Adam Tucker, a musician from King’s Lynn in Norfolk, provided the singing voice for Robbie Williams in the musical biopic Better Man. Tucker sent recordings of himself singing to film producers who were seeking a sound-alike and estimated that over 90% of the music heard in the movie was him. The filmmakers wanted newly recorded versions of Williams’ most famous hits in order to fit energetic musical scenes while still sounding like the hit-maker in his youth.
Between 3 January and 9 January 2025, the film’s soundtrack album reached number one in the Official Album Downloads Chart. “I see people like Pink, Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron have all posted about this film, and I’m thinking ‘they’ve all just heard me sing for two and a half hours and they don’t know’. But I guess that means I’ve done the job right,” said Tucker.
Filmmakers recorded Tucker’s re-recorded versions with cameras trained on his mouth so that artists at New Zealand special effects company, Wētā FX, could match the chimpanzee’s mouth movements to his own. Tucker also had to master Williams’ Stoke-on-Trent accent, which he managed to perfect with the help of family members. “I have some family from Stoke, so I’m well-tuned into that accent. It was those little tweaks in the accent that we spent hours on,” he recalled.
Jonno Davies, a Milton Keynes actor, provided the speaking voice and performance capture for Robbie Williams in the film, who is rendered on screen as a CGI chimpanzee. All Saint’s singer Nicole Appleton’s character’s singing voice was provided by West End performer Kayleigh McKnight
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