Movie Soundtrack: The "New World" of European and American Pop Singer

◎Wang Jia

This month, the restarted Hollywood classic IP "Charlie of the Thunder" will be screened all over the country. This film is a collection of "Twilight Girl" Christine Stewart, "Aladdin" and "Princess Jasmine" Naomi. The films of Scott and Patrick Stewart in "X-Men" continue the plot of the old version of "Girls in the Thunderbolt" released in the millennium. The film has received mixed reviews since it was released, but in my opinion, the biggest highlight of the film is that it was created by Ariana Grande, the most popular and talented pop singer born in Europe and America. Grande) personally produced the original soundtrack of the movie.

Friends who are familiar with movie music know that, in general, Hollywood movies will release the soundtrack album in the movie before the movie is released, which is what we often call the original soundtrack (English Original Soundtrack, OST). This is also divided into two categories. One is the original soundtracks with epic and grand soundtracks, such as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Most of these are invited internationally renowned film music masters to compose symphonies. Style background music is simply pure music accompaniment without lyrics. On the other hand, the original soundtrack of the movie is with lyrics, and popular European and American singers are invited to create theme songs or new songs, which are then inserted into the specific plot of the film. The restarted version of "Charlie Girl" clearly falls into this category.

In order to fit this purely feminine action film, "Sister A" Ariana not only sang 5 singles of different styles, but also invited all female singers, including Nicki Minaj and Victoria. Monet is a good sister who has collaborated many times, as well as new music stars such as Danielle Bradbery and Anitta, and even included a new remix of the veteran queen Donna Summer's 1979 hot single "Bad Girl". The most outstanding part of the album is the theme song "Don’t Call Me Angel", which appeared several times in the film, and invited Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey to sing the theme song. "Sister A" Ariana has become the hottest singer in the new generation with a high and wide range and a dolphin sound comparable to the predecessor Mariah Carey, supplemented by maverick and varied styles of "Mai Grain" and music The wind is famous for its "mourning", and the lazy and melancholy "Sister Da Lei" in her voice, but the three people who are not related to each other burst out "wonderful harmony" through this song. In all fairness, in the face of the reality that the film’s box office in North America and China has been unspeakable since its release, the original soundtrack of "Charlie's Girl" seems a bit overwhelming due to the collaboration of many music stars.

In recent years, it has become normal for outstanding European and American pop musicians to get involved in the field of movie soundtracks. Different from the previous mode of operating around asking for a song and then interspersing it in the plot of the film, now the soundtrack of Hollywood blockbusters has begun to enter a new form: inviting a popular singer to coordinate the production of the entire record. The producer unifies and coordinates the resources according to his personal understanding of the film. In addition to inviting singers he thinks to be suitable to sing to create new sparks, the biggest advantage of this mode is that it can ensure a high degree of consistency for the entire original soundtrack. With the help of the singer's own influence, he became an additional booster for the film's box office.

started after the millennium. In 2005, P.Diddy, a hip-hop tycoon, created a star-studded soundtrack for Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s gangster film "Jedi Men 2" The movie has a lot of color. This album gathers stars such as Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, etc. The influence has long surpassed the category of the original soundtrack, and it is still hip-hop. One of the classic albums talked about in rap circles. At the beginning of next year, the "Jedi Men 3" will continue to be finalized. While looking forward to the hilarious "puffing and teasing" of the two protagonists, who will inject musical elements into this hip-hop cop blockbuster? This is another highlight of the film.

Another classic case about the original soundtrack of a movie is the music-themed animation "Tangling" released in 2016 and produced by DreamWorks. The soundtrack produced by the "Pop Music President" Justin Timberlake participated in the dubbing and personally produced it, which contributed to the film's global success. Justin Timberlake went from his debut as a Disney child star to becomingThe lead singer of the group NSYNC (Super Boy), who is popular all over the world, has made great achievements in personal development after flying solo. Its successful track has become a legend of European and American pop music. Thanks to his huge fan base and huge market appeal around the world, the theme song of the film "Can't Stop The Feeling" sung by him has been around the world before the movie was released. "Domination" and finally won the "Best Film and Television Song Award" at the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017. The soundtrack of the film produced by him was invited to join hands with popular female singers such as Gwen Stefani and "Sister A" Ariana, which successfully transformed an animated soundtrack album into a best-selling pop record.

Now, the film sequel "Tangling 2" has been set for next year, and the producer of the original soundtrack is still Justin who voices the actor Bran. In the video trailer that has been announced, the storyline of the sequel will include more music genres such as rock, rap, etc. This also gives Justin as a producer more room for his creativity and perhaps even the music genre. The cross-border play between the two is more comfortable. It is foreseeable that the original soundtrack of this movie will set off a new wave of heat in European and American pop music circles next year. When

mentions the successful original soundtrack of this year, we have to mention the Marvel series "Black Panther". The film has become a dark horse that stands out in the entire Marvel series because of its excellent soundtrack. The customized soundtrack album "Damn" won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018; the new generation of black singer Kendrick Lamar became the first non-classical and non-jazz musician to win the award since the establishment of this award. This film soundtrack, which was sung by a number of black R&B and hip-hop rap stars, and incorporated African music elements into the soundtrack not only won the music critics, fans and movie fans, but also won the 61st edition in 2019. Lamy’s best original film and television music album, "Black Panther" became the first film in the Marvel Universe series to win a Grammy Music Award.

Whether in cartoons, action movies, or comics, the original soundtracks produced by pop stars have gradually penetrated into many movie categories. The diversification of movie styles also gave birth to the possibility of these musicians trying to cross-border genres in new fields. Once, a good movie theme song is enough to make us remember the whole movie, such as Celine Dion’s well-known "Titanic" theme song "My Heart Will Go On", Whitney Houston for the movie "I Will Always Love You" sung by "Bodyguard" and so on, even if the movie's segments are blurred in memory, the familiar melody always echoes in my mind. Today, when the record industry is no longer in its glory, musicians with more cross-border channels and resources are no longer satisfied with singing a film theme song, but trying to create a film with a personal musical imprint and suitable for the film. The theme of diversified music albums has also become their "New World". For those of us who love movies and music, it is undoubtedly an extra benefit.