We know, award ceremonies are not always the party one would expect, but if they attract our attention so much, it is because of the small moments in which the stars manage to shine by their own light in those eternal encounters between celebrities. This is how it proves Lady Gaga’s brutal rehearsal before the 2023 Oscars galaa preparation that allowed us to experience one of the best performances of the year.
“The rehearsal that nobody saw. I love you all, thank you for being so supportive of a song that means so much to me,” explains the artist along with this video in which we can see how he rehearses at the piano, and in his hotel room, ‘Hold My Hand’, the song he sang hours later during the ninety-fifth Academy Awards.
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“This song is deeply personal to me.“, Gaga explained during her introduction at the gala. “I think we all need each other. We need a lot of love to walk through this life. We all need a hero sometimes, there are heroes all around us in unexpected places, but you may find that you can be your own hero even if you feel broken inside.”
The curious thing is that in the video, as it was recorded shortly before her arrival at the theater, we can see Gaga made up and wearing the same black Versace dress that she wore on the red carpet, an opposite look with which she finally sang the song, no makeup, wearing a black T-shirt, ripped jeans and sneakers. “I wanted to go much more natural and for people to see the real Gaga.“executive producer Ricky Kirshner tells The Hollywood Reporter.
“She was very correct in explaining that this is a very meaningful song to her and I wanted to really strip her down and do it not as an ‘Oscar performance,’ but as her,” showrunner Glenn Weiss explained. “That’s exactly what we’re trying to capture.”
‘Hold My Hand’ is the song by the composer who was nominated for an Oscar for best original song for its inclusion in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ (Joseph Kosinski, 2022). The original film, ‘Top Gun (Idols of the Air)’ (Tony Scott, 1986), won an Oscar for ‘Take My Breath Away’, by Tom Whitlock and Giorgio Moroder, which was interpreted by Berlin. Gaga won an Oscar in the same category for the song ‘Shallow’, from ‘A Star Is Born’ (Bradley Cooper, 2018).
Along with her were also ‘Lift Me Up’, by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (Ryan Coogler, 2022); ‘Applause’, by Diane Warren for ‘Tell It Like a Woman’ (various directors, 2022); ‘This is a life’, by David Byrne, Mitski and Son Lux for ‘Everything at once everywhere’ (Daniels, 2022) and the brand new winner, ‘Naatu Naatu’, by Kala Bhairava, MM Keeravani and Rahul Sipligunj for ‘RRR’ (SS Rajamouli, 2022).
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