Did Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman do the singing in Moulin Rouge?

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In Moulin Rouge!, Was it the actors recording those songs, or vocal doubles?



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Yes, both of them did their own singing for the movie. Ewan McGregor is quoted in this MTV article talking about the pressure that he felt, as it was more singing than he had done previously for parts, and touching on some of the singing training that they did specifically for the movie, and this excerpt from Nicole Kidman pays tribute to how she felt about his singing.

There is a surprising dearth of interviews that I could find where Nicole talks about her singing parts, but I was able to find an interview with Baz Luhrmann talking about how they filmed the singing. They used a traditional method of singing in studio and then playing it back while filming, however they also used a new (at the time) technique of singing it live, and then digitally sampling the recording in later.

However, at least according to semi reliable sources, not all the actors sang their own parts. This article on Buzzfeed says that Jim Broadbent had an opera singer imitating his voice to be dubbed in later.




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Did Ewan McGregor sing before Moulin Rouge?

"I had never sung like I was expected to sing for 'Moulin Rouge,' where the singing was a part of the storytelling and not just part of the character. I've only ever sung as a character, if you like, before, where if my singing wasn't very good, it didn't matter," he explained.

Did Ewan McGregor actually sing?

Singing. McGregor sang in a number of films, notably in his appearance as glam rocker Curt Wild in Velvet Goldmine and the bohemian Christian in Moulin Rouge!, where he performs such songs as "Your Song" and "Come What May."

Who sings Come What May Moulin Rouge?

Nicole KidmanEwan McGregor

Does Nicole Kidman do her own singing?

Probably making her the most talented person alive, Kidman has showcased her singing chops before, particularly as Satine in the 2001 musical Moulin Rouge. As a courtesan who falls in love with a bohemian romantic in 1900 Paris, Kidman actually sang all the tunes alongside her costar Ewan McGregor.



Come What May (Moulin Rouge) - Ewan McGregor \u0026 Nicole Kidman




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