Bamboo flute and shakuhachi, reading white + drama, folk songs colliding with electric sounds... The national tide music competition reality show "China Tide" jointly produced by Kugou Music and Youku has recently become popular, and has been praised by many netizens as redefining the "music national tide". Since its inception, the show has not only contributed to the "New Plum Blossom Three Alleys", "Walking the Road of Life", "Nine Children + Car" and other innovative performances, but also made national musical instruments such as The Na na and the pipa out of the circle again, and even many netizens brushed up the ancient poems on the bullet screen of the program.
When the national tide gradually occupies the C position in people's lifestyle, what is the "music national tide"? How to do "music national tide"? Recently, the reporter WeChat interviewed Zhang Yadong, a senior musician and senior musician of "China Chaoyin". For music, Zhang Yadong's attitude is professional and inclusive: "The tide comes and goes, and the music is the 12 notes." Without fusion, there will be no development, and the classics can be built on the destruction of the classics. ”
"Le Fu Ling" Zhang Yadong and Zhang Liangying Provided by the program group
Zhang Yadong appeared in Youku's WeChat group on time according to the agreed interview time, and the reporter's questions had already flocked to him. When he saw this battle, he "panicked", plus he had to catch a plane, afraid that some questions were not answered accurately in voice. Arriving at the airport, Zhang Yadong carefully wrote a text answer, which showed the musician's respect for "Chinese Chaoyin" and the music itself.
The most outstanding stage in "China Chaoyin" recently is the stage "New Plum Blossom Three Alleys" adapted by Tang Bohu Annie and the Tailor Shop Orchestra. This version not only retains the artistic conception of the original version, but also adds recitation and drama, making the layers more abundant. As a foreigner who grew up in Beijing, Tang Bohu's Chinese bite words are very clear, and there is a different flavor, and the voice line full of story sense is also very sympathetic.
And this is also a stage that Zhang Yadong recorded several episodes of the show and was most impressed: "For fans who loved this song in the past, it may not be satisfactory to change people, because most of the time, the past means ideal and beautiful." For me, it's a new song. I must have heard it before, but I wasn't too impressed, so a good song is a good song, and it has nothing to do with memories. ”、
Tang Bohu (first from the right) and the Tailor Shop Orchestra cooperated in the "New Plum Blossom Three Lanes" program group
Some netizens interpreted "Chinese Chaoyin" as "centered on the elements of traditional Chinese culture, using modern context to reshape classic works, so as to interpret the new national tide music", Zhang Yadong believes that netizens interpret it better than him. In fact, his personal exposition is also poetic: "My favorite ancient songs, paying great attention to emotions, emphasizing spirit over form, aiming at the mountains, away from the hustle and bustle." This is completely different from the current golden song creation ideas. There are also very few musical discussions that have survived from antiquity, and it is difficult to grasp the essence of ancient music. You can only feel it with the help of a small number of stories and legends, such as 'mountain flowing water'. If you want to make a kind of music accompany you in your daily life, you may first remove the mystery of rare treasures, and the national style and chinese music cannot be just a symbolic existence, not just an if and a curiosity. Being able to connect with the present also has the ability to travel through time and space, and I hope that the future in music also contains some kind of regression. ”
Zhang Yadong provided a picture of the program group on "China Chaoyin"
And many ethnic instruments bloomed on "Chinese Chaoyin", which made Zhang Yadong excited, such as Shi Rongshan playing (jazz) donna Lee made him moved, and immediately forwarded the circle of friends "Amway". A few days ago, he saw the news that Guo Yazhi had developed a guzheng transposition code in the circle of friends, and he excitedly forwarded it immediately. "I liked Shi Rongshan because I saw the video of him playing jazz with his voice, and I didn't know at the time that his voice was modified, similar to adding a button to change the pitch, which was incredible." Zhang Yadong admitted that there are many musicians in the show that he appreciates, "such as Le Linglong's unique interpretation of music and superb instrumental music level, so that each of their performances is pleasing to the eye, as well as the timbre of the shakuhachi god, the guzheng with a trace of leaves, the arrangement of the tailor's shop, almost everyone has a point of poking me." ”
As a well-known veteran musician, Zhang Yadong has participated in many music variety shows, but "China Chaoyin" is what he "especially wants to come every time he records". The diversified collision and integration of 41 groups of contestants made the program have a more inclusive interpretation of "tide" and "novelty". And these musicians who constantly try to invent and innovate on folk instruments and increase the color width and expressiveness of musical instruments are really admirable.
"This is also what I like about 'Chinese Chaoyin', being able to give the instruments and music a little chance to breathe, and the same pop songs are sometimes really annoying." Zhang Yadong said.
"Nine Children + Car" stage Program group courtesy of the picture
Of course, a show is bound to encounter a variety of voices. Some netizens feel that these songs are very burning and very national, and some netizens feel that the adaptation is not as good as the classic old songs, or it is too sunny and white, not enough for the public. In this regard, Zhang Yadong replied very calmly: "I don't know who will like it, who doesn't like it, and I don't want to explain anything, in short, I tried my best." ”
But one thing is certain, for China's "chaoyin", he feels that everyone needs to work together and find it together.