<![CDATA[Did Julie Christie do her own singing?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Far from the Madding Crowd

Brennan-8 — 16 years ago(June 09, 2009 10:45 AM)

The imdb soundtrack page states that the late Isla Cameron sings "Bushes & Briars" but to my ears it doesn't sound like Ms. Cameron's voice; the diction is completely like Julie Christie's.
I can believe however that Isla Cameron sang "The Bold Grenadier" that comes later in the film (whilst Sgt. Troy is grieving for Fanny).
Random aside: wasn't Prunella Ransome (Fanny Robin) an absolutely gorgeous woman

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she was great

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Many of us believe she acted just fine.

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she neither sang nor acted in the film.

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Current IMDb soundtrack listing,
Far From the Madding Crowd
(fragment) :
"Bushes and Briars"(uncredited)Traditional folk songSung by Julie Christie (dubbed by Isla Cameron)"The Bold Grenadier"(uncredited)Traditional folk songSung offscreen by an unidentified female"The Jolly Tinker"(uncredited)Traditional folk songSung by Terence Stamp
This endearing soundtrack is masterful in every regard and Isla Cameron's overall contribution to this film cannot be marginalized. However, the listing for
The Bold Grenadier
states merely "an unidentified female", when in fact it is well known that Isla Cameron was indeed the vocalist. On the other hand,
Bushes & Briars
, which bares Julie Christie's vocal signature and is replete with Cameron's influence, is said to have been (dubbed by Isla Cameron) So it appears that Isla is erroneously accredited with Julie's
Bushes & Briars
rendition and not acknowledged as vocalist for
The Bold Grenadier
. Perhaps the listing was originally misappropriated due to the obvious lip-synching that occurs during the
Bushes & Briars
scene. Never-the-less, the listener will discern Julie Christie's singing voice dubbed into the final mix.
As for
The Jolly Tinker -
?

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