A Complete Unknown has earned Timothée Chalamet his fourth nomination at the Golden Globe Awards for the Best Actor trophy, besides praise from critics, for his impressive portrayal of Bob Dylan. The James Mangold directorial follows the life of folk music legend Bob Dylan from the time he set foot in New York to his performances at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
The film shows Dylan as a talented 19-year-old songwriter who would go on to give American folk music a new direction. Besides Dylan, the film also features musical stars such as Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), Pete Seeger (Edward Norton), and Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook).
The soundtrack of A Complete Unknown features folk and folk-rock songs released between the early and mid-1960s. The film features the cast performing these songs instead of the original recordings by the singers.
A Complete Unknown soundtrack: All the songs used in the latest Bob Dylan biopic
A Complete Unknown features several Bob Dylan songs from his extensive catalog that are today considered classics. Here's a complete list of the songs used in this Bob Dylan biopic, with details of who performed the numbers:
- Highway 61 Revisited: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet for the film
- Mr Tambourine Man: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- I Was Young When I Left Home: By Bob Dylan
- Girl From The North Country: Original by Bob Dylan & Joan Baez, performed by Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro
- Silver Dagger: Original by Joan Baez, performed by Monica Barbaro
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- Wimoweh (Mbube): Original by Soloman Linda, performed by Edward Norton
- House of the Rising Sun: House of the Rising Sun has many versions, but the oldest version of this song was first recorded by Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster in 1933 under the name “Rising Sun Blues”, performed by Monica Barbaro
- Folsom Prison Blues: Original by Johnny Cash, performed by Boyd Holbrook
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Original by Bob Dylan & Joan Baez, performed by Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro
- Masters of War: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- Blowin' in the Wind: Original by Bob Dylan & Joan Baez, performed by Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro
- Subterranean Homesick Blues: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- Big River: Original by Johnny Cash, performed by Boyd Holbrook
- The Times They Are A-Changin': Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- When the Ship Comes In: Original by Bob Dylan & Pete Seeger, performed by Timothée Chalamet & Edward Norton
- There But For Fortune: Original by Phil Ochs, performed by Monica Barbaro
- It Ain't Me, Babe: Original by Bob Dylan & Joan Baez, performed by Timothée Chalamet & Monica Barbaro
- Maggie's Farm: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- Like a Rolling Stone: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- It's All Over, Baby Blue: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
- Song to Woody: Original by Bob Dylan, performed by Timothée Chalamet
The Live Recordings in A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown features songs performed by its cast, instead of using the pre-recorded versions of the classic hits. The idea of letting the actors sing the songs helped the makers capture the magic of live performance.
Chalamet, who previously showed his singing chops in Paul King's Wonka, surprised James Mangold with his singing skills.
While speaking with Hollywood Reporter, Producer Peter Jaysen echoed Mangold's sentiments about Chalamet's singing talent. When asked about Chalamet's vocal performance as Dylan, Jaysen said:
"we couldn’t tell the difference [between Dylan and Chalamet]. That’s when we knew that we had something special."
A Complete Unknown has been released in the United States on December 25, 2024
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