''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'' is the

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...

Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music, and the recording industries. He is regarded by ...

's 2001 film ''

Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows an English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan ...

'', released on 8 May 2001 by

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. The album features most of the songs featured in the film. However, some of the songs are alternate versions and there are two or three major songs that were left off. The original film versions and extra songs were featured on the second soundtrack.

Songs

The soundtrack consists almost entirely of

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s—" Come What May", composed by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert, is the only original song on the album. The opening track, "

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", is performed by

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, though in the film the song is performed by actor

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (, ; ; born July 22, 1960 or 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in more than 100 films, produced more than 20 films and documentaries, made more than 30 televisio ...

as the character

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Count, ''Comte'' Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901), known as Toulouse-Lautrec (), was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator whose immersion in the colour ...

. Originally by American singer-songwriter eden ahbez, the song is reprised as the last song on the soundtrack with performances by Bowie and

Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...

, along with a dialogue by

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. "

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", written by

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and

Kenny Nolan Kenneth "Kenny" Nolan (born September 30, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. He is best remembered for the 1976–77 song " I Like Dreamin'", which he wrote and performed; it reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 an ...

, was made famous in the 1970s by the girl group

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. The song contains the sexually suggestive lyric " Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?", which translates to "Do you want to sleep with me tonight?" Labelle's version of the song was inducted into the

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in 2003. The version for the soundtrack is performed by

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Mýa Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her ca ...

, and

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, with production and additional vocal credits by

Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the Contemporary R&B, R&B girl group 4 All the Sistas Arou ...

. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States and earned a

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for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. "Because We Can" is credited to Norman Cook, with performance and production credits given to his stage name Fatboy Slim. The song contains portions of "Zidler's Rap", performed in the film by

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as the character Harold Zidler, and has been called the "'

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' for the next generation". "Sparkling Diamonds" is performed by Kidman, Broadbent, Caroline O'Connor, Natalie Mendoza and Lara Mulcahy. The song is a medley featuring " Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", written by

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and

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and introduced by

Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Each of her characters typically possessed a fervent expressiveness and an easily ide ...

in the

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production of '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1949), and "

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" by

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. " Rhythm of the Night" was made famous in 1985 by the American R&B group

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. The track reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B chart and number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and is said to have "jumpstarted" the career of songwriter

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. The soundtrack version is performed by Valeria, and includes a dialogue by Kidman.

Commercial performance

''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'' debuted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 at number five on 16 May 2001. Four weeks later, the album reach its peak position at number three. The soundtrack reached number one on the

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chart and number 33 on the Top Pop Catalog chart. On 23 April 2002, it was certified double platinum by the

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(RIAA). In Australia, the soundtrack debuted on the albums chart at number four on 11 May 2001. The following week, it reached number one and remained there for 11 consecutive weeks and upon the albums chart for 58 weeks. It was the highest-selling album of 2001 in Australia and has been certified five-times platinum by the

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(ARIA). ''Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film'' also reached number one in New Zealand, where it remained on the albums chart for 16 weeks. The soundtrack reached the top five in Austria, Denmark, France, and Norway. In 2001, the album was the 20th best-selling album globally, selling four million copies.

Track listing

Notes

* signifies a vocal producer * signifies an additional vocal producer * signifies an orchestral producer * signifies a main producer, additional producer and remixer * signifies a remixer

Personnel

* Josh G. Abrahams – producer (1, 4–6, 8, 10, 12) *

– performer (2) *

– performer (2) * Jamie Allen – performer (10) * Valeria Andrews – performer (5) * Craig Armstrong – producer (1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15), orchestra production (11), arranger (6, 8, 10, 12) * John "Beetle" Bailey – assistant

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* Chris Barrett – assistant engineer *

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...

– performer (9) * BLAM – producer (1, 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 14) *

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...

