Chinese name: The Prelude to the Tribulation of Heaven and Earth: The Original Soundtrack of The Phantom Sword of Youcheng - Qianque Fantasy: Huanglu

Album Singer: Original Soundtrack

Released Time: 2001

Record Company: Zhiguan Technology

Introduction: Since Hantang launched "Heaven and Earth Tribulation: The Legend of Gods and Demons" in the summer of 1999, the production team has been working on "Gods and Demons". After "The Legend of the Demon Supreme", he immediately started working on the series "Heaven and Earth Tribulation: The Fantasy Sword Record of Youcheng". The story of "Secret City Fantasy Sword Record" will take Xia Houyi, the most mysterious blond evil mage with the most mysterious origins in "The Legend of Gods and Demons" as the protagonist, and explain him through this unknown adventure legend of his boyhood. There are all kinds of unexpected extreme words and deeds in "The Legend of Gods and Demons", and they connect the causes and consequences between the two stories.

This is the peripheral product that was born with the first edition of the Taiwan version of Youcheng strategy book "The Chronicles of Zhuhuang Gods", which is also the "Qianque Fantasy: Huangyun. Rhythm" of Youcheng game OST! Composer: Chen Guanming. It can be called the first classic song. It is moving. Not to mention that the music itself has a perfect blend of ancient charm and exotic style. But for those who have played the game or even passed the level several times, every piece of music is incomparable. Not moved by it. Music is like games, and games are like music.

The Prelude to the Tribulation of Heaven and Earth: The Original Soundtrack Recorded by the Phantom Sword of the Nether City, Qianque Fantasy: Huanglu Music Production Instructions

Author: Game Planning Ye Mingzhang

01 You The theme song of "City Fantasy Sword"

Among the many background music of "Secret City", this can be said to be the last one to be completed. Since it is the opening music that matches the game's head-up screen, it must be heavy and imposing to match the serious title screen, be able to carry over the theme and atmosphere of the story that follows, and it must not be too long. Because of its independence and difficulty in making, I left it until the end to complete it. Although the basic flavor was in line with the original requirements, it was too rushed and was a little too influenced by the samples I gave. , and the volume at the beginning often scares people... I just hope that players who are used to playing games in the middle of the night will not be scared by it.

02 Hezhou Style

Music dedicated to Hezhou Town, Xia Houyi’s hometown. The theme is "quiet, serene and home-like", and has a different flavor from the noisy and noisy four counties of Hezhou. Due to lack of time, this song was finally modified from an unused song. Although the arrangement sounds a bit too modern at first glance, the style fully expresses the feeling required by this song. It is also the most warm and pleasant piece of music in the game besides "Dancing Birds", although this peaceful and peaceful time soon ended when Xia Houyi left home...

03 Battle Formation

The first battle background music that is mainly fast and smooth, and it is also what I define as the most commonly used battle music. According to my habits, I will set one or two fast and long-listening battle songs for general battles, and then three more decisive battle songs for different bosses. This is still the case this time. Combat music has always been the most annoying genre for the named brother, because whenever I ask for an allegro, he can't help but add too much rock and roll flavor. Therefore, this music was also completed after repeated revisions, but the specific The timbre is surprisingly consistent with the Allegro rhythm. As expected, music has no borders.

04 A Thousand Miles of Deserted Sand

This is the second completed Youcheng music. The basic theme is "music for a large map that can fully express the vastness and remoteness", hence the title. I directly quoted Xia Houyi's theme originally shown at the beginning, and lengthened it after adding the modulation in the second half. Therefore, this music can also be regarded as Xia Houyi's theme, silently narrating his story with a long and slightly sad melody. This untold story.

I personally think that this song "A Thousand Miles of Deserted Sand" is the music that best represents the story of "The Legend of the Phantom Sword in the Dark City", and this theme also fully exerts its function from beginning to end. The feeling of coherence throughout the game from beginning to end is what I personally think is the most valuable thing.

