How did Jeff Goldblum sing one of the world's biggest pop stars on his new jazz album? As he explains in the new episode Rolling Stone Music NowAriana Grande's cute view of Goldblum "I don't know why (I just do this)" Still in full bloom, Recorded with his band Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, it boils down to pure proximity and unexpected musical relatives. (To listen to the entire episode, get your podcast provider of choice here, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or press Play below.)
In one set evilbetween scenes is the less great wizard of the Kingdom of the Wizard of Oz, Goldblum is used to breaking into songs, and his co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo often join him. "I'd think of every song I could come up with from an American song or a Broadway show, and they knew everything, and we'd sing together," Goldblum said in the plot. "And then (director) Jon M. Chu would bring us back to the question at hand and say '3, 2, 1, action.'"
Once, Goldblum began singing "I Don't Know Why (I Just Will)" a song known for Frank Sinatra and the Andrews Sisters. Grande's reaction is direct and emotional. "She went, 'Wait for a minute. Why are you singing?'" Goldblum recalled. "She said, 'Hey, my grandfather sang to me every day. I love that song.'"
Goldblum is a talented jazz pianist who took the opportunity. "I said, OK, you know, we have this band, and sometimes we have singers." "It would be a miracle, but if you want to sing with us, it would be a dream come true." Grand agreed immediately.
He also managed to push Erivo onto the ship - she provided a great version of "We Will Meet Again" on the album. "I said, 'Hey, Cynthia. As long as she sings, I don't know you've ever sang, but of course you're a grandmother." His bandmates proposed the song's choice, inspired by the use of songs from late 1964 Dr. Strangelove. He recalled: "She said, 'Yes, I know that song. I really want to sing.'
Grande and Scarlett Johansson, the guest of another superstar, recorded their parts remotely, but Erivo sang the band. “That was really exciting,” Goldblum said. "Boy, I saw her take over that microphone...you can't be better than that...every time she opens her mouth, it makes me breathe."
Elsewhere in the interview, Goldblum talks about his hopes for the second evil movies, his thoughts on retirement and so on. “As for now,” he said, “I have a strong appetite and I’m very strong. I’m full of vitamin A and I have a lucky opportunity to do something, some of it, and we’ll see what happens.”
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