This article explores the aesthetic possibilities offered by onset live singing in the film musical Les Misérables by Tom Hooper. I analyze how this directorial choice gives freedom of expression to performers by reconfiguring the relationship between music and image, changing how audiences perceive songs in film musicals.

Peraro, D. (2025). “Do You Hear the People Sing?”: Live Singing in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables. MUSIC AND THE MOVING IMAGE, 18(1), 33-49 [10.5406/19407610.18.1.02].

“Do You Hear the People Sing?”: Live Singing in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables

Peraro, Daniele
2025

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This article explores the aesthetic possibilities offered by onset live singing in the film musical Les Misérables by Tom Hooper. I analyze how this directorial choice gives freedom of expression to performers by reconfiguring the relationship between music and image, changing how audiences perceive songs in film musicals.
2025
Peraro, D. (2025). “Do You Hear the People Sing?”: Live Singing in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables. MUSIC AND THE MOVING IMAGE, 18(1), 33-49 [10.5406/19407610.18.1.02].
Peraro, Daniele
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