– guitar (7), arranger (7), performer (7), producer (7) *

– performer (1, 15) * Andy Bradfield – mixing (1, 6, 8, 12, 14) *

– performer (3–4) *

Neil Davidge Neil Davidge is an English record producer, songwriter, film score composer and musician. Once an associate of dance producers DNA, he is best known as the long-term co-writer and producer for trip hop collective Massive Attack. In 1997, he als ...

– mixing (15), producer (15) *

Marius de Vries Marius de Vries (born 1961) is an English record producer and composer. He has won a Grammy Award from four nominations, two BAFTA Awards, and an Ivor Novello Award. Education Marius de Vries was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, Bedfor ...

– vocal producer (3–6, 8, 10–12, 14), music direction * Robert "3D" Del Naja – mixing (15), producer (15) * Jimmy Douglas – engineer (9), mixing (9) * Dylan Dresdow – engineer (2) * Felipe Elgueta – engineer (11) * Chris Elliott – arranger (10, 12), conductor *

– producer (2), vocals (2) *

Ron Fair Ronald Fair is an American record producer, record executive, musical arranger, recording engineer and conductor. A traditional record producer since 1970, Fair has been credited with orchestral production work on several commercially success ...

– vocal producer (2) *

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. His music makes extensive use of Sampling (music), samples from eclectic ...

– performer (3), producer (3) *

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (; born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican musician. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' " Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song "". Music genres he explo ...

– performer (12) *

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...

– producer (11) * Geoff Foster – engineer (1, 4–6, 8, 10–12, 14) * Simon Franglen – engineer (4–6, 8, 10–12, 14), vocal production assistance (4–6, 8, 10, 12, 14), producer (11) * Ryan Freeland – mixing (5) *

Gavin Friday Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes. Early life Fionan Hanvey was born in Dublin an ...

– arranger (7), producer (7), performer (7) * Julian Gallagher – keyboards (7), producer (7) *

Humberto Gatica Humberto Gatica is a Chilean and American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Celine Dion, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Cher and Michael Bublé. Gatic ...

– mixing (11) * Ricky Graham – assistant engineer * Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor * Brad Haehnel – mixing (4,10) * Ash Howes – programming (7), engineer (7) * Jake Jackson – assistant engineer *

– performer (4, 8, 10–11, 14), dialogue (5, 15) * Michael Knobloch – music production supervisor * Jacek Koman – performer (12) * Robert Kraft – executive in charge of music * Joe Leguabe – performer *

Patrick Leonard Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums '' True Blue'' (1986), '' Who ...

– producer (6) *

– performer (2) *

– performer (14) *

– producer (12) *

– performer (15) *

Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and ...

– dialogue (1), performer (6, 10–12) * Natalie Mendoza – performer (4) * Anton Monsted – music supervisor, executive music producer * Lara Mulcahy – performer (4) * Don Murnaghan – engineer (13) *

– performer (2) * Andy Nelson – mixing (10) * Caroline O'Connor – performer (4) * Jennie O'Grady –

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master *

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which per ...

– performer * Dave Pensado – mixing (2) * Michel Pepin – engineer (13), mixing (13), producer (13) * Mickey Petralia – engineer (9) * Dave Reitzas – engineer (11) *

Carmen Rizzo Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is an American record producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist, based in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy nominee has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, Jem ...

– engineer * Michael C. Ross – engineer (2) * Alessandro Safina – performer (6) * Steve Sharples – arranger (14), producer (14) * Eddy Schreyer – mastering * Maurice Seezer – guitar (7), arranger (7), keyboards (7), programming (7), producer (7), engineer (7), performer (7) * Steve Sidwell – arranger (4), horn arrangements (5) * Alexis Smith – producer (5) * Brian Springer – engineer (2) * Richard Stannard – guitar (7), keyboards (7), producer (7) * Alvin Sweeney – engineer (7) *

Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythm ...

– producer (9), mixing (9) * Simon Thornton – engineer (3) *

Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

– vocals (1) *

Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical opera ...

– performer (13), producer (13) *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, ...

– orchestra leader *

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

– performer (14) * Laura Ziffren – music supervisor, executive music producer * Joel Zifkin – violin (13)

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References

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