Lebanese American voice graces Oscar-nominated film “American Hustle” It is not uncommon to hear Arabic spoken in Hollywood films – but the character is often a terrorist or a spoiled, rich prince from the Gulf. As for Arabic songs in a Hollywood soundtrack, they are few and far between. In the Oscar-nominated film American Hustle, Robert De Niro, playing a menacing Miami mobster, begins to speak Arabic while an Arabic song plays in the background, building the intensity of the scene. The combination made that scene memorable – even more so among Middle Eastern audiences. So whose voice is that? It belongs to Mayssa Karaa – artist, singer, and Berklee College of Music graduate. This Arabic rendition of the American classic White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane is co-written by Dawn Elder, a composer and music producer who has a long history of using music and the arts as a tool to build bridges between the East and the West. For full interview: goo.gl/UBKBh2
Posted on: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 20:00:44 +0000