05 The dancing of spiritual birds - Murong Xuanji's theme

The third theme in Youcheng - "Thousands of Miles of Deserted Sand", "Ice Glory Snow", and "Spiritual Spirits" Among the "Dancing Birds", the theme "Dancing Birds" representing Murong Xuanji was the last to be completed. Regarding the reason, in addition to the fact that Murong Xuanji's role is obviously less than that of Bingli, the original requirement was to "show her The innocence and liveliness that is not deeply involved in the world, the smart and curious mind, and the delicate and gentleness of a girl" are also a little more difficult.

Compared with the distance of Xia Houyi's theme and the clarity of Bingli's theme, this song "Dancing Birds" has a happy and joyful atmosphere that is rare in other background music. I originally planned to put it Comparing the theme of Zifeng in "The Tribulation of Heaven and Earth", it is used in various happy situations, but it was completed too late, and it only had time to focus on the emotional scene directly related to Murong Xuanji, which is a pity.

06 Bingli Snow—Bingli Theme

Among the music of “Youcheng”, the theme of Bingli—“Bingli Snow” should be regarded as The most special one, this is also my personal favorite music. It was not easy to fully interpret her special character with timbre and melody. Fortunately, I had already found a sample song that fit well, so the production went smoothly.

The theme of this theme is "as cold and clear as snow, but in the gentle and elegant silence, there are wandering thoughts and unspeakable feelings", so the melody is in the second half The sudden rise of Duan also corresponds to the twists and turns of her mental journey in the second half of the story.

An ice-like woman born for love—perhaps this is the most suitable portrayal of Bingli.

07 Breaking the Dark

The second battle music. In the definition, this song is called "Small Boss Battle", which is the music for fighting enemy boss characters with a level below "Big Boss". It is used the most among the three boss battle music.

Since it is a boss battle, the requirement for this song is "an allegro, an irregular melody theme, showing the intensity of a medium-sized battle", so the title brother used his symphonic style that he is good at To interpret, in addition to the strings that thicken the melody, the French horn that outlines the theme also makes the song very powerful. During internal testing, everyone rated "Breaking Darkness" higher than the slightly brisk "Divine Power". Therefore, Later, some boss-level enemies still used this song as the background music for battles.

08 Another World

One of the three pure "maze" background music. As the name suggests, the main theme of this music is not the horror of the "death realm", but "the fantasy that expresses an otherworldly atmosphere." Therefore, it is also used in various chaotic mazes, mainly underground in the ancient city of Gaochang. .

The rhythm has an inorganic texture and a sense of emptiness in the chaos, fully expressing the weird atmosphere that is different from the ordinary world. We didn’t spend too much time on the production of this music. Maybe it’s because the title brother and I agree on the idea of ??maze music, right?

09 Remote Frontier

The music used in places close to Central Asia such as Niya and desert caravans, the theme is "exotic". "Central Asia = Middle East = Arabia" has always been a linear thinking in this regard, so this theme is also the only requirement of this song. Another interesting episode is that this music was originally intended to be a battle music. Later, because the style was too different, I slowed down the speed and added other sounds and changed it to this song. Apart from expressing the exotic flavor, the song itself has no special meaning.

10 Four Counties in Hexi

The theme is "Towns". This piece is also one of the pieces of music that was completed early in the morning. It uses the traditional minor key style that Brother Guan Ming is good at. It is very appropriate to express the lively atmosphere of the streets and alleys and people coming and going in the town, but the flavor is really It's too Chinese. I always feel that the four counties of Hexi in the Western Regions should have a different flavor.

I originally hoped to compose another urban song if I had enough time, but of course I gave up under the pressure of time.

