1166 chance meeting
Whether it’s the boxing brothers, Ben Bennett or Marcus Malmford, they are all pure musicians..
Ben Bennett, whose real name is Joseph Burnett, is a grassroots music creator who grew up in the 1960s, was involved in the 1970s, and became famous in the 1980s. In the music industry Among them, he gave himself a nickname, "T-Bone (T-bone steak)", which unexpectedly made him famous, and gradually became what people called him..
This music creator has always insisted on producing folk, bluegrass, country and other grassroots music. He has many similarities with George Strand, but unfortunately, as a singer, Benn's talent has never been able to truly blossom. Although the brilliance occupies a place in the industry, it is far from being called "thunder and lightning" to ordinary music fans.”.
Later, Benn gradually retreated behind the scenes and turned to producer work. Only then did he really shine and explore his potential. Collaboration partners include The-Who, Roy Orbison -Orbison) and so on, has achieved brilliant results that far exceed the career of a singer..
After that, Benn made friends with Ethan Coen and was invited to produce the soundtrack of "The Three Kings". His career ushered in the golden period. In terms of the production of original film music, his talent was fully utilized. vividly.
“Works such as "Walk Along with the Song", "Crazy Heart" and the TV series "Music Country" ushered in an era of great career success for him, and he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Crazy Heart"; it will be broadcast soon in 2014 TV series "True Detective", and he also composed all the soundtracks.
This time, the song selection and arrangement opinions during the creation stage of "Drunk Country Ballads" all came from Benn. Next, Benn will also cooperate with a group of actors/singers to further complete the production of the original soundtrack..
Although Benn has a close relationship with the film industry, in fact, he has almost no chance to meet actors - if it is not a musical movie, the creators of soundtracks and original songs rarely need to meet actors. Strictly speaking, he still is a musician.
As for Marcus Malmford, he is more professional and dedicated. He is purely a singer and comes from a band that is indispensable in the rise of folk music in the past two years. Marcus is a guitarist and drummer. , also the lead singer.
MumfordSons, the name comes from Marcus’s surname, Mumford, and the other members are not Marcus’s children, just band members. Founded in 2007, In just a few short years, this British indie-folk band has achieved incredible success.
By the way, Marcus is only two years older than Renly.
In people's fixed impression, it seems that folk songs belong to the melodies of those middle-aged vicissitudes. Only after experiencing the ups and downs of life can one truly compose music that touches the soul, but this is not the case. Not only now, but also in the 1960s That's not the case either. Bob Dylan released his first album when he was twenty-one and became famous when he was twenty-two..
Monfort Sons has now released two albums, with Marcus as one of the main songwriters. Both albums have gained rave reviews from music critics all over the world, and their rise is like a rocket..
This time, Marcus was invited to "play" the role of Mickey and will appear in his first and probably only movie with his voice..
It’s interesting to know about Marcus joining the cast of “The Balladeer.”.
The Coen brothers and Renly began to discuss the suitable candidate for the role of Mickey. Since he only needs to sing two songs and does not need to appear in the camera, a pure folk singer can be invited to play the role..
The first person that came to Joel's mind was Bon-Iver, but Ethan didn't think that was a good idea..
Renly's opinion is that Bon-Iver is an excellent choice, but not the best choice.
According to his own conception and setting, LeVine and Mickey should be similar in age.
On the road to realizing their dream of folk songs, the two walked side by side, starting from scratch, learning guitar together, learning to compose together, and recording albums together. They were not only partners, but also friends. This experience had a profound impact on the songs they sang together, and LeVine's emotional changes are crucial.
Therefore, Mickey should preferably be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old..
This has a premise.
Historically, in 1961, Bob Dylan had just turned twenty and Dave Van Ronk was only twenty-five. There was only a five-year age difference between the two..
During the character setting stage, the Coen brothers did not think about this at all. After Renly was determined not to be cast due to his schedule, it was completely rare in Hollywood for people in their mid-twenties to be able to satisfy the choices of actors and singers at the same time. So they gave up on that completely, which brought Oscar Isaac to the final round - he's thirty-four years old..
After many twists and turns, Renly joins the cast.
During Renly's character communication with the Coen brothers, he revealed more important factors in the character's setting. This also reminded the Coen brothers that although age is not important in the movie, no one has ever mentioned it, and it has never been mentioned. The relevant impact is not shown in the plot and lines, but it is crucial to the performance and story details.
