FEATURE:
The Digital Mixtape
IN THIS PHOTO: Christina Chong appears in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She released her excellent debut single, Twin Flames, last month/PHOTO CREDIT: David Reiss for Los Angeles Confidential
Twin Flames: Modern Actors Making Great Music
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IN THIS PHOTO: Suki Waterhouse (right) is a s successful solo artist who also stars in Daisy Jones & The Six (about a fictional band) fronted by Riley Keough (centre) as the eponymous Daisy Jones/PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Doperalski for Variety
solely of musicians to make music. It is a part of the arts that embraces those form other disciplines. I would like to see more people from other disciplines make music. There has been a long tradition of actors making music. For many, it is their main passion. It can be hard balancing the two worlds but, as we have heard recently, some of our best-loved actors have put out incredible singles and albums. I may have overlooked some, but I wanted to focus on a few great actors who have put out amazing music in the past few years. I have included those act and direct (such as Seth MacFarlane, and, in the case of Daisy Jones & The Six, the fictional band are led by Riley Keough. There are also modern artists who were child actors, and perhaps people don’t know that they started out acting. Yesterday, Christina Chong (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) put out the stunning music video for her single, Twin Flames. It is a wonderful debut single from someone who I hope releases an album sometime soon. Other actors such as Florence Pugh and Damien Lewis are or have released music. I don’t think there is this sense of actors capitalising on their fame and popularity to get that exposure in music. In every case, this is something that they love to do. Whether they have always balanced music and acting or are primarily known for their acting, I have put together a selection of songs from terrific actors who have gifted us with awesome music. There are actors you just know would be incredible artists who have not yet released music – and there are artists who would also make accomplished actors. The disciplines are interlinked and natural bedfellows given they have shared disciplines and dynamics. From Christina Chong’s new song, to cuts by the likes of Suki Waterhouse and Maya Hawke, here is a collection of songs from actors who show that they…
HAVE a burning love for music.