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Over the years, Renly has never given up on music creation. Intermittently, inspiration always flows and is recorded in different ways..
Some creations are complete, while others are still incomplete..
For example, on the night of the Tony Awards two years ago, he achieved the greatness of EGOT, but fell into the confusion of being cold at the top. He left the award ceremony to try to find some fresh air. The feeling of suffocation and confusion made him feel uncomfortable. Losing yourself on the streets of New York leads to inspiration.
“First things first (Frist-Thing-Frist)", and there is also an unnamed melody. Neither of these two songs has been completed, and some gaps have been filled intermittently, especially the former, the chorus has been completely composed. , but the whole is still in a incomplete state.
Of course, overall, there are more completed works. If completed and semi-finished products are included, Renly now has at least more than eighty works in his hands - compared to those professional singers, this is naturally nothing. It’s just a sprinkling of water; but for professional actors, the amount is very considerable.
Now, what Renly needs to do is to select the works suitable for the next album among the mountains of works. This is why it is so important to determine the concept and core of the album..
Once you have decided on the album concept, you can start selecting the tracks to see which finished products can be selected, which semi-finished products need to be completed, and whether you need to collect songs from other songwriters.——
In case Renly's existing creations don't fit the album concept they've conceived, Renly will either have to temporarily re-create the songs, or collect the songs through channels. This is a perfectly normal working pattern..
Although George Strand still prefers Renly to complete the creation of the entire album, if Renly really lacks inspiration, it is not surprising to seek other possibilities. Including Ed Sheeran, Mumford Son, Kay Renly also has many friends in the music circle, including Dee Perry, Justin Timberlake, etc. They are also singer-songwriters, and they can work together to create songs, sing songs together, and so on..
In the next period of time, Renly and George became busy in the recording studio..
After looking through Renly's creative notebook, George came up with an interesting idea：
Just like Bob Dylan back then, he gradually shifted from folk songs to rock and roll, but he still mixed his own understanding of folk songs, but incorporated more elements into the use of instruments, which is somewhat similar to the music style of the Monforth Sons. Between folk and rock, but further than "Don Quixote".
The reason for this choice is mainly because Renly's creations are clearer and more open. Using different instruments to create resonance sparks can often give the melody more ductility and make the emotions richer. More importantly, This can extend the story of "Don Quixote".
Just like...Icarus.
In ancient Greek mythology, Daedalus was a great artist. The world admired his artwork very much, but his vanity, jealousy and hatred made him fall into darkness. Daros was worried that Talos might surpass him, so he brutally killed Talos.
Daedalus was found guilty, but he managed to escape before being imprisoned. In panic, he lost his way and finally came to Crete, where he found the local king Minos and settled here, becoming the Minos. North's friend, was regarded as a famous artist and was greatly respected..
Despite this, Daedalus missed his hometown day by day, and he felt that the Minos Empire did not trust him and lacked sincerity in his treatment of others, so he did not want to waste his life on an isolated island. He had to find a way to escape. After careful consideration, he was happy came up with a brilliant idea：
Although Crete has blocked roads and waterways, he can still leave by air.
So Daedalus began to collect and sort out feathers, large and small, and then trapped the feathers in the middle with twine, and sealed the ends with beeswax; finally, the feathers were slightly curved, completely like bird wings..
At that time, Daedalus married a local woman in Crete and had a son named Icarus..
Icarus liked to stand beside him and help his father work with his little hands. When Daedalus was about to leave, he decided to take his son away with him..
“You have to be careful." Daedalus warned, "You must fly in mid-air. If you fly too low, your wings will touch the seawater, get stained by the seawater, become heavy, and you will be dragged into the sea; while flying If it is too high, the feathers of the wings will catch fire because they are close to the sun." Daedalus said as he bound the wings to his son, but his hands were shaking slightly. Finally, he gave Icarus a kiss..
The two men fluttered their wings and began to fly. Daedalus flew in front, caring for Icarus like an old bird flying with its fledglings..
At first, things went smoothly, but Icarus was so happy that he felt that his flight was very light and he couldn't help but feel proud. So he flew higher and faster, forgetting everything, and then the punishment came - the sun melted the beeswax, The feathers on the wings began to loosen.