After careful consideration, the Coen brothers decided to use Renly's real age, which is twenty-three years old. This is infinitely close to the current situation of the two singers Bob and Dave in 1961 in real life. For the entire story , undoubtedly the best choice.
The Bon-Iver proposed by Joel is already thirty-one years old; this would have been a perfect choice if it had been Oscar Isaac, but now it's Renly.
Subsequently, emerging singers such as Ed Sheeran, Tom Odell, and Sufjan Stevens came into view..
Originally, Renly's personal friend Ed Sheeran had become an important candidate, but then Renly mentioned the son of Mumford, which has been very popular in the past two years. Personally, he likes Marcus Malmford very much. The voice of Ed has a bit of rock in the folk songs, which is closer to the singing voice of the second half of the 1960s, while Ed is a better combination of folk songs and pop..
Unfortunately, Renly has no personal relationship with the Blessed Sons, so an invitation would be very difficult..
To this end, the Coen brothers found Justin Timberlake.
Justin did not push back and took up the responsibility of contacting Marcus without saying a word. Unfortunately, he received a regretful reply. Son of Blessed is now on a world tour, which will start in December at the end of the year and will continue until this year. summer vacation, so I can’t spare time in a short period of time.
It's a schedule issue again. But this is Hollywood. Top people are always full of countless jobs. "Avengers" is a typical example. The shooting time must be negotiated, negotiated, and negotiated again. Just one schedule is enough to make the crew overwhelmed..
Although I'm embarrassed, I can't do anything about it.
At this moment, Carey Mulligan, who inadvertently overheard the discussion, stopped and cast a curious look, "Are you talking about Marcus from Mumford Sons?" got the Coen Brothers. After a positive reply, "If you need help, I can help you contact.”
Renly reacted immediately, "How could I forget? You should be more familiar with the British circle than me. Sorry, I should have asked you directly." Kerry and Marcus are both from the UK, and are different from Renly, they all started their careers in England. The entertainment industry seems to be very big, but it is actually very small..
Facing Renly's "sudden realization", Kerry showed a big smile and laughed happily, making everyone confused. Then she explained, "Yes, Marcus and I are very familiar with each other. We will meet often." Then, Kerry took out the necklace he had been wearing on his chest and showed the pendant on it..
that's a ring.
A trace of astonishment passed through Renly's eyes, and then he rubbed his forehead in annoyance. He remembered a detail, an important detail. When the crew met on the first day, Kerry was wearing this ring on his left ring finger. Change In other words, it's a wedding ring.
Ethan, Joel and Justin standing nearby were still confused and did not react for a moment, because they failed to notice the relevant small details on the first day, so naturally they could not interpret it further now, and then turned around and left. Kerry, all three of them cast inquiring glances at Renly..
“Marcus Malmford is Kerry's husband." Renly explained, recalling his "sudden realization" just now, a rare smile appeared on Renly's lips..
Later, they learned that Marcus and Kerry were actually pen pals when they were young, but they lost contact later. When they grew up, they accidentally met at work and got acquainted again, and then they realized that the other person was the same person in childhood. My friends, my feelings are heating up quickly and I’m falling in love quickly..
After only a few weeks of dating, the two decided to get married. In April last year, they completed their commitment to each other.
Both Marcus and Kerry have very low-key personalities. They have never made any public announcements or come into the paparazzi's sight. They just hired relatives and friends and completed life-long events in this way, so that not many people knew about it. .The same is naturally true for the crew of "Drunk Country Ballads".
After Kerry's communication, Marcus nodded and agreed to come and perform in friendship. However, he only had five days during the tour. Taking advantage of such a short gap, he came to New York, hoping to complete all the work as soon as possible - by the way You can also reunite with your wife.
But whether it is Marcus, Benn, or the boxing brothers, they are all more familiar and close to Justin, but now, Justin finds that he is of no use at all; moreover, his "lateness" has also made him a outsider.
“When did arriving at the studio fifteen minutes early become late? "Justin is full of questions now..
But there was no time to discuss it now. Justin walked forward quickly, sat down next to him, and listened, hoping to get into the rhythm of the conversation as soon as possible..
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