Ronan was slightly taken aback, "..."
They were teammates who saw each other every day, so they were incredibly familiar with one another. Suddenly starting to shower him with compliments out of nowhere? It didn't seem necessary. Why did it feel a little strange?
Ronan couldn't help but laugh. "Maxim, I'm in the booth right now. I won't bite." A playful remark eased the slightly serious atmosphere.
This reminder made Maxim realize that his words might have been a bit... exaggerated. Simply nodding to indicate "pass" would have been enough, but the flowery words of praise had just tumbled out, as if that was the right thing to do. This afternoon's work had indeed subtly changed something without them even realizing it.
Now, when Maxim looked at Ronan again, his mindset was different.
But Ollie didn't care at all. He simply stood up, constantly clapping and giving Ronan thumbs up with both hands. Then, he leaned over Maxim, pressed the red button, and spoke into the microphone, "Ronan, you're the best! This song has soul because of you!"
After speaking, Ollie continued to applaud Ronan enthusiastically, making a series of exaggerated strange noises. Maxim and Cliff both looked disgusted and playfully "attacked" Ollie, trying to get him to stop making those weird howls and yells. But Ollie just dodged them while stubbornly holding up his thumbs.
The scene instantly turned into a circus. And Ronan, standing in the recording booth, couldn't hear the sound, only see the visuals. It was like stepping back into the silent film era. Quietly appreciating the scene before him, Ronan didn't panic at the memory of "deafness" being triggered. Instead, he relaxed.
Ronan knew that Ollie was still worried about his lack of confidence, so he never missed an opportunity to encourage him, hoping he would become more self-assured.
Watching his teammates playfully bickering outside the recording booth, Ronan couldn't help but laugh heartily. Then, he had to remind them, "Alright, settle down a bit. We need to stay focused. The recording isn't finished yet." Tick-tock, tick-tock, time continued to pass, and the work was still not done.
Regaining his composure, he threw himself back into the work.
Undoubtedly, recording is a task that heavily relies on individual state. This is true for band performances, and even more so for singers.
Judging from today, Ronan was in excellent form.
Returning to the recording studio after a long absence, Ronan gradually found his familiar rhythm and state after overcoming the initial tension and nervousness. The song "Chasing the Light" contained all of Ronan's emotions towards his dreams, music, and current situation. No one knew it better than him.
This was his territory, his world.
Once the recording officially began, Ronan went into full power mode. His effortless and well-controlled singing seemed to enter an ethereal realm. Both his vocal condition and performance were perfect. He hit the high notes with ease, and the recording process turned into an enjoyment, even a feeling of unrestrained freedom.
The entire recording went very smoothly.
All in all, Ronan only spent about thirty minutes to successfully complete the recording of the entire song—at least, in Maxim and Ollie's opinion, there were no issues.
However, after leaving the recording booth, Ronan still listened to the complete version he had recorded. He listened to it carefully several times, pointed out a detail that needed to be fixed and improved, and communicated his thoughts with Maxim and Ollie. After ensuring they understood the effect he wanted to achieve, he returned to the recording booth again.
The re-recording work was a bit tedious because it was all about the details. The related discussions were also very fragmented. They stopped and recorded for about ten minutes before taking a break. Ronan then left the recording booth again to confirm the latest version. He studied it back and forth for quite a while before finally giving his approval.
However... the recording work was still not over. There was still the harmony part.
From the perspective of simply listening to music, most listeners rarely pay special attention to the harmony part. This is because harmony is often hidden within different vocal parts. They are not the main focus; their original purpose is to provide a supporting effect, so they naturally won't steal the spotlight.
But from the perspective of music creation, harmony is an indispensable and important component. It adds layers to the song and makes the overall sound fuller and richer, just like the supporting characters in classic movies—their presence is necessary and important.
Harmony is not as easy as it seems.
Not only because of the different vocal parts, but also because it requires mastering many professional techniques. The professional requirements for the singers are actually stricter. They need to truly understand the melody, vocalization, pitch, vocal parts, etc., so that they can increase the completeness and layering of the song without overshadowing the main melody.
In the music industry, there are professional harmony singers and professional background vocalists for live performances—these are two different professions, but some people hold both roles.
Among them, top professional harmony singers are very rare because they need to be able to endure loneliness. Perhaps the general public doesn't even know who they are, but their voices appear in countless popular songs. Of course, through royalties, they can live very comfortably, but do these top harmony singers not have a dream of stepping into the spotlight? Are they willing to hide behind the scenes?
From "American Idol" to "The Voice," many harmony singers and background vocalists have appeared on talent shows, hoping to realize their musical dreams.
It is precisely for this reason that top harmony singers are indeed not common.
Returning to the song "Chasing the Light," harmony is a very important part.
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From an arrangement perspective, Ronan went back to simplicity, enriching the layers through details, hoping to construct an entire three-dimensional "architectural sense of space." But this cannot be achieved solely through melody, because his solo singing voice can easily be drowned out by the grandeur of the orchestra. In this situation, the importance of harmony becomes prominent.
On the one hand, harmony can increase the thickness of Ronan's singing; on the other hand, harmony can increase the layers of the entire song.
For the harmony part, Ronan was still the main recording force.
But in addition to that, Cliff, Maxim, and Ollie also had harmony tasks. Even during live performances, they have their own microphones and can join in the singing—of course, if they are not in good condition, using the studio version of the harmony is also fine, after all, they are not the lead singers.
The recording of the harmony took another effort. By the time all the recording work was finished, the hour hand was approaching eleven o'clock. This meant they had spent nearly twelve hours in the recording studio from start to finish. When they entered, the sun was shining brightly, but when they came out, the stars filled the sky.
Despite this, the recording work was finally completed smoothly!
And, more importantly, "Finally, we can eat!"
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