{"id":518,"date":"2022-08-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/?p=518"},"modified":"2022-07-01T18:40:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:40:03","slug":"actress-to-singer-meryl-streep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/08\/12\/actress-to-singer-meryl-streep\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress to Singer: Meryl Streep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING:<\/mark> <\/strong>This Article May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an actress that I have always been a fan of! As you\u2019ll see, I have already watched one of the films below (several times if I\u2019m completely honest) and have been extremely interested in watching many of her others but, she doesn\u2019t sing in those so they weren\u2019t to have an impact on this article\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florence Foster Jenkins<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                This one of many biographical films that Meryl has made (I\u2019m ashamed to say that it\u2019s the only one I\u2019ve seen) but it is the only one that she sings in. What\u2019s impressive about this role is that it takes a good singer to be able to sing so badly on purpose \u2013 and if you have seen the other films mentioned in this article you\u2019ll know that she can genuinely sing. This is proved even more so by the end of the film when you see what Madame Florence possibly hears in her head every time she sings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Into the Woods<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Some may say that using a musical is cheating but what better style of film when you want to talk about an actress singing? Weirdly, even though I think we\u2019re supposed to see Meryl\u2019s character as the antagonist \u2013 for me she\u2019s one of the best characters in the whole film and possibly has the best voice. Her differing vocals in Stay With Me <\/em>alone are amazing \u2013 going from harsh and angry to harmonious and beautiful. I love this musical anyway, as I already said I\u2019ve seen it several times, but part of my love for this film is Meryl\u2019s portrayal of the witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prom<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I went into this expecting a bad cheesy film and that it would take away from the important premise but instead it was a good cheesy film (we\u2019ve discussed the difference before)! OK it\u2019s no Stephen Sondheim and it\u2019s rare that I like a musical but I really enjoyed this film. Once again, Meryl shows just how good her voice is, out-belting actors like James Corden (not for the first time) and Nicole Kidman who we know have good voices in their own right. I also love the fact that her character of DeeDee Ellen doesn\u2019t completely change her ways that being a good person instead of a self-obsessed celebrity still doesn\u2019t come easily to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side Note: Keegan-Michael Key (of comedy duo Key & Peele) has an amazing voice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonus Film: Ricki and the Flash<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                So, normally at this point of the article I would be talking about a bunch of honorary mentions but I wanted to do something different as I have been wanting to watch this film for AGES! Meryl doesn\u2019t sing as much in this film as may be would expect but if you listen closely, you\u2019ll notice that she sings some of the incidental songs as well. Ricki Randzeano doesn\u2019t exist but the character was actually inspired by Terry Cieri, front-woman for the band Silk and Steel \u2013 the mother-in-law of this film\u2019s writer. What I love even more about Meryl when it comes to this film, is not only is she a great singer but she also learned to play the guitar for this film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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