Lady Gaga, known for her impressive vocal range, was told by Joker 2 co-star Joaquin Phoenix to 'sing poorly' to play Harley Quinn.
in Joker: Folie à Deux. She already did so in her Oscar-nominated performance in A Star is Born playing an up-and-coming singer. This time around, she’ll be singing on screen again, but not as a professional. Her co-star Joaquin Phoenix, who sang on screen before as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, told Vogue he gave her some singing advice, and you’d be shocked to know what it was:
“I encouraged her to sing poorly. I remember asking her to sing without her vibrato. She has a beautiful vibrato—too beautiful. I think she felt naked without it. But as soon as she moved away from technique she unlocked her character’s voice.”“There are moments in the film where I’m playing an adult woman who sings like a little girl. And she’s moving through the world with this kind of immaturity, which I thought was interesting,” said Gaga.
“Not only did we sing live, but every part of the recording was live,” said Phoenix. “We didn’t sing to completed tracks or a click track. We were working with a pianist on set, so each take was a different version of the song and of singing the song, so that felt really exciting and created an energy that was necessary.”
It looks like we’re going to get to see and hear Lady Gaga in a way we haven’t before when Joker: Folie à Deux hits theaters on October 4th.Carly Levy is movie news writer born and raised in South Florida. As a hardcore cinephile, her Mount Rushmore of film directors includes Wes Anderson, John Carney, James Cameron, and Robert Wise. She has a knack for analyzing every movie she sees and isn't afraid to voice her thoughts on it.
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