“A Star Is Born” Audience and vocals are all real! Thoroughly focused on realism

Numbers that match the drama and standards that capture hearts

What is also noteworthy is that the songs for ``A Star Is Born'' were newly created, centering on Gaga and Cooper. Of course, the song was created in collaboration with multiple songwriters (including Willie Nelson's son, Lukas Nelson), but the most conscious effort was made to make the lyrics and melody line closely fit the story and the characters' emotions. was. Among these songwriters, director Bradley Cooper was the only one who didn't have a music career, but he was fully impersonating Jackson, and gave precise orders such as, ``This is not the sound Jackson would make.'' It is said that he had taken it out. This is also Lady Gaga's testimony.

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Because the process of creating songs that follow the story was done at the same time as filming, parts of the song were often changed on the day of the shoot to fit the scene. Cooper was forced to commute between the set and the studio.

``A Star Is Born'' is mainly composed of original songs, but one song that stands out is a standard number that many people know. It's `` La Vie en Rose (A Rose-Colored Life) .'' At the beginning of the movie, Jackson stops by at a bar after his own concert to have a drink, and Ally sings this song, which is one of Edith Piaf's most famous songs and has been sung by many singers.・Gaga also sings at charity concerts for Sean Parker (a businessman known as the former CEO of Facebook). This scene is set at a show for drag queens, and Allie is the only "female". Director Bradley Cooper created this scene based on Lady Gaga's experience singing in a New York drag bar.

``I tried to perform as Allie, unlike the ``La Vie en Rose'' that I had sung as Lady Gaga,'' Gaga says, starting to sing with a little lack of confidence, but also singing in her inner voice. An overwhelming amount of energy overflows, dominating the entire bar. This change within one song directly expresses the theme of this work, ``A Star is Born,'' and instantly captures the hearts of not only Jackson, but also us, the audience.

Text: Hiroaki Saito

Became freelance in 1997, contributing movie reviews and interview articles to various media such as movie magazines, theater pamphlets, and movie sites. The column is constantly updated on Yahoo! News. Star Channel's program "GO! Theater" introduces the latest released works.

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