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来自Tomm大叔的序:
My favorite weather is dry overcast days with softwhite skies and calm air. It was a day like that in early October nine yearsago when ventured down to the beach in Dingle with my then ten year old son Benin tow, to do a bit of sketching.
我最喜欢的天气就是阴天，灰白的天空绵长、平静无风。记得九年前，十月初牵着十岁大的小儿子本，冒险来到丁格尔沙滩上写生，也是这样的天气。
Whilethere we came across a seal cull and I started thinking about the connectionbetween our attitude to wildlife and our environment and the stories that oncereminded us of our place in the natural world. For the rest of our holiday inKerry, on boats and on walks around rocky islands, I day dreamed and discussedthe idea with Ben and my wife, Liselott. By the time we were driving home, backto the bustle of everyday life, the spirit of what / wanted to convey and someof the details of the story and characters had begun to take shape in my mind-eventually leading to the beginnings of a story about loss, tradition andchildhood.
那天，我们看到有渔民在捕杀海豹，我便开始思考，那些曾经提醒着我们自己在大自然中地位的故事，和我们面对自然生命的态度之间的关系。在假期的剩余时间里，在岩岛上的徒步/乘船旅行中，我开始幻想并且和本还有妻子Liselott一起讨论。过不多久，我们驱车回家，返回喧嚣的尘世。回家的途中，那些我想要传递的想法，伴随着故事的碎片还有人物，已经在我的脑海里成型了——一个讲述了“失去”，“传统”还有“童年”的故事。
My favorite weather is dry overcast days with softwhite skies and calm air. It was a day like that in early October nine yearsago when ventured down to the beach in Dingle with my then ten year old son Benin tow, to do a bit of sketching.
我最喜欢的天气就是阴天，灰白的天空绵长、平静无风。记得九年前，十月初牵着十岁大的小儿子本，冒险来到丁格尔沙滩上写生，也是这样的天气。
Whilethere we came across a seal cull and I started thinking about the connectionbetween our attitude to wildlife and our environment and the stories that oncereminded us of our place in the natural world. For the rest of our holiday inKerry, on boats and on walks around rocky islands, I day dreamed and discussedthe idea with Ben and my wife, Liselott. By the time we were driving home, backto the bustle of everyday life, the spirit of what / wanted to convey and someof the details of the story and characters had begun to take shape in my mind-eventually leading to the beginnings of a story about loss, tradition andchildhood.
那天，我们看到有渔民在捕杀海豹，我便开始思考，那些曾经提醒着我们自己在大自然中地位的故事，和我们面对自然生命的态度之间的关系。在假期的剩余时间里，在岩岛上的徒步/乘船旅行中，我开始幻想并且和本还有妻子Liselott一起讨论。过不多久，我们驱车回家，返回喧嚣的尘世。回家的途中，那些我想要传递的想法，伴随着故事的碎片还有人物，已经在我的脑海里成型了——一个讲述了“失去”，“传统”还有“童年”的故事。
I wrestled for a bit about the best format for such astory but it eventually became clear to me that an animated feature was thebest way to express what I had in mind; something that could, hopefully, be bothmelancholy and funny, something magical and intimate with beautiful music andartwork at its core, aimed at children and families.
我仔细斟酌了一下该用哪种载体来传达我的思想，最后我想最好还是回归老本行吧！这部动画既要好笑，同时更要悲伤一些，充满了魔力，而又不失亲近感。艺术和音乐是它的核心。一部面向亲子儿童的动画——海洋之歌。
As I worked on completing our first film "TheSecret of Kells', the characters and ideas for Song of the sea were percolatingaway in my sketchbooks and in the back of my mind. I knew it was likely to be oursecond feature film and I recognized I would need the help of many artists andcollaborators, much more talented than me, to pull it off as I imagined it.
当我还在赶制我们的第一部电影《凯尔经的秘密》时，海歌的一系列人物和灵感已经在我的速写本上迸发开来。我知道，这可能会成为我们的第二部影片，而且我需要各方艺术家和合作商的协助，来让这个大胆的想法成为可能!
