![]() James Brown wanted to do an album with Elvis! And so having Jack and Elvis do a duet is sort of sacrilege to the Colonel's thinking, but it speaks across time.”Įminem told Luhrmann he wanted to do a song that celebrates the relationship he has with Elvis, and that’s where “The King and I,” his contribution featuring CeeLo Green, came from. Jack White is one of these great Elvis fans, but the reason I did it is, the Colonel never let Elvis do duets. I got a great duet between Jack White and Elvis, 'Power of My Love.' And let me tell you, it's an awesome rock cut. “Jazmine Sullivan's 'Motherless Child'-which was in the '68 Comeback Special-she just brings kind of a whole new spirit to it, plus she's one of the greatest singers of all time. “There's pure Elvis, there's pure soul, there's pure gospel,” Luhrmann says of the soundtrack. There are also a number of covers and Elvis standards reimagined by an eclectic array of top-billing rappers, rockers, R&B powerhouses, and country crooners, as well as “duets” featuring Presley's own voice. Austin Butler, who plays Elvis in the film, does a remarkably faithful impression on the mic, and his versions that pepper Elvis' first “act” make it to the tracklist, as does a selection of modern songs that were inspired by the film, like “Vegas,” which pairs Doja Cat's bars with Shonka Dukureh-who plays Big Mama Thornton-belting out “Hound Dog” on a loop. “I think that there are three different acts in the soundtrack album, too, and I've never had that before,” says Luhrmann. They span centuries, settings, and drastically different storylines, but they all have one thing in common: Each movie is complemented by an impeccably curated soundtrack.īut for Elvis, Luhrmann tackled a new challenge: He told Elvis Presley’s life story by revisiting some of his greatest hits, while also connecting them to the songs that inspired him-and the artists he inspired generations later. And then you have the barely-can-stand-up, corrupted-body, 'Unchained Melody' Elvis.” Luhrmann's most beloved films include a modern Shakespearean adaptation (1996's Romeo + Juliet), a dizzying musical set in the Belle Époque of Paris (2001's Moulin Rouge!), and an extravagant return to the Roaring Twenties (2013's The Great Gatsby). You have Hollywood pop Elvis: He's at the height of his powers. “Elvis' life is in three acts,” Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann tells Apple Music.
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