Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 434 The West Coast felt this was a bit too direct.

Rudaus wasn't overthinking it.

There was absolutely no reading comprehension involved.

It's simply because the scene in the trailer where the protagonist watches Hua play the piano from behind is just too iconic.

In a movie that isn't about music, if a character plays the piano, there's almost no dialogue.

That must mean there is non-verbal communication involved.

Music, on the other hand, is responsible for conveying information.

It is conceivable that both the character itself and the piano piece are important parts of the content, and this technique has appeared more than once in filmmaking.

Perhaps it's just to show off the music Li Can composed for the game, but it's unlikely that it's just to show off Li Can's music.

Let alone in the game's first public information trailer, where every frame is precious.

Even if it's just a two-hour movie.

Lens information also needs to be refined.

Rudolph doesn't believe that with a collaborator like Lee Chan, Company C would choose such a ridiculous and idiotic promotional video. This scene must be an extremely important part, directly impacting the entire story and possibly even extending to the characters' fates.

Without a doubt, the fleeting melody of this piano piece must contain a hidden message.

Li Can had used this technique before.

"The Holy Sword Ludwig. This guy is really terrifying."

Rudauth murmured softly.

The music theory design of the score is to visualize the symbolic fate of the characters.

The dissonant intervals and distorted timbre are presented in a counterintuitive yet orderly rhythmic pattern, condensing Ludwig's experiences, career, state of mind, and inner world into the music.

It has almost become a must-do item for industry professionals to study music composition.

For this reason, Rudaus subconsciously believed that this work contained profound meaning and might even contain a breakthrough!
A bizarre idea even vaguely came to mind.

[Perhaps this is even more outrageous than the extent to which the Ludwig score expresses the game itself; the summaries hidden within the score may far exceed ordinary people's imagination.]

Despite his advanced age, Rudaus is still able to create music for young people, which demonstrates his technical knowledge and learning ability.

It is not lagging behind the times at all.

After the game expo ended, Rudous had no intention of talking to Li Can. He hurriedly returned to the hotel, turned on the piano, and searched online for the cyberpunk game trailer, specifically the segment where Hua played the piano.

Hua plays the piano for a considerable 34 seconds in the trailer.

However, it seems a bit short when placed in musical passages, especially in classical piano pieces.

At first glance, it sounds like it's only a little over six sections.

No one would be foolish enough to spend so much time in a trailer playing a piece of music that has little to do with the game's plot and is only there to create atmosphere.

But the music was too short.

Listen to every single note.

Rudaus put on his glasses and tried to distinguish each sound one by one.

Ultimately, all six bars of music were written down on the score.

Based on the marked notes, Rudolf easily distinguished the tonality and mode.

"Four flats indicate A-flat major or F minor; here it should be F minor."

"Hiss, wait a minute?"

Rudaus realized the problem.

His long-cultivated musical intuition allowed him to immediately identify the problem.

After playing a few more times, he suddenly stopped.

"hiss"

He gasped, his pupils dilating in shock as he considered the cyberpunk worldview and the scene in the trailer that resembled a meeting with an important figure.

"It's in F minor, but it revolves around the C note. In its repetition, it always falls back to the C note, as if an invisible force is haunting it. If the scene involves a mission, the mission is bound to fail, or rather, be tragic. If it involves an important person, it may even foreshadow that the goal cannot be achieved, and ultimately, it will return to sorrow."

"Cyberpunk. Rebellion under extreme oppression becomes the legend of Night City. Is C-voice an indispensable part of it? A sign of inevitable failure?"

After realizing this.

Rudolf felt a chill run down his spine.

An indescribable sense of shock instantly swept over me, as if I had witnessed a great horror.

It's not that Rudolf thought too much; rather, it was so perfectly in sync and so ingenious that one couldn't help but ponder it.

One coincidence is one coincidence, but what about countless coincidences?

"In a tragic society where resistance only leads to failure, the flames of resistance that continue to burn are perhaps the only ones worthy of the word 'legend'!"

Rudolf understood everything.

This is helplessness, but it is also a disbelief in helplessness.

