Chapter 850: "For the First Time in Forever"
"Woo! I can't wait to see you all!"
Anna turned around happily and suddenly put her hand to her mouth, "Wait, what if I meet... that 'him'?"
Her eyes suddenly lit up. The audience in the open-air seats couldn't see clearly, but they could feel the sudden expectation and joy from her temperament.
The style of the accompaniment changed quietly, and the orchestral music bounced briefly and frequently, as if simulating the trembling heartstrings due to nervousness. The bright melody was tinged with a bit of shyness, but the arrangement trend continued to push up, creating a feeling of both shyness and longing.
Anna's lyrics turned to love and herself. The interaction with props such as curtains and oil paintings was cute and lovely, and the appearance of a young girl in love was funny.
The girl in the young couple couldn't help laughing. She remembered that when she was 18 or 19 years old, she was also so innocent, her mind was full of sweet love, and she was endlessly depicting the outline of her ideal boyfriend in her mind.
In fact, little girls are at this age.
Seeing Anna holding the sculpture head high and spinning around, and then letting it go, there were bursts of laughter from the audience.
Keffer's brows slightly frowned and stretched, and so did Yue Yang.
The singing skills are not good enough, and the breath sound is a bit obvious. Isn't this main actor a professional drama actor? This is a bit sloppy...
But I have to admit that the accompaniment of this song is moderately complicated, which is very suitable for the sweet and clear voice of the actor. It combines the relaxed positive emotions with the humorous and funny short passages very well, and the music quality is in place.
If there is something weird, it is that Anna's performance at this time is too "eager", lacking the reserve of a princess, and exuding an exaggerated "wildness" - this word is more derogatory here in Keffer, he just doesn't want to use words like "rude" and "barbaric".
This is also the reason why Yue Yang frowned. Anna, as an adult, has not appeared much so far. Suddenly, she turned from longing for family affection and love to longing for love, which is a bit abrupt.
Although Anna's "love-brained" behavior can be explained by her age and other aspects of maturity, the stage play is advancing every moment, leaving no time for the audience to think and solve the puzzles.
As for Anna's overly straightforward expression, Yue Yang didn't find it strange.
He remembered the background of the story well. The king and queen died when the two princesses were still young. So it was completely reasonable that Elsa and Anna, who lacked their parents' words and deeds, were not so "orthodox" in their words and deeds. The logic here is easy to understand.
In fact, Yue Yang's brows only frowned for a moment. As one of the four judges and "question setters" of "Entertainment Intern", he knew very well what difficulties the blue team would face. This flaw was completely within his expectations and was nothing.
What really surprised and relieved him was that, accompanied by this happy singing, Su Su was the only one left on the stage.
It was a one-woman show with only her. The plot was different from the previous one. A lot of movement and interaction with props were needed to "fill up" the stage. This was a big challenge, but Su Su did it well, and no one felt that "the stage was so empty and the actors were lonely".
Naturally, the props and scenery that Qiao Yuansu was responsible for also played a big role.
The chorus started again, and the servants and maids passed by in twos and threes. Su Su, who had been running non-stop, finally got a breath and walked to the center of the stage with her skirt to finish singing.
"For the first time in forever, there'll be magic, there'll be fun."
(It's been a long time since I was in my life. My life is full of magic and joy)
"For the first time in forever, I could be noticed by someone."
(It's been a long time since I was in my life. I could attract the attention of others)
The happy smile on Anna's face answered the questions of some people in the audience: she just wanted to be truly loved.
To be watched, cared for, and loved.
It could be family affection or friendship——but everyone knows that Anna's only remaining family affection and friendship turned into a reluctant "Go away" in her youth, so she now chooses to pin her hopes on love and dreams of meeting a true love.
"And I know it's totally crazy! To dream I'd find romance——"
(I know I'm a little crazy, dreaming of a romantic world)
"But for the first time in forever..."
(But this is the first time in life...)
Anna sang, pinched the hem of her skirt hard, and waved her fist downward with shining eyes:
"At least I've got a chance!"
(At least I have a chance to change!)
She ran away to one side with a smile on her face, and Elsa, wearing a dark-colored long dress, walked slowly from the depths of the stage, holding a scepter in her right hand and the orb of power in her left hand, holding both hands firmly at the height of her ribs, occasionally trembling slightly, as if her stiff body was constantly fighting against "some power".
"Don't let them in, don't let them see..."
(Don't let them get close, don't let them see)
“Be the good girl you always have to be.”
(Be a standard good girl, like you have always done before)
This is the first time that Lin Rou opened her mouth in the whole play, and her first singing was amazing.
Her voice was clear but not thin, just like a piece of ice with cracks hidden. Her professional bel canto singing method pushed her voice to be thick and open, full of flexibility, and she sang the two lyrics with ease.
Such a stable bass! Such a thick sound pressure!
Yu Miao in the audience trembled violently, and she subconsciously got goose bumps. Others couldn't tell why, but they just felt that the listening experience was extremely comfortable.
A staircase descended from the middle of the ceiling deep in the performance area. Elsa's expression condensed, holding the scepter and the orb tightly, turned and stepped onto the stairs.
“Conceal, don't feel, put on a show——”
(Hide, restrain, just treat it as a performance)
She sang while walking, her dark cloak dragging on the ground, but there was no significant shaking throughout the whole process. Walk steadily, sing more steadily.
At the same time, the lights slowly swept from bottom to top, and the European-style balcony protruding outward at the end of the stairs revealed its complete appearance.
"Make one wrong move and everyone will know."
(But if you take a wrong step, everyone will find out)
The stairs originally faced the audience seats, but now they rotated to the side as Elsa walked, allowing everyone to see her frowning and humming profile.
Lin Rou sang this sentence with difficulty. She adjusted the vocal point and the position of her teeth and tongue, and sang with a clenched teeth. The opening was both lyrics and lines, which fully reflected Elsa's inner pressure at this time.
The violin sound cooperated extremely well to create a depressing and tense atmosphere. The stairs were about to move 180 degrees. Elsa could vaguely see the figure of climbing the stairs on the second-floor balcony, and Anna ran out again.
Elsa gritted her teeth and sang: "But it's only for today——"
"It's only for today~!" Anna stretched her arms expectantly on the ground stage.
"It's agony to wait——"
(Say goodbye to the pain——)
"It's agony to wait~!"
(Say goodbye to the pain~!)
One high and one low, one singing and one responding, the audience was shocked and excited.
Is this a duet? !
The stairs stopped rotating completely, and Queen Elsa, who was standing alone on the high ground, holding the scepter and the orb, stepped forward, straightened her back, and forced herself to look up and look straight ahead.
She took a deep breath:
"Tell the guards to open up, the gates——!"
(Tell the guards to open up the gates——!)
Anna chorused: "The gates——"
"THE GATES——"
With a loud bang, the heavy and majestic double doors opened to both sides. Extras in formal dresses walked out one after another like a rushing river, singing loudly and quickly standing in a specific position. The orchestral music in the accompaniment suddenly became passionate, and the overlapping voices of more than ten people were high-pitched and loud, making the eardrums of the audience nearby buzz.
The gates of Arendelle are open!
BGM of this chapter: For the First Time in Forever
Singer: Kristen Bell/Idina Menzel
Lyrics: Robert Lopez
Composition: Kristen Anderson-Lopez