John UM
In “Your name. One year after the release, RADWIMPS lead singer Noda Yojiro suddenly received a message from Xin Haicheng on LINE: “I want to know if Yojiro has read this idea. If possible, I would like to hear the lyrics.” There is also a new script, which is later the “Child of the Weather.”
Before that, Xinhai never mentioned with Noda that “I am writing a new work, please come to be responsible for music.” Even when he sent the script to Noda, he did not entrust RADWIMPS to make music. He just wanted to ask Noda to express his opinions on the script with music. However, after listening to Noda’s “Loveにできることはまだあるかい” written in 3 months (for love What else can I do? After the “Big Husband” (it doesn’t matter), Xinhai is convinced: “This movie should be done.”
So, follow “Your name. After that, RADWIMPS once again joined hands with Xinhaicheng to create music for the new work “Child of the Weather”
Formerly, “Your name. “, is the first time RADWIMPS is the soundtrack. This brings them a lot of fresh experiences. The subtlety of the band’s music lies in how to construct interesting sounds with a limited number of instruments. For film music, a piece of music does not say that it can use dozens of instruments, and even the symphony orchestra can record. This is hard to achieve even if it is a 10-year band
In addition, the band music always has to take into account whether it can be reproduced at the concert, and there is no need to consider this when making the soundtrack, and play more space. Moreover, the soundtrack can also bring “the pleasure of the latter”, use music to change the atmosphere of the work, and grasp the inner part of the audience with the parts that are not visible on the screen… This is the fun that is often difficult to experience
In “The Son of the Weather”, RADWIMPS produced five songs with vocals, then “Your name.” There is one more extra. In the original PV, “Loveにできることはまだあるかい”, the lyrics of the chorus are the same as the songs. Unforgettable ears. In Noda’s view, the protagonist’s sails and Yangcai are of high purity and are sincerely confronted with important things. This attitude is the core of the world that Xinhai wants to portray. Their feelings of “this is not the end, what else can be done”, and RADWIMPS’s own emotions of “making it still possible, and what you want to convey” are full of emotions
In the recent tour, RADWIMPS also sang “Loveにできることはまだあるかい”. When the song is sung, the audience’s reaction will be particularly strong. Noda can feel that the audience is afraid to miss a word and concentrate on listening. He has been deeply touched by the fact that he has become accustomed to it and can bring such a strong impact to the audience
Another song “グランドエスケープ” (Great Escape), which was used in the trailer, sang: “I am not afraid, just keep on.” I heard this sentence. When the lyrics are heard, Xinhai feels the wonderful sense of synchronization between himself and Noda. He just wants to describe the sail as the “boy who doesn’t look back” in the lyrics
In fact, there is no such part in the music. In the process of communicating with Shinkai, Noda produced the idea of “going up a step further”. This scene was originally solved very softly, but Noda wanted to make a full blow to the feeling of rushing to another universe, and it became the current arranger. When he sent the arranger version to Xinhai, he said, “I feel that I have penetrated a layer of the atmosphere.” After Xinhai listened, he also thought: “Oh, I am also in this mood.” He took this mood. It is also reflected in the dynamic mirror. When seeing the dynamic split, Noda was convinced: “Well, this song is fine.”
