Summary. Austin Butler sang many of the songs heard in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, impressing audiences with his flawless range and lilting Presley drawl. The use of stems allowed Butler's and Presley's vocals to be woven together, creating a seamless transition between their voices in the film.
According to EW, Butler's voice is behind every song you hear from Elvis's early life. When Elvis moves to the later periods of the artist's career, Luhrmann opted to blend Butler and Elvis's voices together.
But one of the most curious aspects of Elvis' awards season run is the fact that Austin Butler is still talking like Elvis Presley in his daily life. Butler himself joked about it in his monologue when he hosted Saturday Night Live in December—after which he nevertheless continued to talk like Elvis.
Is that the real Elvis singing at the end of the movie?
The scene is probably one of the most accurate from the film because, during Butler's portrayal of Elvis, it cuts to real footage of Elvis Presley performing "Unchained Melody," using his real vocals.
Butler's performances throughout the first half of the film certainly assuage any doubt about his vocal abilities: his range and lilting Presley drawl when singing is flawless. However, the songs 30-year-old Austin Butler sings solo in Elvis end in 1968, when Elvis would have been 33 years old.
Austin Butler Shows Off His Elvis Impressions and Teaches Jimmy an Iconic Dance Move (Extended)
Who was singing Unchained Melody at the end of Elvis?
The climactic performance of “Unchained Melody” in the film had Austin Butler as Elvis leading into the real man's performance. Matt Villa, an editor on the film, told Variety that “it was a huge job putting Austin into that makeup, and that was the most significant of his makeup. ...
The film oversimplifies Elvis Presley's musical influences, relationships, and personal history for the sake of an idolatrous story. While not completely accurate, the movie contains enough truth to make it compelling as both art and a version of history, as evident by its Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination.
Summary. Austin Butler earned $700,000 for his role in the biographical film "Elvis." Butler's earnings were the second-highest in the cast of "Elvis." Butler's performance as Elvis Presley earned him critical acclaim and various award nominations.
The depth and resonance of his voice can be chalked up to maturity. His voice is getting deeper over time, because that's what voices do,” Singer says. Another major component of the shift, he explains, is the countless hours Butler spent singing over the course of his three-year Presley sojourn.
Butler revealed that he worked with a dialect coach to lose his Elvis accent before filming the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air. “I started a week after [wrapping Elvis],” Butler explained during an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. “It was almost too fast. …
Luhrmann watched Austin Butler's Elvis audition and, despite previously considering bigger stars for the role, the director found the perfect star for his Elvis biopic. “What I heard vocally, and more importantly, what I saw emotionally, was something that simply couldn't be ignored,” Luhrmann said.
At the time of his death in 1977, Elvis Presley's net worth was around $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. (That's around $24 million today.) This figure was complicated by expenses related to Graceland and the fact that his record label was making money off his music, not Presley's estate or relatives.
Austin Butler took home the 2023 Golden Globe in the best actor in a drama category on Tuesday (Jan. 10) for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis.
Elvis is currently buried between his father Vernon and his grandmother Minnie, while his daughter Lisa Marie and her son Benjamin Keough's final resting places are across the garden on the other side of a fountain.
LOS ANGELES — Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said Thursday. The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstruction.
Parker managed the Presley estate for the rest of his life. Having previously sold the rights to Presley's early recordings to RCA he struggled to secure a steady income, and his financial situation worsened after he sustained significant gambling losses.
While both films have their strengths, only Elvis will be remembered as a definitive encapsulation of Elvis Presley's essence, with its powerful direction and standout performances.
Both films portray the pair's relationship as toxic and deeply fractured, although Coppola's film, given that it centres on Priscilla, understandably delves into their dynamic more closely. Schrembs says that the second film correctly included “some gentle moments” in addition to the volatility.
Elvis Performs Unchained Melody: Why The Film Ends With This Performance. The last scene in Elvis features a recreation of an actual performance by The King, which took place just six weeks before his death at a concert in Rapid City, South Dakota on June 21, 1977.
The movie condenses Elvis' life into a 159-minute biopic. Much is necessarily left out, but all of the key moments appear: Elvis' discovery at Sun Records in 1954, the titillating cultural explosions of his first live shows, the '68 Comeback Special, his reinvention in Las Vegas in the 1970s and everything in between.