Even though we had the benefit or the lessons learnton our first film, I believe every film is a prototype and / have had enormousgood fortune to work with talented and dedicated collaborators, not just in myown studio, but in all the co-production studios involved. The amazing alchemythat happens when the right teams coalesce around a shared dream is notsomething easily replicated and it's especially hard when funds are limited. Iam enormously grateful to the team we had in all areas and hope we can all worktogether again.
即使是我们已经从第一部电影中学到了很多东西，我还是相信每一部电影都有自己独特的蓝本，而且我的运气也足够好，能有这么多天赋异禀而又执着奉献的合作伙伴——不只是我们的工作室而是整个联合创作过程中的每个人。当强大的团队聚集在同一个梦想周围的时候，就会产生魔力，这种魔力是不可复制的，并且要有很高的热情才能达到。我十分感谢每一个团队，期待我们的下一次合作。
我仔细斟酌了一下该用哪种载体来传达我的思想，最后我想最好还是回归老本行吧！这部动画既要好笑，同时更要悲伤一些，充满了魔力，而又不失亲近感。艺术和音乐是它的核心。一部面向亲子儿童的动画——海洋之歌。
As I worked on completing our first film "TheSecret of Kells', the characters and ideas for Song of the sea were percolatingaway in my sketchbooks and in the back of my mind. I knew it was likely to be oursecond feature film and I recognized I would need the help of many artists andcollaborators, much more talented than me, to pull it off as I imagined it.
当我还在赶制我们的第一部电影《凯尔经的秘密》时，海歌的一系列人物和灵感已经在我的速写本上迸发开来。我知道，这可能会成为我们的第二部影片，而且我需要各方艺术家和合作商的协助，来让这个大胆的想法成为可能!
Even though we had the benefit or the lessons learnton our first film, I believe every film is a prototype and / have had enormousgood fortune to work with talented and dedicated collaborators, not just in myown studio, but in all the co-production studios involved. The amazing alchemythat happens when the right teams coalesce around a shared dream is notsomething easily replicated and it's especially hard when funds are limited. Iam enormously grateful to the team we had in all areas and hope we can all worktogether again.
即使是我们已经从第一部电影中学到了很多东西，我还是相信每一部电影都有自己独特的蓝本，而且我的运气也足够好，能有这么多天赋异禀而又执着奉献的合作伙伴——不只是我们的工作室而是整个联合创作过程中的每个人。当强大的团队聚集在同一个梦想周围的时候，就会产生魔力，这种魔力是不可复制的，并且要有很高的热情才能达到。我十分感谢每一个团队，期待我们的下一次合作。
I have always loved "Art of" books, the peekinto the creative process behind my favorite films, the sketches showing thesteps taken to reach the final result or visual roads journeyed down and then forsakenhave always inspired me. I hope this book offers similar inspiration andinsights.
我一直都很喜欢这些“设定集”类的书：这些书让我们得以窥见我们最喜欢的电影背后的制作历程，看到为了达成效果而采取的每一步。那些被遗弃的设计总能给我提供新的灵感。我希望这本书也能起到相同激励效果。
我一直都很喜欢这些“设定集”类的书：这些书让我们得以窥见我们最喜欢的电影背后的制作历程，看到为了达成效果而采取的每一步。那些被遗弃的设计总能给我提供新的灵感。我希望这本书也能起到相同激励效果。
来自编剧NoraToomey的前言：
There are few things that beat the feeling of beingpart of a team on a project like Song of the Sea. The challenges we faced,dealing with themes such as bereavement and the complex rules of a magic underworld,sometimes felt like we were trying to bite off foo much. But getting to take onthese elements with Tomm, the cast, crew and musicians meant everybody brought theirown part of the solution.
