Does Russell Crowe do his own singing in Les Miserables?

Does Russell Crowe do his own singing in Les Miserables?

Les Misérables star Russell Crowe has reflected on the experience of singing live for the 2012 movie. Not to crush the magic or anything, but musical performances on screen are traditionally dubbed with a studio recording to achieve a crisper rendition.

Did the actors do their own singing in Les Miserables?

Rather than pre-recording the songs with an orchestra and then lip-synching on set—a common practice during the golden age of the Hollywood musical—the actors were given ear pieces that fed them a piano accompaniment while they sang.

Why is Les Mis good?

Because Les Mis is so expansive and well-written, it affords you a chance to live a life, Jean Valjean’s entire adult life, in your imagination. It’s a life of forgiveness and redemption amidst a backdrop of political turmoil that makes the 21st century look tame in comparison.

Which Les Miserables movie is best?

Between 2012 and 1978, I’d give the leg up to the latter. The musical captures the scope and scale of the book better, but the non-musical focuses in more on Valjean and Javert and is all the better for it. Both characters shine here.

Does Anne Hathaway actually sing in Les Mis?

She told a story working on long “Les Miserables” rehearsals with director Tom Hooper. Jackman (Jean Valjean) and Hathaway (Fantine) sang every take live in the film, which would go on to win three Oscars (including best supporting actress for Hathaway, while Jackman was nominated for best actor).

Is Hugh Jackman a good singer?

Jackman has a great ‘Javert’-style head voice – as he demonstrated in his enactment of the humorous villain Gaston, in an Australian production of Beauty and the Beast. In pop musical songs like ‘Gaston’, or ‘From Now On’ in The Greatest Showman, Jackman’s head voice really works.

Is Les Misérables the best musical ever?

Les Misérables has been voted the greatest musical of all time in a public poll conducted by a new online radio station dedicated to musical theatre.

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