Beethoven Reborn - Episode 16
Beethoven Reborn Episode 016
6. 5Sal, where music is needed(1)
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“haha. What is the hardship.”
Bae Dobin's hat was turned around and Sakamoto Ryoichi looked satisfied..
Nakamura, Exton's general manager, filled a wine glass and handed it to him as he sat on the sofa..
“Ah, thank you.”
“How was it??”
“what?”
“Dobin..”
“iced coffee.”
Ryoichi Sakamoto seemed to think about it for a moment in response to Nakamura's cautious question..
“Wrong.”
“yes?”
Nakamura was surprised by the unexpected answer..
I was confident that Bae Do-bin would receive good reviews from Ryoichi Sakamoto, a genius in modern music..
However, contrary to his worries, a truly unexpected answer came out..
“I wanted to teach him, but it didn't seem necessary. We'll be content just making music together..”
“What do you mean by that?……
“I heard and felt the resurrection. Dobin's music is already complete. There is no room for me to dare interfere. I was able to confirm it today. Didn’t you also listen to Dobin’s performance??”
Nakamura never imagined that such a review would come from great musician Ryoichi Sakamoto..
He expected that he would receive good reviews, but it seemed like Bae Do-bin was already being recognized as an equal to him as a musician..
Ryoichi asked Nakamura, who was dumbfounded, again..
“What do you think is the request that performers are most reluctant to ask?.”
“well.”
“It's Beethoven.”
Seeing the expression on his face that said he didn't really know what he was talking about, Ryoichi chuckled and continued talking..
“If you do well, you'll get your money's worth. All of Beethoven's songs are like that. I can't quite figure out how to play it well. However, Mr. Dobbin did not hesitate to play Beethoven's D minor in response to my performance. Do you know what that means??”
Nakamura shook his head..
“What does it mean?”
“He is confident in his music. In your own playing. Tempe Strane, composed by Beethoven after overcoming his most difficult times. Is there any other song that represents Beethoven better than that? I chose that song as a song to reveal myself. ha ha ha.”
“My job is simply to point out where the genius needs his music. It's absurd to teach. ha ha ha!”
Japanese great musician Ryoichi Sakamoto, smiling brightly, looked really happy..
Nakamura looked at him like that and was filled with an unknown hope..
Fourth day.
Ryoichi Sakamoto once again invited me to his studio..
Producer Himura, who suddenly took on the role of interpreter, seemed to have no choice while he was busy and left a young lady as his substitute interpreter and headed somewhere..
There were many interesting-looking objects, and there were musical instruments I had never seen before, so I was completely fascinated by them..
“Man, what is this??”
Judging by the strings, it is a stringed instrument and looks like a lute..
When I showed interest, Samakoto Ryoichi, who had heard what the interpreter said, followed it up with an object that made a sound called a 'speaker' and then heard something like a 'mysterious lute' or something like that..
Jiyiing-
He held the string with his hand and ripped the center, making a loud noise..
My eyes are about to pop out..
I watched Ryoichi Sakamoto's demonstration in fascination, thinking that such powerful performance is possible..
I was greatly shocked by that demonic voice that seemed to pierce my lungs and made my heart pound..
“Smoke on the Water. It's a famous song by Deep Pur Pie. Is this your first time hearing the sound of an electric guitar??”
nodded.
The song 'Smoke on the Water', which started with a serious theme, was enough to instantly captivate me..
Since I had never felt this weight before, I asked them to play this free song once again..
“It would be better to listen to the original song if possible..”
Ryoichi Sakamoto put the CD into the audio system and played 'Smoke on the Water'..
‘ iced coffee.’
Those 6 minutes were the most shocking time since I was reborn..
[Viewed a new genre.]
［Name: Bae Do-bin] ［Ludwig van Beethoven］
［Age: 4 years old］［56 years old］
［Title: Malicious (樂聖))］
［ability］
［Composition: 99 (Complete)] [Lyricist: 17 (Beginner))］
［Arrangement: 96 (Complete)] [Pitch: 84 (Full): Penalty
［genre］
［Classic: 91 (free level)］
［Agitation: 59 (Union Level)］
［Pop: 03 (cognitive stage)］
［Rock: 01 (cognitive stage)］
［View major categories: 4］
Strange letters keep popping up in my mind, but now I'm too lazy to react to them so I just put them away..
“haha. Dobin seems very surprised..”
“yes. It's huge.”
This is truly a bold attempt..
It had a uniqueness that was different from the music I knew and aimed for, and yet it was a song that had the proper form of music..
“Did Dobin only listen to classical music? It's a rare case. … … Oh, she said her mother enjoyed listening to classical music..”
“yes. But I also heard a nursery rhyme..”
Now that I had a vague idea of what modern people were talking about, I nodded..
“haha. It's amazing..”
No matter what Ryoichi Sakamoto said, I couldn't stay still after listening to the previous song..
I sat down at the mini piano Ryoichi had prepared for me and began pouring out the emotions I had just felt..
Diriririn diriririn-
Create harmony by extracting notes according to the emotion..
Even if the work is improvised, it is certainly in its purest form..