成为《海歌》项目团队中的一员，有几点让我感触颇深。其一就是我们面临的挑战，包括如何处理片中的一些情感，比如“丧母之痛”，还有魔法世界中的规则等等，有时候感觉很力不从心。但是我很幸运，能和汤姆，全体演员、剧组和配乐一同承担这一切，各尽其能想出解决的办法。
Bit by bit, it came together, layer upon layer bound togetherby story, song and beauty. Once we remained true to Ben and Saoirse and thoughtof them as real people, everything else came into place. I am amazed the filmwas made between five countries, I still don T Know exactly how but I think ithad a fair bit to do with Tomm Moore and his unfailing enthusiasm for the artform.
一旦我们开始真正忠于小本和西尔莎这两个角色，将他们像真人一样真诚地对待，一切就都逐渐步入了正轨。至今，我还是很惊讶，这部电影竟然出自五个不同国家的多个团队之手。我还是不知道汤姆到底是怎么做到的，但我敢肯定我自己对汤姆，对他关于动画电影的这份热情和执着也应该有一份小小的贡献。
There are few things that beat the feeling of beingpart of a team on a project like Song of the Sea. The challenges we faced,dealing with themes such as bereavement and the complex rules of a magic underworld,sometimes felt like we were trying to bite off foo much. But getting to take onthese elements with Tomm, the cast, crew and musicians meant everybody brought theirown part of the solution.
成为《海歌》项目团队中的一员，有几点让我感触颇深。其一就是我们面临的挑战，包括如何处理片中的一些情感，比如“丧母之痛”，还有魔法世界中的规则等等，有时候感觉很力不从心。但是我很幸运，能和汤姆，全体演员、剧组和配乐一同承担这一切，各尽其能想出解决的办法。
Bit by bit, it came together, layer upon layer bound togetherby story, song and beauty. Once we remained true to Ben and Saoirse and thoughtof them as real people, everything else came into place. I am amazed the filmwas made between five countries, I still don T Know exactly how but I think ithad a fair bit to do with Tomm Moore and his unfailing enthusiasm for the artform.
一旦我们开始真正忠于小本和西尔莎这两个角色，将他们像真人一样真诚地对待，一切就都逐渐步入了正轨。至今，我还是很惊讶，这部电影竟然出自五个不同国家的多个团队之手。我还是不知道汤姆到底是怎么做到的，但我敢肯定我自己对汤姆，对他关于动画电影的这份热情和执着也应该有一份小小的贡献。
来自CharlesSolomon的前言，穿插有欧美各大导演影评：
"A deeply moving enchanting and compelling tale,intoxicating and beautifully designed and realized" Nick Park directorWallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
一部感人至深，引人入胜的魔法童话。美妙的设计令人陶醉。
——NickPark，《超级掌门狗：人兔诅咒》导演
Although the visual style is related to his criticallyacclaimed first feature "The Secret of Kells", Tomm Moore's The Songof the Sea is markedly different in its setting, story and tone, furtherdemonstrating his skill as a director with a singular point of view.
尽管画风和他之前所指导的倍受赞誉的《凯尔经》非常相像，《海洋之歌》在设定，情节和色调上都有显著的不同，更加显示出他作为导演的非凡想象力。
Like its predecessor. Song of the Sea draws ontraditional Irish culture. It's based on the Selkie legend, the tales of theseal person or seal wife. Although unfamiliar to American audiences, thesestories have been told for centuries by the sea-faring peoples of the westcoast of Ireland, Scotland the Orkney Islands and Scandinavia
正如前作一样，海歌描绘的也是爱尔兰民间神话。故事的背景是有关海豹人或者海豹女的传说。虽然美国人可能不太熟悉这些，但是在爱尔兰，苏格兰，奥克尼群岛和斯堪的纳维亚西海岸的渔民中间已经是代代相传，家喻户晓。
Moore reflects. "These stories arose at a time when there was much more of a connection to the environment. There wasn't the concept of taming nature we have today: people lived within it. And that life must have been brutal. When I re-read the stories, I realized they weremetaphors for death or dealing with loss: The wife that disappears after seven yearsto go back to the sea and become a seal. I wanted the main characters in thefilm involved in that story. For the rest of the cast, I went on a sort ofshopping trip through Irish mythology and cherry-picked ones that wouldstrengthen the central story."
