The lyrics and composition are easy to understand. Written words can be turned into words, and written notes can be turned into music. You don't have to be a master of music to do this. Maybe a tune you hum while walking in the street can be a very good tune.
Harmony writing is a job that requires you to know some music theory. To write harmony for a song, we should not only interpret it with music theory, but also rely on our own feelings. People who are skilled in musical instruments may be able to easily match harmony as soon as they get started. In short, you can try it on the keys as long as it sounds comfortable. Harmonic progression plays a vital role in a piece of music, which constructs the framework and emotional trend of the whole piece of music, perhaps more important than the melody itself. Some musicians may make music without lyrics, but they will write a harmony trend first. A classic example is 1900 the famous soundtrack Crisis in the movie Legend. This piece of music has always been repeated in four tones, but the harmony is constantly changing, which makes this piece full of emotion.
Arranging is our highlight. Simply put, arranger is to write songs to accompany. How much influence does arrangement have on a song? Through different versions of home of the brave, we can see its importance. We need to judge and imagine the style, speed and orchestration of a song according to the needs of composition, and design a good structure. This is a complicated job, and we will discuss these details later. However, for the arrangement process, everyone's habits are different. We once had a post to discuss, you can come and have a look.
After the arrangement, it's time to start recording according to the score written by the arranger. You can choose to use a "soft sound source" on your computer, that is, a virtual instrument, or you can choose to use a microphone to record a real instrument. If your song is sung, you need to record it for others. Recorded audio files are "split tracks", and only when they are combined can they become music.
Then the work of combining these tracks naturally falls to the mixer. If the composer's job is to write recipes, then Andhadhun's job is to cook. If a dish wants to be delicious, it needs both reasonable ingredients and enough cooking. The mixer not only puts these tracks together, but also plays them beautifully, polishes them smoothly and arranges them reasonably. Just like decorating a house, the house is so big. How to make different furniture pleasing to the eye in a limited space requires skill. Good mixing can please people's ears, make epic stirring, and make songs tactfully moving. Every sound has its own place and place. Listening to old songs and new songs can make you realize this difference at once.
The last step is the master tape. Generally speaking, the master tape is used to balance the relationship between different songs in the whole album. You don't want to listen to an album. Some songs are loud, some songs are small, some songs are smooth and some songs are harsh, right? The master tape project is to unify these uneven places. A good master tape can promote music to a higher level, and many musicians in China are willing to take it abroad to do it specially, which shows its importance.
With the threshold of computer music getting lower and lower, these tasks can be done at home gradually. Therefore, there is a tendency that the lyrics, arrangement, recording and mixing of a song are often the same person. A person holding a computer at home for a few days may be able to toss out excellent works, and the audience's requirements for music quality are getting lower and lower. This has caused this traditional boundary and process to become blurred. However, publishing music will still take these steps seriously at present. After all, these are all knowledge.