.samsmith and rufuswainwright will join ReneeZellweger on a pair of duets that will appear on the 'Judy' soundtrack
The film, based on the true story of Garland's final run of shows in London in the winter of 1968, will feature Zellweger singing a version of Garland's iconic tune "Get Happy" with Smith and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with Wainwright.
Both songs were newly recorded for the album, which a press release says will feature "Zellweger's breath-taking recordings of Judy Garland's award-winning and most popular numbers, which have become some of the most iconic songs in film and theater history." “When I was 17 years old I did a project on Judy Garland for my Film Studies A-Level. I was immediately immersed into the magic of Judy and her incredibly brave and triumphant story. She has remained as one of the icons of my life," said fellow longtime Garland fan and Oscar winner Smith in a statement. "She was one of the bravest humans out there and her vulnerability and honesty in her art still gives me goose bumps like it did the first time.
The soundtrack album, on Garland's original label, Decca, features Zellweger's versions of such Garland classics as "For Once in My Life," "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Over the Rainbow." Wainwright, who released the 2007 Grammy-nominated live album added in the statement, "Judy Garland has been a constant force in my life.was one of the pyramids of culture that I gazed at as a small child.
The film's trailer ends with Zellweger singing a shaky, heart string-pulling version of Garland's signtature song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The movie also stars Rufus Sewell as third husband Luft, Michael Gambon as manager Bernard Delfont, Bella Ramsey as daughter Lorna Luft and Gemma-Leah Devereux as Liza Minnelli.
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