Elvis composer, Elliott Wheeler, explains how he blended Elvis Presley's vocals with Austin Butler to make the actor sound more like the musician. 'We used a lot of the breaths, grunts, and body movements that are Austin, and we’d switch back to Elvis.'
Elvis composer, Elliot Wheeler, described how he blended Elvis Presley's vocals with those of Austin Butler to make the actor sound more like the iconic musician. Elvis is a biographical music drama that premiered on June 24, 2022. The film stars Butler in lead role of Presley and explores the musician's rise to fame and his navigation of his career and stardom.
Elvis also tackles the relationship between Presley and his wife, Priscilla Presley , who is portrayed by Olivia DeJonge. So far, Elvis has received relatively positive reviews from critics. Viewers have praised the film for its dazzling, bright, and vivacious take on the King of Rock n' Roll's life. Elvis taps into the energy and charisma of Presley, while also taking a look into the more tragic and controversial aspects of his life.
We ended up slicing [parts of] Austin’s performance. We used a lot of the breaths, grunts, and body movements that are Austin, and we’d switch back to Elvis. Wheeler's techniques are certainly an interesting approach to recreating Presley's iconic vocals. One of the biggest problems that music biopics run into, is not being able to recreate or do justice to the vocals of the original singer. In most cases, the cast and crew want to shy away from simple lip-syncing to give a more compelling performance.
The act of splicing Butler's performance with Presley's vocals does more than just put on a good show and honors Presley's memory. It only seems right for a biopic honoring a musician's life, to include a little bit of the musician within it. Wheeler's method sees that Butler gets to give an iconic performance, while incorporating Presley's timeless and unmatchable skill into it as well.
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