Chapter 115 Splicing Song
Mo Bei's words were like a thunderclap that shocked everyone.
A patchwork song is a song composed of songs of different genres. Unlike regular pop songs that blend diverse elements, the style of a patchwork song often changes abruptly, perhaps transitioning from intense rap to R&B the next.
This type of music is quite common in K-pop, but audience acceptance varies greatly. Some artists' mashups can become huge hits and top the annual charts, while others are met with widespread criticism and condemnation.
In addition to the singer's ability to control this musical style, there are naturally also problems with the production of the song itself.
Those patchwork songs that never become popular often have a fatal flaw: either poor mixing or the arrangement and vocals clash, making them extremely loud and jarring. A good patchwork song, despite being pieced together, maintains a coherent structure. A bad patchwork song, on the other hand, can feel forced and forced, seemingly for the sake of being pieced together.
This is what fans joke about as the difference between spliced songs and welded songs.
The former may seem like a mixture of elements at first glance, but it actually conforms to musical logic, while the latter is purely forced without any attention to detail.
Good fusion songs are like stir-fried beef tenderloin with mango and sweet and sour pork with pineapple. To those who haven't tried these dishes, mixing fruit and meat together might seem like a murky, mishmash of ingredients. But once you taste them, you'll discover that the slightly sweet and sour flavor of the fruit actually enhances the meat, adding a unique flavor.
But the worst splicing song is the cafeteria dark dish like strawberry chocolate pot-fried pork, which looks very innovative at first glance but is actually bullshit.
It can be said that making a song together is a gamble. Before the final product is released, no one knows whether it will be pineapple sweet and sour pork or strawberry chocolate pot-baked pork.
Zhong Gaoyi was stunned for a moment, "Brother Mo Nan, are you serious?"
"Of course." Mo Bei nodded slightly: "The competition stage needs to pursue novelty, and spliced songs can bring novelty to the audience's listening experience. And we can also make a big fuss about the choreography according to the different styles of the song sections."
Zhong Gaoyi: “…”
That's true, but it's too risky. If things go wrong, their innovation could become the key to their loss...
As if noticing the hesitation on Zhong Gaoyi's face, Mo Bei spoke up, "I know you're worried that doing a medley of songs in the finals is too risky. But sometimes taking risks is necessary."
"Yes, Xiao Zhong." Zheng Xingye put his hand on his shoulder. "We can't be so pessimistic. After all, we haven't even started yet. How can we know if it will work if we don't try?"
"Besides, we've never tried this style of music before. Now that we have this opportunity to express ourselves freely, it would be a shame not to give it a try!"
"Besides, when it comes to competitions, if you lose, you lose. After all, we've already made it to the finals. At the very least, we can get third place."
"Instead of chasing that position, it's better to have fun."
Zheng Xingye had always been open-minded and relaxed. After a few words of his guidance, Zhong Gaoyi, who had been hesitant, suddenly saw the light. Meanwhile, the others quickly made their decision.
Yi Chuheng: "I think Xingye is right. Since this is the last round of competition, we should follow our heart."
Lei Lie: "I have no objection."
Bai Li: "Although I haven't heard the splicing song, I think it's quite interesting."
Tao Xiaotie crunched his potato chips and said, "I'm fine with either. You decide."
Sheng Yanyu looked at the others and said, "If you have no objections, then let's do as Brother Mo Nan says."
Mo Bei nodded slightly, then looked at Bai Li: "You're lucky, come and draw."
Bai Li: “……?!”
Others don't know, but you do? His good fortune is simply due to cheating with magic...
However, in front of so many people, he still didn't tell the truth. He just looked at everyone and said, "I've never heard of a patchwork song, and I don't understand music theory like composition and arrangement. What elements do you think a patchwork song should have?"
Zheng Xingye: "Hip-hop?"
Sheng Yanyu: "house?"
Xu Tingchuan: "Rock."
Yi Chuheng: "R&B."
Lei Lie: “Reggae?”
Bai Li: “…”
When he didn't ask.
Giving up on getting answers from other teammates, Bai Li looked at Mo Bei.
Mo Bei thought for a moment and said, "It's all fine. But it's better to add some rap."
Bai Li gave up asking and made up his mind to grab something on the table.
He opened the three notes in his palm and saw that they read:
“Hip-hop, R&B, bass.”
Seeing the words on the note, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I didn't get any weird content. These three musical elements are widely used in ordinary modern pop music, not to mention spliced songs.
After determining the music genre and the elements that need to be used, it can be confirmed that this is a very exciting hip-hop and R&B dance music.
After finding his creative focus, Mo Bei immediately immersed himself in the practice room to write songs. Meanwhile, the other members also began to finalize the members of the sub-group and the repertoire for their performances.
"Brother Mo Nan is busy composing new songs. I'm afraid the team won't have time to participate."
Sheng Yanyu looked at everyone: "What do you think?"
Yi Chuheng stroked his chin and said, "Originally, I wanted to use the team's strong alliance strategy to make the scene more exciting. But since Brother Mo Nan doesn't have time, let's just go with the pure appearance route."