The newly added part of the arrangement is performed by Miura Ito and Noda Yojiro. Xinhai said that it is enough for the audience to experience this moment in the cinema. He is worth the “son of the weather”
Noda also revealed that the original song title of “グランドエスケープ” is “夏♯マイナー” (Upgrade Summer), just like the guitar chords “G♯m” and “GM7”, it’s cool. However, this name is completely unrecognized by other members and production groups. Everyone only calls it “summer”, even in Xinhai. As a last resort, Noda had to think of another name. Because the songs of the weather are all Japanese lyrics, he wants a title with a katakana title and a big layout. He named the song “グランドエスケープ 》了了
Noda believes that few film directors value music like Xinhai. The emphasis on “sound” reflects his desire to bring “experience” to the audience. This is the same as the careful depiction of the details, which makes him feel the strong belief of Xinhai: I want the audience to enjoy the overwhelming feelings that are not experienced in ordinary life
Xinhai said that, as people say, movies are “cinema experience” and “experience” is the essence of film. To watch a movie, people don’t accept it unilaterally like watching TV, but they must take the initiative to buy tickets and go to the cinema by car. This experience feels the same as going to the amusement park for a roller coaster ride. It is not enough to bring such an experience to the audience. It is not enough to have pictures, light stories, and sounds. These must be added together. That is to say, music is indispensable in order to enhance the experience of watching movies in a cinema
Xinhai praises that the music of RADWIMPS, although only music, is enough to be an experience. Just listening to a piece of music can produce a feeling of seeing a movie. For example, when the string sounds, it will make people feel “ah, now love is born”, which can make people feel from birth to death. This is an experience that transcends the act of listening to music. In the year and a half of making “The Son of the Weather”, he became more and more like RADWIMPS
Noda said that from the first time he cooperated with Xinhai, Xinhai has not changed at all, and he is always worthy, straightforward, stubborn, sometimes even awkwardly facing the work, so it is worth trust. He feels that Xinhai and himself have a very synchronous place, and they are sure that this time they can achieve a higher level of communication and give birth to something. He is determined to do everything he can to deliver everything he has in mind after receiving the story of Xinhai. This cooperation is such a job
In the “Child of the Weather”, in addition to Noda Yojiro, there is also an actress Miura Tomoko who also participated in the song. This is because Noda intends to make new music and “your name.” “There is a difference; plus “your name. The music of the song has been covered by the voice of Noda. He wants to improve the details of the new work
Noda has listened to a variety of musical works, including the cover album “Miny%@@ かくしてわたしは, 透明からはじめることにした” that Miura has sold in the past. (In this case, I decided to start with transparency), I listed Miura on the waiting list. When Miura received the contact, he quickly sent the sample tape. The two sides began a one-year audition. Miura received the finished piece of music, and after listening to it, he sang it and sent it to Noda. Noda sent a piece of music…
In addition, just like reading the Taiwanese to understand when acting, Miura also received a dynamic mirror of Xinhai Dubbing, which is used as a reference for singing. Although it is not officially produced, the dynamic mirror has a picture and can understand the plot. As a reminder of singing, it is very full. She thinks about the meaning of the lyrics, where it appears in the story, what kind of picture is matched, how she understands the song, and imagines. She feels that whether it is singing or her own performance, it is the same, so she did her best and nothing more
It was not until the official recording of a year later that Miura saw Noda and Shinkai for the first time. Although saying hello is “the first time I met,” there is no feeling of “first meeting”, which is very wonderful
When recording, Noda did not give Miura a specific request, only let her “sing so”. Miura was not a singer, but an acting person, and walked into the studio with the same mentality as peacetime. Noda himself will play outside the music, and like Miura, he will get involved in a different field than usual. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Miura feels relaxed. It’s hard to do things that are different when you are doing peace, but it’s because of this that you can show yourself the most natural
The voice of Miura was praised by Noda and Shinkai. Noda said that she “is clearly transparent and colorless, but extremely powerful; it is clearly not imposed on people, but it can be heard.” “There is an overwhelmingly powerful force, no matter what kind of weather can be cleared.” Xinhai once said to Noda: “The moment when the sound of the song of the child is shining, it becomes the moment when the film shines.”
After the trailer of “The Son of the Weather” was released, there was no lack of praise for Miura on the Internet. Miura is of course very happy with these compliments. She said that being voiced by others in a language is a very rare experience, and perhaps there will be no second life in the future. However, her usual, not as pure as the song, but more biased towards the realist, confident to destroy everyone’s imagination of her. So, maybe you still have to talk less
References:
- Weekly Magazine, No. 33, 2019.
- “Anan” August 7th, 2019.
- 映画 “天気の子”新海诚×RADWIMPS Noda Yojiro × Miura Tsubakiインタビュー