Even from the development of these short six sections, one can vaguely glimpse the plot and development of the game itself.

"Auxiliary external tone, this is a passing tone, which appears in the chord entering the harmony after the sustain of the preceding tone, and appears at the cadence. It is an acoustic stimulus, and is unstable, which has the effect of delaying the end."

"Yearning, yet helpless."

"What are those three descending notes implying? But there are some ups and downs afterward, though the overall tone is still descending. This sense of hesitation, oh my god, even if it's a flame destined to be extinguished, in the constant cycle of the musical phrases, there's always someone who wants to ignite it."

"The rich sound effects from the external speakers will make the colors look strange... Hiss! Strange colors? Could this also be part of the plan?!"

An indescribable shock lingered in Rudaus's mind.

This piece is incredibly rich in information.

Almost no one in the industry can achieve such a close connection in their scores, and it's even harder to imagine that there would be such a dense amount of hints and color additions.

It can't even be described simply as game music.

It's no exaggeration to say that the game was incredibly lucky to be able to use this song, "Nocturne".

You can't get this level of music without hiring a bunch of expert dancers for a team-building party at home!
"Li, are you trying to ruin the game soundtrack industry?!"

A person is in a hotel.

Rudaus finally lost his temper and started to go berserk.

This is no longer a question of whether or not to learn, or whether or not one can learn.

Is the piece difficult? No, it's not!

Can others do it?

I recognize every word, every grammar point is concise, and every rhetorical device is refined.

But how did humans come up with the two-dimensional foil and the three fairy tales?
Ordinary parts, god-like assembly.

A nocturne is a ternary form.

But let's not talk about a single department.

This is, at most, a simple thematic motivation.

There are many excellent game soundtracks.

But I've never seen a producer as outrageous as Li Can.

This is how you play.

He's never even seen one before.

Rudaus wasn't sure what kind of industry shock it would cause once the game was fully released and the music began to be widely discussed.

But one thing is certain: I was already quite shocked after just glancing at these six or so sections of the presentation.

What makes a work of art a work of art is its powerful impact and profound content. No matter how it is deconstructed, it always becomes more and more mellow, and the deeper one explores it, the greater the pleasure of appreciating it becomes.

However, such subtle details are not easily seen through by just anyone.

It will take at least a long time for market promotion.

Compared to the fleeting and easily overlooked "Nocturne," most players are more focused on the theme song "Spoiler (Original Mix)."

The relevant tracks have been uploaded by Company C.

This hardcore little tune has the highest number of plays and uses.

Simply edit together a series of futuristic film clips and add this energetic electronic music, and the video will instantly ignite the viewer's adrenaline and cause the number of likes to skyrocket.

The impact of emotions is strong, stimulating, and very direct.

The group of players.

Just like a cockroach.

They may seem hard to find normally, but they could actually be everywhere.

Upon seeing Cassius again and walking the streets of Los Angeles under his guidance, Li Can felt a distinct difference.

Even though "Spoiler (Original Mix)" has only been available for a short time, many stores on the West Coast are already playing this upbeat tune.

What is abstract is...

Some gang members even caused eerie noises like "Wuhu afa" to echo through the neighborhood due to the stimulation of the music, as if they were about to fire a shot at any moment.

Of course, Cassius did not take Li Can any further.

Although Li Can could move freely in the underworld of Los Angeles' east and west coasts, Cassius understood that spiritual resonance was often more important, and that it would be a grave mistake for him to actually let Li Can come into contact with these things.

“Li, do you know that the rap world on the East and West coasts is basically a gang world? In this world, rap is one of the few ways for many people to climb the social ladder, so it’s very exclusive.”

Cassius chuckled and sighed.

"But you are the first other color face to be recognized by everyone."

"Perhaps, in the music world of Los Angeles, it would be hard to find another foreigner as beloved as you."

"It all stems from the miraculous performance in Los Angeles, from your Gangster Paradise."

"Perhaps you don't even realize how great something you've done."

Li Can and Winnie walked together, simply listening quietly.

But Cassius was genuinely very excited.