11 Divine Power

The third battle background music, I personally define it as "big boss battle", that is, it is used among several large bosses whose status is second only to the final battle. use. The style required for this song is exactly the opposite of the high-pressure and heavy style of "Breaking Darkness". It is mainly based on smooth allegro and changeable melody. Since our team has already achieved considerable cultivation by this time, it can be used in these battles. A situation where you go back and forth with each other and show off each other's unique skills. Because this feeling is not easy to grasp, Brother Guanming tried to introduce the main musical themes in a way that runs through the theme, but it also made it too light and unsuitable for "non-human" leaders. , so it was later used in several battles against Zhou Chong, Zhu Hao, Xiang Yin or Huangfu Shen.

12 Kasha's Cave

This is a very special piece of music. My requirement for this music is "a strange yet familiar mysterious place". The named brother expressed this requirement very appropriately. This piece of music interprets how everything in the past felt to him from Xia Houyi's perspective, so although it is called "Gasha's Cave", it is also commonly used in all Xia Houyi's "Huo Yong" and Bingli Relevant scenes, such as Huo Yong's room in Loulan City, etc. It represents all the connections between the two people and this world, so it can also be called the same theme between the two people. When the player hears this background music appearing, he should also be involved in this time that transcends a thousand years. Feeling something?

13 Pansha Castle

The theme music of Pansha Castle. At the beginning, I didn’t know how to explain the flavor and purpose of the enemy "Pansha Castle" to the title brother, so I simply explained it as "the lair of desert bandits". As a result, the music turned into a desert with a bit of tension. The men's march sounds like it's something like the Shaolin Eighteen Bronze Men Formation, but actually putting it in and looking at it, it really matches well.

In particular, the sound of "drinking" in the music was performed by the title brother and the original animation director Hou Songde himself. This is an interesting episode.

14 Rin

Originally it was the exclusive music for the Ice Cave at the bottom of Crescent Moon Spring, but later it was also used as the music for the deserted Loulan City "but full of monsters" a thousand years later. The theme music, its theme - as its name indicates, the direction is "cold and inorganic melody, with a sense of uneasiness and weirdness", so it can not only be used in ice caves that look really cold, but also Loulan City appears to have become a cold and dead realm.

This kind of scene-specific music with a single and definite theme is also Guan Ming’s specialty. He just used the timbre and vocals of Crystal Music to complete it in two days.

15 Eternal History

The music used by the Thousand Buddha Caves of Mogao Grottoes and Ganduo Temple, the theme is "A Buddhist holy place with a long history, peaceful music that makes people think about ancient times." ", is a neutral scene song with no special meaning. Since I personally have little interest in Buddhist music and flavor, I entrusted it to Brother Guanming to handle it. During the audition, this song was originally intended for Longju Island, but I personally felt that Longju Island’s music had a more fairy-like aura, so I swapped them. I wonder what you readers think?

16 Youhuang

The final battle song against Luohu God is also my personal favorite battle music. Needless to say, the theme is "a battle song for the decisive battle with the final demon king. In addition to being the most powerful and long, it also needs to be a theme that runs through the entire story." This song was completed earlier than "Kamiwei". At that time, the title brother originally wanted to treat it as "Kamiwei", but as soon as I heard the momentum of the intro of this song, I immediately decided to treat it as the final battle song. In order to be able to compete with The theme of Xia Houyi is consistent. The title brother changed the theme of "A Thousand Miles of Deserted Sand" into an allegro and added it to the song as the main theme. He also added a lot of embellishments before and after, completely running through the theme of Youcheng from a thousand to the end. I believe everyone It’s rare to hear the final battle of this piece, so I’m sure you’ll be deeply impressed by it and want to listen to it again!

17 Longju Island

The special background music for Longju Island, the theme is "Wonderland".

Since Longju Island is the only scene in "Secret City" with the theme of Chinese landscapes, I specifically designated "pure Chinese-style music that expresses beautiful landscapes" as the direction of this song. The result is that I'm very satisfied... no, I'm so satisfied. Not only is this piece full of the Chinese magical spirit, but it's also very solemn and majestic. It can be used as the background music of some kind of fairy palace or celestial city.