As soon as these words were spoken, the others looked over with dangerous eyes.
Seeing this, Yi Chuheng realized that his previous words were ambiguous, and quickly made amends: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting anyone. Our team is full of handsome guys. It's just that my original idea was to let the team go the route of pure strength. Now I think it's more appropriate to go the idol route."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Xingye coughed heavily, puffed out his chest, and looked like "I am an idol, come and choose me."
Sheng Yanyu nodded, "Then let Lei Lie and Bai Li go. They have a lot of fans who like their looks."
Lei Lie: “!!!”
Bai Li: “???”
As the weakest member of the team, Bai Li never expected that this task would fall on him.
Before he could open his mouth to refuse, he heard Yi Chuheng beside him narrow his eyes and smile teasingly, "Not only do they have a lot of fans for their looks, but they also have a lot of fans for their couple."
CP fans are always present in TV dramas and reality shows. In the idol circle, their presence should not be underestimated either.
This includes but is not limited to matchmaking within and outside the team. A 10-man team like Originore can create 45 pairings. And within these 45 pairs, there are also popular and unpopular ones.
The CP of Lei Lie and Bai Li is a very popular one, and has always been among the top five CPs in the Originore team.
The remaining four teams are Jiang Mo Nan and Bai Li, Jiang Mo Nan and Lei Lie, Yi Chu Heng and Xu Tingchuan, and Cui Jun Xi and Zheng Xingye.
While the popularity of couples fluctuates like the waves, generally depending on the popularity of the idols themselves and the interactions between the members, there have been several occasions when Bai Li and Lei Lie's "Bai Suzhen under the Leifeng Pagoda" couple has even topped the team's popularity charts.
In this case, packing these two into a small team will definitely attract the attention of fans and audiences.
So, with the strong support of a group of people, Bai Li and Lei Lie became members of the performance team.
No matter how unwilling I am, I still have to do it in the end because the minority obeys the majority.
However, Bai Li, who was dragged into this by his teammates, would not let the culprit get away with it.
He said seriously, "You can let me join the team to perform, but you all know my singing skills. Are you sure you can leave the team's bonus stage to me and Lei Lie?"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
!!!
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. Bai Li is tone-deaf! While Lei Lie's abilities are balanced, he can't carry the entire team by himself. Therefore, they definitely need a member who can sing. After all, the program requires a minimum of three members in a small team.
After a long time, Yi Chuheng sighed and said, "Okay, I'll join in too."
Seeing that his plan succeeded, Bai Li immediately smiled.
Therefore, Originore's team was finally finalized to consist of Bai Li, Lei Lie, and Yi Chuheng.
Originally, Sheng Yanyu wanted to join out of his sense of responsibility as captain, but was strongly rejected by Bai Li.
The reason was simple: once the captain joined, the dance's movement and choreography would inevitably become more complex. Bai Li didn't want to push the limits any further. So, the other party had no choice but to give up, leaving the team's work to the three of them to work on privately.
On the other side, after two days of hard work, Mo Bei's patchwork song finally took shape.
Songwriting is not an easy task, especially for beginners.
But Mo Bei had been composing his own songs since his solo career in his previous life. He set a goal of producing at least two songs a week. Quality aside, quantity was a must.
Over time, not only the quantity but also the quality of his songs has gradually improved. It's no longer too difficult for him to write a medley in two or three days. The only problem is that the songs are still half-finished and lack fine-tuning.
But he is not worried about these things because he still has teammates.
As usual, the lyrics went to Zheng Xingye. This time, the song featured a long rap section, perfect for him and the team's two leading rappers. The choreography was once again handed over to the team's leading dancers. Everyone offered suggestions, I came up with ideas, and we ultimately completed the stage design for this song together.
Although this process took some time, fortunately the members finally caught up with the progress.
Meanwhile, Freez, a top boy band from Japan, debuted seven years ago and, during their busiest days, once prepared 10 songs and dances in a single day. Therefore, preparing two performances within two weeks wasn't a difficult feat. Furthermore, the production team also stated that sub-groups could sing their own songs.
Although LEVELUP is a newcomer who debuted for a year, they have performed various special stages at major award ceremonies at the end of the year, so they are quite experienced.
Therefore, with the exception of Originore, the other two sub-groups chose to perform pieces that their members had previously performed. Having prior experience also saved time in preparation. As the schedule progressed, each group's practice progress gradually accelerated.
Bai Li and the other two who were forced to do this will face even greater pressure.
Taking Bai Li's vocal ability into consideration, they chose a relatively simple and popular song and performed some secondary choreography. Meanwhile, they were also practicing the group's patchwork song.
There was a small team in the morning and a large team in the afternoon. Bai Li felt that he had never been so busy during the competition.
Fortunately, the hard work will eventually pay off.
It wasn't until the latest episode of the show was aired that fans and viewers saw the behind-the-scenes footage of the members practicing, and their expectations for the Originore team and sub-team performances instantly reached their highest point.
They can't wait to see the finals stage!
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