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In "The Witcher," Bard's "Delphinium" sings to the hearts of Netflix viewers with the song "Coin Throwing Coins". But what is the background of this song? You can learn how three women make him the beauty of the continent of Africa.
If you don't sing after reading the title, then you really missed something, because without the "coin tossing your wizard", Netflix's popular series "The Wizard" would not be the same! Or, you see German dubbing, but "Gold to the Wizard" is no worse than the original pop music. Now, the American magazine Entertainment Weekly tells us the story behind the song.
The lyrics of the song were written by screenwriter and co-executive producer Jenny Klein. She also wrote an entire episode of 2 "Four Marks", in which Bard sang for the first time "Throw Coins to a Witch". Klein said she was excited because she had never written a song before. However, she was not afraid of the task, which was a positive excitement. First, she must find a reason why the lonely Wolf Geralt decided to accompany the outgoing bard on the journey.
Clay was sorry for Geralt because he rarely gets paid for his work. Then she thought that Delphinium could be a publicist for Geralt. He should use his songs to convince people that the wizard is a good person and his work should be paid. In addition, the audience should express sympathy for Geralt and Yennefer through the song, which also happened in the scene where the song was first played. The text was passed to Jenny Klein while driving. When the idea of "throwing a coin at your witch" finally appeared, the song was written in less than ten minutes.
Next, composers Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli must find music that fits the text. There are many different versions, from the Middle Ages to modern times, until the final work is finalized. Belousova and Ostinelli then spent about eight months developing the song's music. They recorded 64 different instruments from around the world to set the diversity of the wizarding continent as music. They never want to completely lose the modern voice.
"Our intention with Delphinium is to be a Freddie Mercury on the African continent, a rock star."
Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
With this in mind, it is natural for the composer to interpret the bard's songs by other musicians, so different versions are always played in each tavern. That's why Belusova and Ostinelli were particularly satisfied when a large number of "throw coins to your wizard" fan covers appeared after the show.
When recording the last song, Delphinium actor Joey Batey was very ill, but suffered from drinking a lot of honey and lemon tea during the recording. When Jenny Klein heard the song for the first time, she was excited: "Sonya and Giona are simply the most attractive songs I have ever heard. I and them Going to work in the recording studio together, but they are different! This is a great collaboration, and I like it. "This song was all the rage and got into the minds of every wizarding audience. Whether the second season will provide us with another song that can do "throw coins at the witch" remains to be seen!
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