article is ufotable’s opinion. Zhapu said that the usual way of doing this is to consider the melody of making songs when BGM is used. For example, the songs sung by Kalafina are more suitable for playing with strings, so when BGM is used, it is produced on the premise of string playing, and Aimer’s voice is different. This “Flower Song” was made on the premise of Aimer’s voice, so I never thought about how to use this melody when I wrote the song, so I have to rethink how to use it when I use it. In the end, the result of Zhapu was that the electric melody was used in the beginning part of the melody, and the B section used the string because of the relative vocal relationship. It can be said that it was incorporated into the soundtrack by various techniques. In
乍 is the same melody, but Zhapu said that he has changed a lot of places. For example, change the original 4/4 beat to 3/4 beat, or put the melody that feels quite crazy into the OP. Zhapu said that because the melody of “Song of Flowers” has been applied to many scenes, the audience has been infiltrated by the melody of the song unconsciously, so this song will be more easily accepted by the audience when playing ED
In addition to the first half of the clear music, this soundtrack is almost always based on disturbing and fearful music. Zhapu said that it was decided at the beginning of the first 30 minutes that BGM was not added. The music was enriched from the time when STAFF appeared. This way, with the plot, after entering the second half of the atmosphere, you can make the difference Better results. Zhapu said that this time, unlike the previous “Fate”, is the “dialogue” aspect. This cherry blossom and Shi Lang give people the impression that although they are in conversation but not on the same channel, they seem to have no energy to understand each other. Therefore, Zhapu hopes to express this unsettled atmosphere and emotional shake through music, and then let everyone listen to the lines. This is like: Sakura said that when the “scholar, welcome back”, the music has to make a gap. Or, when the word “Welcome back” comes out, the melody of Sakura will be heard. For these songs that need to match the lines, Zhapu said that he wrote quite delicately
And this time I was able to do this, but also lost the FILM SCORING (first complete the image, then according to the completed video score) composition. Zhapu explained that, as in the above example, in the dialogue scene, in order to let everyone listen to important lines, the music has to create a gap, which is very important, so the soundtrack for the images that have been added to the lines is the most Simple and efficient
梶浦 says that when you use this method to score music, you will not stop the character lines until the final mix, unless the song can be completed as a scene before mixing, then it will be deleted. Go to the lines and check the sound separately. Since this is produced in a way that has already been added to the lines, once the timing is not mastered, the music is not matched with the picture, and if there is no sound in a certain scene, then the sense of violation will be very strong. Zhapu said that although music production and animation production are separate operations, it can also give viewers a better viewing experience. Conversely, if you first clear the lines to make music, then you have to remove the sound again in the place where you added the lines. This is very difficult to do, so instead of experiencing hellish painful homework, it is better to make it more relaxed and enjoyable by adding lines in the beginning
In addition, due to the reason of this way, Zhapu laughed that most of the lines are still fresh after the completion of the soundtrack, and even the “Fate” stand-up comics can be performed
When the reporter asked about the impression of this movie version of the heroine Sakura, Zhapu said that he liked Sakura through this work. Zhapu said that Sakura has always had a feeling of unknown origin, and has not been invited to the home of Shi Lang, probably the type that will be said by friends, “Are you okay?” But Sakura, although it has pity, is a type that is difficult to substitute for feelings
However, this time, Zhapu thinks that the description of Sakura, which started in the middle school era, is quite detailed. At the same time, it is a good description of the past of Sakura and Shiro, and it is easier for the audience to stand in the perspective of Sakura. In fact, she is only seeking a place for redemption. This person really likes Shi Lang and so on, which naturally leads to the idea that she does not want to lose this place. And this kind of feeling that makes the audience able to protect her without any sense of disobedience, she must have a happy mood, and Zhapu feels very good
Finally, Zhapu said that as a woman and a member of the production team, she did not know the idea of “not good, Sakura is cute” in the process of production, so she thought that she would watch the theatrical version for the first time. The audience of HF, after watching the cute and pitiful of this cherry, should also be frankly wanting to help her!
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