The producers of Michael Jackson biopic they assured that They did not use artificial intelligence to recreate the voice of the “king of pop.” Instead, they integrated the deceased artist’s original recordings with performances made during filming.
The team revealed The Hollywood Reporter that The soundtrack includes the real voices of Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s nephew, who stars in the film, and Juliano Valdi, who plays him in his childhood.
John Warhurst, musical supervisor of the movie Michaelexplained to that American media that from the beginning they ruled out the use of artificial intelligence and preferred to record the dialogues and songs on the set.
For this They performed multiple takes in different scenarios and recreated studios, where the actors performed the dialogues and songs live.which allowed emotional and sound nuances to be captured.
Both Jaafar and Valdi prepared to adapt their style, voice and performance like Michael Jackson. In the sequences where the actors improvised or contributed new elements, their voices predominated; However, in the film’s central moments, Michael’s original voice came to the fore.
“Physically, his voice is very similar to Michael’s,” said the sound supervisor in relation to the Jaafar’s physical and vocal kinship with his uncle.
According to Warhurst, The whole process was done with traditional editing, such as equalization and reverb, without advanced digital simulationwith the aim of creating a better listening experience.
The refusal to use artificial intelligence is due to technical and ethical reasons, which seeks to preserve the sound quality and authenticity of the performances. “People want Michael to be presentWarhurst explained.
Michaelthe biographical film about the artist, reached first place at the world box office in its first weekend of releasewith a collection of US$217 million, according to data from the site Box Office Mojo.
According to the magazine Variety, This is the best debut in the history of a biographical filmby surpassing the record set by Straight Outta Comptonwhich raised US$60 million in 2015, and Bohemian Rhapsodywhich obtained US$51 million in 2018.