When Anna Kendrick watched her personal efficiency within the film for Self-importance Truthful, essentially the most notable (and most relatable) half was how uncomfortable she appeared to be with watching herself sing the music. “It is like a bizarre nails-on-chalkboard factor for me to look at this, a bit of bit,” she mentioned. Anybody who’s ever cringed on the sound of their very own recorded voice can relate a bit of bit. Kendrick’s efficiency within the music is nice — virtually undeniably so, contemplating the sheer scale of the music’s reputation — however Kendrick targeted on the failings in her efficiency that the majority viewers by no means actually seen.
“Now after I watch it, I can see I am speeding the again half of the phrase each time — I am being nitpicky,” she mentioned. She’s not likely unsuitable: she is speeding the music a bit of within the film. However for the scene itself, this element works. Her character’s presupposed to be a bit of nervous throughout her audition, so this little minor tic suits completely.
It helps that she would not rush the music in any respect within the music video, due to the assistance of the video’s music supervisor. As she defined, “The music supervisor was like, ‘I am gonna put a metronome in there so that you cease speeding it,’ since you do get nervous and also you’re making an attempt to simply do it actually rapidly.” Regardless of this repair, Kendrick was nonetheless shocked by the sheer scale of the music’s reputation. “You are gonna miss me after I’m gone,” the refrain goes, however the music itself has nonetheless by no means absolutely gone away.