Well, maybe I can do it next time if I have a chance... I'll leave it to that time.

18 Dead Zone

The scene music that simply expresses the theme of "horror" is specially used for the scenes between Takuhun Komura and the Underworld Emperor Danin. Since the theme of this plot is "Frankenstein", it is natural to use a standard horror theme full of death.

Since there are many examples of this type of music, it is naturally relaxing and enjoyable for the title brother to compose it, so this song "Dead Zone" is not particularly worth mentioning... I just hope that no one will be attracted by this music. And mental weakness is fine.

19 Loulan

The theme song of Loulan thousands of years ago. This piece of music was quite nerve-wracking for me at first, because the rhythm I requested had the majesty and splendor of the Wang family, but in the face of the situation caught between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, It is not easy to express "the uneasiness about the approaching storm", but the song "Loulan" finally completed completely met my original requirements. Its majestic momentum fully demonstrated the perseverance of standing in the desert, and also fully demonstrated the The pride of the ancient kingdom of Loulan and the style of the royal family, although all of them disappeared without a trace in the rushing time...

20 Fantasy City

This is originally intended for Loulan a thousand years later. The theme music used in the city, but due to many factors, it later became a special theme for the underground floor of Loulan. After all, Loulan City is too huge. Using one piece of music as the theme from beginning to end is likely to be boring, so the above The half-cut part was replaced with "Rin". The main purpose of this music is to express the emptiness of Loulan City a thousand years later and the illusion that Xia Houyi and others came to the land of thousands of years. For Xia Houyi, who is gradually returning to the path he took in the past, it should be the most able. Experience this dream-like sense of unreality.

21 Heavy

A ballad often paired with "fate". Its theme is "scene music used in scenes such as the dead, separation, etc. It can be sad and beautiful." "The ups and downs don't need to be too strong", so the slow string music is the most appropriate. Although the symphonic style is inevitably a bit stronger, there are not many opportunities to use this piece anyway, so it would be nice if the taste is right.

What? You said that the story of this game is full of tragedy, and there should be many opportunities to use it?

I don’t think so. This story is very happy, isn’t it?

Hey, don’t hit me...

22 Sinister

This song is the most frequently used scene song in the game, used in all tense situations. It’s a tense scene. I believe everyone knows this piece of music as well as “Battle Formation”, right?

Although the performance direction of this music is very correct, I always felt that the symphonic style was a bit heavy at first, but after listening to it for a long time, I became very accustomed to it. This kind of habit, which is almost brainwashing, is probably That’s the wonder of music, right?

23 Forbidden Zone

This is probably the most widely used maze music in "Secret City". Although it was originally intended to be used in Lanzhou City during martial law to express the "tense and oppressive atmosphere", implying that the player must try to get out of the city as soon as possible, this music not only has a sufficient sense of gloom and unknown, but also has a strong sense of melody. It was not overly scary, and later it was commonly used in all chaotic areas and non-horror-themed mazes.

Well, although music with a theme is also indispensable, music without a fixed theme is easier to use.

24 Iron Guard Stone Tower

In the game, Iron Guard Stone Tower is the last maze with human enemies, so my requirement is that the atmosphere here is high-pressure and tense. It’s not mainly about eerie and terrifying, but because the enemy is a well-trained Xixia Iron Guard, it also needs to have a majestic atmosphere of the army... The final result of this combination becomes an allegro march with a strong Western flavor. , although at first I was worried that the style would be a bit inconsistent, but in actual use it is quite appropriate. Just assume that these Xixia Iron Guards all receive Western training, huh.

25 Eclipse

The music used when the god Luo Hu appears, the solar eclipse incident and the fantasy city appear, used to express the pressure of the "other world" outside the human world when it appears in front of everyone. feeling and terror. Although the sense of space and emptiness I originally requested is slightly lacking, it has fully expressed the atmosphere of the arrival of another world. The opportunity for this piece to appear is as rare as "Yuhuang", so the length is also particularly limited. Just like "eclipse" in the real world, it always comes and goes quickly...