Approximately 4 or 5 minutes passed?.
Before I forgot, I wrote down the theme of the improvisation I played on the sheet music..
“Just in case……
When Ryoichi Sakamoto spoke to me, I looked up and saw that he looked a little shocked..
“Did you play it impromptu??”
I nodded and pressed the keys again to continue the theme, but Ryoichi Sakamoto kept making noise in Japanese..
“I can't believe it. What kind of pitch does he have... … . No, it's not impossible, but only people who have been doing music for a long time and have an established framework will be able to do it..”
“Man, shhh!”
“Ah, I'm sorry. haha.”
I focused on writing sheet music again..
Then.
I thought back to the song I had heard and started arranging it so I could play it on the piano..
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“LOL. No, it was a good time..”
Ryoichi Sakamoto, who saw off Dobin Bae returning to his dorm, had tea time with Nakamura, Exton's general manager..
As Nakamura, he couldn't help but look forward to seeing what influence Ryoichi Sakamoro, known as the master of Japanese and modern music, would have on Dobin Bae..
This was because he was the best prospect to lead the Japanese market, where the Exton and Classic markets were in crisis..
“hmm… … . It's a strange thing.”
“what is strange?”
“I'm talking about Mr. Dobin. I can't believe it at all. I already recognized him as a musician..”
Nakamura swallowed his saliva after hearing Ryoichi Sakamoto's words..
“The more you know, the more amazing your friend is. Do you know what I did with Mr. Dobin today??”
“what did you do?”
“You won't believe it unless you're together. A child who heard rock music for the first time arranged it into a piano song. It feels completely different, no, even the topic is different, but anyone can tell.
It was a song. Take a look at this sheet music.”
Even though he does not work as a musician, Nakamura, a former music student, thought it was just perfect..
Although it's still hard to recognize.
“Is this the song Dobin wrote today??”
“Looking at your reaction, it seems like you are very depressed. … … If you were to play that song, how would you play it?.”
Nakamura, who had been looking at the score for a while, stood up..
“I'm embarrassed in front of the teacher, but would you mind if you excuse me??”
Ryoichi Sakamoto nodded, and Nakamura sat down at the piano..
It was a pretty good performance since he had once graduated from the piano department..
When Nakamura finished playing, Ryoichi suggested that they switch places..
“Compare what you played with what I played..”
“yes.”
Even after the performance, Nakamura couldn't figure out what Ryoichi wanted to say..
However, there was a clear difference between Nakamura's interpretation of the song and Ryoichi Sakamoto's interpretation of the song..
When Ryoichi mentioned that, Nakamura raised a question..
“Well, since the teacher is much better than me, there is bound to be a difference, right??”
“no. It's not like that..”
Returning to the table, Ryoichi Sakamoto took a sip of tea and opened his mouth..
“What do you think is the biggest difference between music of the past and present??”
“……Different classes of people enjoy it?”
“It's not a wrong answer. It's similar to my thoughts. Music has been a commodity since classical times. After a time when only a few aristocrats enjoyed music, music reached the public..”
Since Ryoichi Sakamoto's speech seemed like it would be long, Nakamura also sat down..
“Music that became a product had to have ‘constancy’. With the emergence of storage media, this became possible, and as the genres of music diverged, modern music became clearer. Just like a product.”
Nakamura was able to agree to some extent with Ryoichi's words..
In commercial music, other than classical music, there was very little change in the interpretation of the song..
This is because a product must have consistency..
“Recently, such new songs have been coming out in the classical music world... … Dobbin's score makes me feel like I'm in the romantic era, or rather, somewhere between classical and romantic. This rich sensibility and formal beauty. But at the same time, it is a song with depth that can be interpreted differently depending on the viewer..”
“I do not know.”
“haha. I didn't say this hoping for understanding. This is just my impression, so listen carefully. … … hmm. Now that I think about it, I don't think we can say it's in the middle..”
Sakamoto cleared his throat for a moment and continued..
“Resurrection, fatherly love, overflowing joy, and the thoughts that come to mind when I listen to Dobbin's improvisation today are definitely classical. A classicist oriented toward the romantic era..”
“It sounds like you're talking about Beethoven..”
“ha ha ha! Does that make sense? but. Dobin's musical talent is surprisingly biased toward that side. It seems like you have a great insight into the classics of the 19th and 20th centuries. On top of that, the ability to absorb new music is truly astonishing..”
Nakamura smiled while watching Ryoichi Sakamoto talking about Bae Do-bin..
“You look happy.”
“cancer. cancer! Have fun. Chuckle!”
Ryoichi Sakamoto nodded a few times and muttered as if he was talking to himself..
“It would also be a sin not to publicize this talent..”
“yes? I didn't hear you clearly.”
“Nope. I was just talking to myself.”
Ryoichi Sakamoto, who had paused for a moment, filled Nakamura's now empty tea cup and spoke..
“Anyway, that's what I'm saying. I have a favor to ask of Exton..”
“If you ask me for a favor?”
“I want to work with Dobin on the theme song for the movie I'm working on this time. can you help me?”
“••••••yes?”
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