AUDREY HEPBURN herself sings 'Wouldn't it be Loverly'

AUDREY HRPBURN herself sings 'Wouldn't it be Loverly' How it would have sounded if they had used Audrey Hepburn's own vocal track.................. 'Wouldn't it be Loverly' Audrey's solos were synced by Marni Nixon. Here researchers added Audrey's original sound tracks to the film. This is how it would have been if they had allowed Audrey to do her own singng.

[ralphstephan]

Now that Audrey’s original voice recording has been recovered I’d love it if they released the unaltered version in its entirety.

[SeldimSeen]

Her singing voice was just fine. It sounded more "authentic" for the role.

[dnahubs]

Audrey Hepburn did a loverly job singing I wish they would release a special edition of My Fair Lady giving Audrey her voice back because I would love to own a copy.

[caramelcoffees]

Imagine how upsetting it would be for Audrey, to be led to believe you'd sing all the songs, learn all the songs and take vocal lessons, only to get to set and be told your voice would be dubbed. And then when it was revealed, for the movie executives let you take the brunt of the criticism in the media. Yet Audrey never complained, returned to finish the movie, gave the best performance she could. A Lady indeed.

[Dolphine]

I actually prefer Audrey's version. Sounds so fitting, so natural. Just adorable..

[heaintloveu]

It just makes me sad because Audrey Hepburn was no slouch and worked very hard. They dishonored her by not using her real voice, and thus dishonored Marni Nixon for not giving her proper credit at the time. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

[Liz-xczs]

This is so much better! Doesn’t have the vocal range but it’s warmer and more real and so well acted. Poor Audrey! Such a shame this wasn’t used it.

[elisecliftonklitz]

The best version was Audrey. She was a heartfelt singer. She was humble to that person who interviewed her about the soundtrack. Love her voice singing Moon River too in Breakfast at Tiffany's

[orjihvy]

Audrey’s humility is so endearing. How she stated that she’s not a singer when she actually has a lovely voice, certainly the musical would have been far more authentic with her voice.

[bathrobetom]

Can understand why they had someone like Marni Nixon dub the vocals. Audrey Hepburn's voice is much more realistic, dramatic, and earthy. Exactly fitting of a British flower girl.

[seanphillips]

It would have made sense to have Audrey sing when Eliza speaks as a cockney and be dubbed for when she speaks “proper”...

[mrdictator]

It's impossible to suspend my disbelief when it switches from cockney to a flawless singing of Marni

[linkfan]

I KNEW Audrey could sing! I don't understand why they dubbed her over. Her voice is totally fine for this role.

[benjamintillema]

Audrey is clearly talented, not technically perfect, but she clearly trained a lot for the role. I particularly like her raspy vibrato, it fits the character very well. I wish they had done what they promised Audrey, kept her vocals except for the incredibly difficult parts of high notes. Her vocal performance was worth keeping.

[Sophie-nzfz]

audrey’s voice honestly fits the character more, in my opinion. she’s supposed to be imperfect, she’s supposed to be human. marni nixon is wonderful and her voice is beautiful but I don’t know why they didn’t just keep audrey’s original dubs in.

[lisamcdonald]

Audrey sang "Moon River" in the Breakfast at Tiffany's movie. The composer Henry Mancini wrote the song so Audrey could sing it with her limited range. Even though other singers did wonderful and more published covers of the song, her version is the sweetest and most heartfelt and my favorite. At least the people connected with Tiffany's realized how good that moment was in the movie and left it in. She is one of my favorite actresses and if you want to hear her version, it is about 42 minutes into the movie.

[maureenredmond]

I agree - Audrey's singing is actually much more natural and should have been left as it was in the film, especially the moment when she accepted the tiny bouquet.
Beautiful!

[DavidMannMD]

Seems like her voice could have been used in “wouldn’t it be luverly” like it was in “Just you wait” as it matches her initial rough character better, and Marni could have been used to dub the metamorphed Eliza later on. It would have been a nice musical reflection of the plot.

[KEVMANWILLY]

I've been in love with Audrey since I saw this great film in 1988 when I was 15. When I learned about her incredible work with UNICEF it made her incomparable. Her eyes are just so...(no words are good enough)

[sueappleton]

Aren't we fortunate to have both versions to enjoy now, both utterly luvverly in their own ways.