robotsrami:

rogerina-deacon:

robotsrami:

There’s a lot of fair and real criticism of bohemian rhapsody but the lip syncing one stil has me like ??? Like did you want to go into the theatre and listen to Rami Malek sing like Rami Malek for 2 hours?? Because I know if my ass had walked into that theatre and heard ANYTHING OTHER than Freddie’s ethereal vocals I would have walked tf right back out

During filming they actually had Rami singing so that the lip syncing would be more realistic, since not only would his lips be moving but the muscles in his neck would be as well, giving it a more realistic effect. They did everything they could to make the singing as realistic as possible without playing Rami’s singing voice in the film, and that’s all we can ask for really.

Thank you for the edition!

Also important to note Freddie Mercury had a four octave range which he KNEW how to use, Montserrat Caballe (a very gifted opera singer whom Freddie recorded an album with, if you didn’t already know) was floored when she worked with him, she said ‘he was able to glide effortlessly from register to another’. It’s one thing to have a range like that but to able to control it and manipulate it in the way Freddie did is incredibly difficult and he could do it ‘effortlessly’. His voice was even studied by scientists back in 2016 and an analysis of his voice was published in the journal ‘logopedics phoniatrics vocology’. They figured out that his vocal chords actually moved faster than most people’s and he had a vibrato similar to the likes of Pavarotti than other contemporary singers. Not even Marc Martel (who did all Freddie’s necessary vocal dubbing in the film) can replicate his vibrato (which is the dead give away between what’s him and what’s Freddie).

In conclusion; Freddie Mercury’s vocals are untouchable. If the guy who can imitate Freddie’s voice better than anyone else can’t even fully replicate his voice, what the fuck did y’all think Rami Malek was gonna do? What the fuck did y’all think ANY actor was gonna do? Freddie has one of if not THE most distinctive and difficult voice in music history and the fact that anyone could act like it would be something an actor could just ‘learn’ is laughable and completely ridiculous.

Respect the GOAT y’all. Absolutely no one can totally replicate Freddie Mercury’s voice. That’s why he’s the greatest vocalist in rock history. Ain’t nobody touching that shit.