据摩尔说，这些神话曾经广为流传，那时人类与大自然依然存在着诸多联系和情结。征服自然的概念还不存在，人们就生活在大自然之中，而那样的生活无疑是野蛮的。当我重读那些故事时，我意识到其中对死亡和失去的隐喻：妻子七年前消失在大海中，成为一只海豹。我想把这段神话情节变为电影中的主要情节。对于如何确定影片中剩下的其他角色，我在爱尔兰的神话之城中进行了一次大shopping，并且遴选出一些能够强化主线剧情的部分。
"A deeply moving enchanting and compelling tale,intoxicating and beautifully designed and realized" Nick Park directorWallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
一部感人至深，引人入胜的魔法童话。美妙的设计令人陶醉。
——NickPark，《超级掌门狗：人兔诅咒》导演
Although the visual style is related to his criticallyacclaimed first feature "The Secret of Kells", Tomm Moore's The Songof the Sea is markedly different in its setting, story and tone, furtherdemonstrating his skill as a director with a singular point of view.
尽管画风和他之前所指导的倍受赞誉的《凯尔经》非常相像，《海洋之歌》在设定，情节和色调上都有显著的不同，更加显示出他作为导演的非凡想象力。
Like its predecessor. Song of the Sea draws ontraditional Irish culture. It's based on the Selkie legend, the tales of theseal person or seal wife. Although unfamiliar to American audiences, thesestories have been told for centuries by the sea-faring peoples of the westcoast of Ireland, Scotland the Orkney Islands and Scandinavia
正如前作一样，海歌描绘的也是爱尔兰民间神话。故事的背景是有关海豹人或者海豹女的传说。虽然美国人可能不太熟悉这些，但是在爱尔兰，苏格兰，奥克尼群岛和斯堪的纳维亚西海岸的渔民中间已经是代代相传，家喻户晓。
Moore reflects. "These stories arose at a time when there was much more of a connection to the environment. There wasn't the concept of taming nature we have today: people lived within it. And that life must have been brutal. When I re-read the stories, I realized they weremetaphors for death or dealing with loss: The wife that disappears after seven yearsto go back to the sea and become a seal. I wanted the main characters in thefilm involved in that story. For the rest of the cast, I went on a sort ofshopping trip through Irish mythology and cherry-picked ones that wouldstrengthen the central story."
据摩尔说，这些神话曾经广为流传，那时人类与大自然依然存在着诸多联系和情结。征服自然的概念还不存在，人们就生活在大自然之中，而那样的生活无疑是野蛮的。当我重读那些故事时，我意识到其中对死亡和失去的隐喻：妻子七年前消失在大海中，成为一只海豹。我想把这段神话情节变为电影中的主要情节。对于如何确定影片中剩下的其他角色，我在爱尔兰的神话之城中进行了一次大shopping，并且遴选出一些能够强化主线剧情的部分。
"For Song of the Sea, I was really inspired byfilms like Into the West and E.T. that I knew as a kid." Moore concludes."After Secret of Kells, I made friends with people in the studios in theUS, who gave me feedback at the animatic and storyboarding stage. I think thatreally improved the film. There's always something you can do better: On thenext one you'll get things right you weren't happy with on the first one. Thatkeeps you going despite the trepidation of 'the difficult second album'."
“关于《海洋之歌》，我觉得小时候看的《西部风云》《ET》给了我很大的激励，”摩尔总结道，“在《凯尔经》完成后，我认识了很多在美国工作室的人，他们在我确定故事模版和制作动画的第一时间就能收到他们的反馈。我觉得这对我不断完善电影很有帮助。如果你对第一稿不满意的话，你总是能在第二稿里做得更好，不断地修改，忘记得第二座奖的担忧。”
Pete Docter, the Oscar-winning director of Inside Out,summed up the respect the animation industry has for Moore's work when he said,"Many films are noisy and manic, full of pop culture jokes; frenetically pacedwith wacky, manic characters that never hold still. In contrast, Song of theSea has a quiet beauty. It is graphically gorgeous; ornate, yet simple. Best ofall, the characters are well-observed and truthful. It's a joy to watch, for somany reasons."