His expression was excited, and even showed a great deal of gratitude.

“My little nephew used to always say he wanted to be the next gang leader because it was cool, but ever since your performance at the Grammys and the respect you've received from the East and West Coasts, he says he wants to be a musician because it's cool.”

"If it's useful, then it's a good thing."

Li Can smiled.

I really didn't dare to think about it to the point of being outrageous.

But what Cassius didn't say was that Li Can was indeed very influential here.

If he were to publicly oppose Lee Chan online and accidentally be recognized while walking in a gang-related neighborhood, getting shot by a fanatical fan might be an exaggeration, but getting a cream puff is a small matter, just a token gesture.

Listening to "Spoiler" playing in my ears, I glanced at Cassius, who was grinning foolishly.

Li Can suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Cassius, could you find a female rapper to sing a song for me?"

"Of course, no problem! Please make the arrangements."

Cassius grinned, revealing a mouthful of bright white teeth.

They seemed very pleasantly surprised.

"Hmm, how's Xiaohuangge?"

“Li, this is the West Coast.”

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Alright, it's a good match for my major.

Rappers who come from the underground scene can handle any outrageous work.

We have absolutely nothing to lack here!

Straightforward! Let's be utterly straightforward!

"Alright, let's record it while we're at it. You can check it out in the next few days."

Li Can returned a bright smile and took out a lyric book.

Cassius stared wide-eyed.

Take a quick look at the lyrics.

shocked.

Straightforward, it's fucking blunt.

It starts with "lets all night." Super green all night.

Cassius looked up at Li Can, his eyes filled with shock.

He immediately lowered his head and picked up the lyric book.

Not sure, take another look.

"Shet."

Cassius really couldn't hold back.

Body Move.

In the realm of music and dance, this word is all too familiar: rhythm.

But his rhythm is very colorful.

Especially in slang, the seemingly harmless term "body count" is actually quite suggestive, bordering on obscene.

"Tell me if you want to indulge yourself, whether in the front or back seat, on the highway? In a truck? A real, vicious dog? Woof woof woof? Bite it? Huh? Lee, are you serious?"

Cassius's pupils trembled.

Li Can's image in Cassius's mind was extremely high.

Even Xiao Huangge's driving style is quite artistic.

But this time, Li Can went all out.

It's truly hard to imagine something so straightforward.

Cassius never imagined that Li Can would really let loose to this extent.

This kind of shock is very rare; the last time was more than a decade ago.

Back then, Cassius was still a naive teenager until he witnessed the massive impact involving a hundred people in a bar.

Top-tier dazzling and oppressive!

"Go for it, Cassius!"

"Okay, Li."

"Here you go, this is the demo. Kaka, put on your headphones. Find a voice that suits the demo, preferably a very neutral one."

Li Can thought about it carefully and then added another sentence.

“You can come in person, but there will be some female voice samples inside, and you'll need to handle that.”

"Perhaps you can also leave your voice in the City of Night."

"Li, thank you."

The thanks came from the bottom of my heart, but so did the shock.

Cassius could not describe how he felt at that moment.

My idol filter hasn't shattered, but I always feel like I've become Chan-ge's black glove, used specifically to sing songs that are inconvenient to sing.

Given the song's straightforwardness, even within the context of Night City, it would likely be considered quite explosive.

Cassius looked at Li Can.

All I saw was a face full of regret.

"It's a pity that this kind of song can't be used for promotion. It's such a shame. Even in the game, the subtitles can't be displayed. The company also advised me to take it easy and insisted that I pay attention to my image."

Li Can hummed twice, glanced at Cassius, and then looked at Winnie.

"What burdens do I have? What image do I have to speak of?!"

"No, you do."

"I do not care!"

No, you care.

Cassius blurted out, clearly flustered.

"Li, don't be like that. You have an image to maintain, you really do."

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Listen to the conversation between the two.

Winnie's eyelids twitched violently, and her expression twitched slightly.

The fact that they didn't have Okali and Han Jiayin sing this song is the greatest respect they could show; at least it's human.

I'm still a little sister, and I still have a lot to learn.