Viola Davis transforms into the Mother of the Blues for her award-winning role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — and while she delivers a powerhouse performance, former Ikette and soul si…
It’s her voice that catapults Davis into a new realm. While it is Davis’ voice who belts out “These Dogs of Mine,” Lewis performs the rest of the numbers., Lewis explains how she came to sing in the Oscar-nominated film and got to lip-sync for Viola Davis.I’ve been working in the music industry for a long time and I’ve been recording with different people for years. I’ve done background and done vocals for different projects.
Branford invited me to Louisiana to record the songs; he gave me about five or six songs to learn and we went through them all. I knew those songs already. I went in and listened to those lyrics and what her vibe was and what she was writing about. So, I listened to her cadence of how she was speaking as Ma, how she controlled her breath. I looked at how she moved her lips so I could nail it.Less than three hours. They thought it was going to take me three days because when they said ‘You have to lip-sync to Viola,’ I knew what I had to do. I have my own method of how to nail the cadence, and I did that with this.She was an innovator, and that story alone is amazing. She was in a recording studio at the turn of the century.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Meet Karen K. Ho, the voice behind our new biweekly newsletter, Insider SustainabilityBusiness Insider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Weiterlesen »
I Can See Your Voice: meet the stars' partnersAs the wacky BBC gameshow continues, get to know the husband, wives and partners of the judges and hosts...
Weiterlesen »
Zoom On iPad Beats Google Meet & Teams With 1 Brilliant FeatureA new report claims that Apple has given Zoom access to a feature which no other meeting app has.
Weiterlesen »
Meet BONBONWHIMS, The Jewelry Brand Kylie Jenner & Sofia Richie Can’t Stop WearingThe AAPI-owned brand is taking over Instagram with colorful creations.
Weiterlesen »
Meet the Artists Immortalizing Baby Bumps as Sculptural, 3D ArtAn evocative keepsake of pregnancy, belly casts, quite literally, cement and commemorate a woman's growing bump as an objet d'art. Meet the artists immortalizing baby bumps as sculptural, 3D art, here
Weiterlesen »