Pete Docter，奥斯卡奖得主，《头脑特工队》导演，表达了动画产业对摩尔作品的尊敬之情，他说：“很多电影都太闹腾，太疯狂，充斥着俗套的烂梗；古怪而又癫狂的节奏，永远闲不下来的人物。而《海歌》则正相反，有一种恬静的美。画面华丽而又简朴。最棒的一点是，角色都很丰满很质朴。出于很多原因，观看它实在是一种享受。”
“关于《海洋之歌》，我觉得小时候看的《西部风云》《ET》给了我很大的激励，”摩尔总结道，“在《凯尔经》完成后，我认识了很多在美国工作室的人，他们在我确定故事模版和制作动画的第一时间就能收到他们的反馈。我觉得这对我不断完善电影很有帮助。如果你对第一稿不满意的话，你总是能在第二稿里做得更好，不断地修改，忘记得第二座奖的担忧。”
Pete Docter, the Oscar-winning director of Inside Out,summed up the respect the animation industry has for Moore's work when he said,"Many films are noisy and manic, full of pop culture jokes; frenetically pacedwith wacky, manic characters that never hold still. In contrast, Song of theSea has a quiet beauty. It is graphically gorgeous; ornate, yet simple. Best ofall, the characters are well-observed and truthful. It's a joy to watch, for somany reasons."
Pete Docter，奥斯卡奖得主，《头脑特工队》导演，表达了动画产业对摩尔作品的尊敬之情，他说：“很多电影都太闹腾，太疯狂，充斥着俗套的烂梗；古怪而又癫狂的节奏，永远闲不下来的人物。而《海歌》则正相反，有一种恬静的美。画面华丽而又简朴。最棒的一点是，角色都很丰满很质朴。出于很多原因，观看它实在是一种享受。”
第二章——《海洋之歌》中未出场的那些神话生物
The look of thecharacters evolved with the story and environments during the cogept
stage. However,Saoirse was one character that stayed relatively unchanged from the
very first imagesonwards. Her name means 'freedom' and she is a sort of composite of myyounger sisterswhen we were children. The sibling rivalry between Saoirse and Ben is very muchinspired by my relationship with my next-oldest sister, Catherine, and I'm veryhappy that relationship really resonated with kids.
《海歌》的人物形象在剧本阶段是随着故事发展（主要是预算）而不断变化的，有很多的角色都被裁掉了。不过西尔莎的形象从一开始就基本定下来了。她的名字意味着“自由”而且她也是以我妹妹小时候为原型的（Aisling原型为汤姆的妹妹Katharine）。西尔莎和本之间的隔阂是以我和我老姐（妹）为灵感来源。我很高兴这种情感能和小孩子们产生共鸣。
The look of thecharacters evolved with the story and environments during the cogept
stage. However,Saoirse was one character that stayed relatively unchanged from the
very first imagesonwards. Her name means 'freedom' and she is a sort of composite of myyounger sisterswhen we were children. The sibling rivalry between Saoirse and Ben is very muchinspired by my relationship with my next-oldest sister, Catherine, and I'm veryhappy that relationship really resonated with kids.
《海歌》的人物形象在剧本阶段是随着故事发展（主要是预算）而不断变化的，有很多的角色都被裁掉了。不过西尔莎的形象从一开始就基本定下来了。她的名字意味着“自由”而且她也是以我妹妹小时候为原型的（Aisling原型为汤姆的妹妹Katharine）。西尔莎和本之间的隔阂是以我和我老姐（妹）为灵感来源。我很高兴这种情感能和小孩子们产生共鸣。