26 Shop

According to convention, the shop is one of the necessary functions in all role-playing games. Since everyone generally believes that shopping is a pleasant thing, it feels like store music is always one of the most cheerful music in the game. This music is no exception and inherits the pattern of "Four Counties of Hexi", with a consistent minor tune. The sound of the flute expresses the lively and joyful atmosphere, and may also bring some liveliness to the slightly gloomy storyline. I hope everyone has a happy purchase!

27 The Rhythm of Nothingness

This is the main theme of Luohu City. How to fully describe Luohu City, a huge secluded city in another world, with melody is not an easy task. Fortunately, I found a background music sample that felt very similar in advance, so I wanted to convey the feeling I wanted to the title brother. Not difficult. In addition to the hollowness and otherworldly atmosphere fully expressed by the original main melody, Guan Ming brother also added altered continuous vocals and various special sound effects to make it even more eerie. .

Since the entire Luohu City uses this music as background music, the melody of this music is specially made to be interrupted so that the players will not have a nervous breakdown.

28 Fate

This is probably the most frequently used ballad in "Secret City". Together with "Heavy", it takes care of all the emotional scenes, and it also makes me the most Love using the background music. It does not simply express sadness or joy, but describes the flow and impermanence of fate. In the quiet and slightly sad slow melody, there is a slight hint of uneasiness and heaviness about the future. It is not only the people in the story, but also the people in the story. We ordinary people are also facing this kind of "fate". I believe everyone feels the same way.

Brother Guan Ming’s grasp of this piece of music was just right, and I once again saw his extraordinary skill in lyric music.

Sense

Author: Chen Guanming, music producer of Youcheng Huan Jian Lu

The story setting of this "Heaven and Earth Tribulation" series has always been the upper world, the lower earth, and the underworld. Back and forth, there is nothing different between China and foreign countries. Therefore, in some tracks, in addition to traditional Chinese instruments, a large number of synthetic sounds and sound effects are also used to set off some fantastic alien space scenes and storylines, and also incorporate modern electronic music. Bring the sound components into it to make some interesting combinations. The theme song of "Youcheng" was written during the soundtrack of its opening animation, and the melody of the theme was later extended and expanded into various other versions, such as the sad "Fate", the exciting and intense "Youhuang", the vast desert "A Thousand Miles of Deserted Sand"... etc., so that the theme can run through the entire game and deepen the player's impression.

In addition, after discussions with the planning department, it was decided to select some music clips from "Heaven and Earth Tribulation - The Legend of Gods and Demons" to be adapted and integrated into the battle soundtrack of Youcheng, becoming the "Heaven and Earth Tribulation" series "The link also makes old players who have played the Legend of Gods and Demons feel nostalgic. This is not an easy task for me. The effort and time required to "adapt" is no more than writing a new novel. There are very few songs, especially battle music, which is particularly difficult to write. On the one hand, the structure of the entire song needs to be changed, and on the other hand, it must meet Youcheng's requirements. "Youcheng is role-playing, while gods and demons are strategy." Fortunately, it was finally released. The result is that I am quite satisfied with it.

Our two heroines "Bingli" and "Murong Xuanji" are completely different in personality. One is a girl like ice and snow. When writing "Ice Glory Snow" for her, It's quite smooth, because her temperament is very clear and firm. When composing the music, the impression that came to my mind was that of falling snow, slowly growing from small to large... Murong Xuanji's theme "Dance of Spirit Birds" is just that. I was stuck for a long time. Although the little girl's mind is not easy to grasp, it is also more challenging.

During the production of Youcheng's soundtrack, each one has its own story, which I won't go into too much here. Although it may not be the best, it was produced with our utmost painstaking efforts. We only hope that everyone will like it and Support us, and we hope that our future games and music will be favored by you, thank you all! !

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