Jay-Z recommended wife Beyoncé for OST movie soundtrack

 

The Great Gatsby director Baz Luhrman has revealed Jay-Z recommended wife Beyoncé for the film's soundtrack.

The Destiny's Child star and Andre 3000 have covered Amy Winehouse's iconic song Back To Black for the movie, with Baz explaining that their version of the track is perfect to create a "darker moment" for a particular scene.

He explained to MTV News US: "We were looking for, 'How do we have a darker moment?' and he said have a listen to this, and he [Jay-Z] played it."

Winehouse's father Mitch has been very vocal when slamming the cover, tweeting that Andre 3000 part on the tune was "terrible."

Luhrman also went on to reveal how it came about for Emeli Sande to cover Queen B's classic hit Crazy In Love for the soundtrack, adding: "I mean 'Crazy In Love', does it make you think of any character in the book? "

"I won't know and then a great epiphany was that I wanted it to blend between the modern music and the traditional."

He added: "Bryan Ferry for years has been obsessing with this really traditional jazz band, and then Emeli Sande does the vocal, that's where we go!"

The Great Gatsby OST is due for release on May 7, with the film hitting UK cinemas on May 16.