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On the evening of November 2nd I went and saw Bohemian Rhapsody with a small group of friends in theatres. We had a lot of thoughts and feelings on the movie, and we discussed it late in to the night. But one topic that we continued to cycle back to was who did the vocals for Freddie.

My friends were convinced that it was simply Rami Malek. They were very impressed by his covers. However, I was unconvinced that it was just Rami Malek. I knew that there had to be more.

So, I did a little digging and found out that they had used both Rami Malek and Marc Martel's voices in order to try and recreate Freddie's voice for the movie.

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Have you guys seen the movie? What did you think of it, and what did you think about their portrayal of Freddie? What do you think of Rami Malek's performance, and what are your thoughts on their fusing voices together? And what do you think about Marc Martel's voice?

Here is a video of Marc Martel's cover of Bohemian Rhapsody itself for sake of discussion (although We Are The Champions is embedded in the article):




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I've not seen the movie yet, but I have been a Queen fan before Bohemian Rhapsody came out. I still sit and listen to both the "Queen" and "Queen II" albums (I've got everything from "Queen" through "The Works" on vinyl), where (if Queen is your cup of tea) you can definitely hear the rougher beginnings of what would become one of the most unique sounds to come out of rock.


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The movie is amazing and Mark Martel's vocals are spot-on for Freddie. The music alone is worth watching the movie, IMO. Freddie was probably the greatest front man to ever grace a stage.

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Saw the movie today. Pretty clear there was a fair amount of artistic license taken, but a great movie nonetheless and the music is excellent.


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Originally Posted By: Muzic Trax
The movie is amazing and Mark Martel's vocals are spot-on for Freddie. The music alone is worth watching the movie, IMO. Freddie was probably the greatest front man to ever grace a stage.

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I agree. The music was pretty great. Obviously it's hard to make a biopic "entertaining" to most, but I really enjoyed it for what it was.


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Saw the movie today. Pretty clear there was a fair amount of artistic license taken, but a great movie nonetheless and the music is excellent.

There definitely was. It was interesting that they wanted to make it "family friendly" considering how Freddie's life wasn't exactly kid friendly. I was curious how they would handle some of the darker/harder aspects of Freddie's life, and a lot of the choices were definitely made in an effort to make it more cinematic and accessible to a wider audience, and while the movie itself wasn't story-making magic, the music was fantastic, and I ultimately enjoyed the movie even if some of the facts were shifted around for more "drama". No spoilers though! wink


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