King of Hollywood

Chapter 441: Chapter 163 Theme Song

“…Tell me what you feel, don’t try to control me, all women are independent…” The clear and passionate singing came through the headphones. Adrian nodded his head in agreement and gave a thumbs up to his producer, Eric Norton, who nodded back in approval.

Christina’s voice was indeed very good, and her singing skills were outstanding. Since her days in the MMC, she had been one of the best singers among the children, and with years of professional training now under her belt, her singing had naturally improved significantly. Since Adrian had promised her a lot early on in her training, he decided it was time to deliver on those promises.

She originally debuted with the theme song for “Mulan.” At present, Disney was experiencing some setbacks, having lost Pixar and ABC. After Katzenberg and Spielberg formed DreamWorks and began to challenge Disney in animation, Disney announced that it would produce an animation based on “Exodus.” With Eisner not very attentive to animation production, it was uncertain whether “Mulan” would still be produced.

Moreover, the relationship between Disney and AC Media was not good, so even if there was a theme song, they wouldn’t entrust it to an unknown singer from a record label under AC Media. Therefore, Adrian decisively gave Christina the chance to perform the theme song for “Charlie’s Angels.”

Of course, this version of the “Charlie’s Angels” theme song was completely remade, specifically tailored for Christina. The original theme song was performed by Destiny’s Child, but it would be a few years before that happened, and the R&B style of the song didn’t completely suit Christina. The record company had designated her debut image as pure, passionate, yet sensitive, initially relatable to the general public before highlighting her uniqueness.

The new theme song combined the elements of dance and ballad music, but leaned more towards dance. It had a very lively and upbeat rhythm, and also included some quirky elf-like elements, which suited the personalities of the three female leads well. However, because it was a brand-new song, Adrian couldn’t be sure it would be an instant hit, so he added a completely lyrical insert in the movie, which she also performed.

Adrian not only constantly inquired about this insert, just like the theme song but occasionally gave some suggestions based on the style of “Mulan,” wanting to utilize as much as possible. However, this made producer Eric Norton quite troubled, although Adrian had initially said that his suggestions were just for reference and that the final decisions were up to Norton, a professional.

Adrian had also given suggestions on some songs before, and some songs that sold well were composed based on the tunes he hummed, so Norton paid quite a bit of attention to his opinions. However, this time Adrian’s suggestions and occasionally hummed tunes, though decent, didn’t have much connection with the movie, so Norton put a lot of thought into what to accept or discard.

“You need to give me a raise, Ed. I almost went several days without sleep because of this song,” Eric Norton joked more than once with Adrian.