Before Icarus noticed, the wings had completely spread out and rolled down from his shoulders. The unfortunate child could only use his hands to paddle desperately in the air, but it was of no avail. He fell headlong and finally fell into the sea. In an instant, he was swallowed up by the stormy waves and drowned..
It all happened so fast that Daedalus didn't notice it at all. When he turned around, he only saw feathers floating on the sea..
People always think that Icarus was too proud and too blind. His arrogance buried his life. At the same time, he also used his own life to atone for his father's murder of Talos. The cause and effect cycle, after all, he could not escape the sanction of fate; but Renly saw something different in this tragic figure.：
Becoming proud because of too much love, becoming blind because of being too devoted, so that you lose yourself, embracing the sun like a moth to a flame, and in the end... both jade and stone will be destroyed..
This can be seen as a tragic figure further than Don Quixote, and it can also be seen as a reflection of every artist. They are all so arrogant, immersed in their own world, forgetful, and even have wrong ideas. , and then burn your life to pieces.
Renly, too..
He created countless histories and miracles, and he had achievements that ordinary people could not imagine. However, he was lost in the emptiness and difficulties of the power structure. Once, he thought he was Ulysses, just like the "Drunken Country Ballad" Like Le'Veon Davis, he goes around in circles, eventually returns to where he started, and keeps taking steps; but in fact, he is just Icarus, losing himself step by step in self-confidence and pride..
He hoped that he could go through the vicissitudes of life like Ulysses and still find his way home at the end, but at least not now - at this moment, he was just Icarus, his wings were melted to pieces by the sun, and he kept flapping his hands. Trying to control his body was in vain. The pull of gravity made him fall continuously, so that he could not find the way and direction to go home..
From acting to music, from folk songs to rock...from Don Quixote to Icarus, Renly is trying to find himself in his rapid fall..
The genre between folk and rock is also a reflection of Renly's confused state of mind - clues can be seen from Renly's creation. Obviously, it is not just the result of "Rogue One" Confusion, that kind of confusion, slowly fermented and grew over the past four years, and finally bloomed amidst the power constraints of "Rogue One". It went from quantitative to qualitative change, and truly shook Renly's thoughts..
In this way, the core concept of the new album was determined：
“Icarus”.
Icarus, who was falling, kept flapping his hands, trying to save himself.
After finalizing the theme concept of the album, Renly officially started to get busy, selecting songs, completing the creation, and integrating the album. All the work started step by step..
Unexpectedly but reasonably, there are more works that fit the theme in Renly's creations than imagined - as mentioned above, this kind of confusion does not happen in a day or two, and musical inspiration never comes. Lying can always reflect the truest inner feelings of the creator.
Including the two tracks that made the EGOT night possible, in fact, they have not been completed until now. This is also a signal in itself..
No matter what, the focus of Renly's life shifted significantly, and then stabilized again, and he plunged into the world of music creation step by step..
Compared with the release of "Don Quixote" four years ago, Renly is definitely different now - even though Renly has only released one album so far, he can still only be regarded as a guest "part-time" singer; but As long as Renly gives the nod, major music companies are eager to pay for the album.
No one can miss Renly.
However, Renly still chose Studio Eleven. No surprise.
The cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant when it came to the release and promotion of "Don Quixote". Teddy Bell from Eleven Studios has left a deep impression on Renly to this day; now Renly has no reason to choose another record company - although They may have richer resources and more powerful promotions, but these have never been the focus of Renly's pursuit, nor the focus of George Strand's attention..
In order to ensure the purity of "Icarus", Studio Eleven is still the best choice.
What's more, George and Renly still believe that "Icarus" is the same as "Don Quixote", so they should not put too much hope in market performance..
Even though Renly's fame has now swept the world, fame is one thing, and album sales are another: niche albums that cannot impress the audience are difficult to open up the situation actively, even after the rebirth of Michael Jackson and the reunion of the Beatles , and it remains the same.
Therefore, it is better to forget about the marketing and public relations for the time being and concentrate on the album production. Everything is the same as before..
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