Two songs from the soundtrack to A Complete Unknown, the upcoming biopic starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Bob Dylan, have been released. Chalamet does his own singing in the film, and we now get to hear him and Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez, singing ‘The Girl From The North Country’, as well as Chalamet’s rendition of ‘Like A Rolling Stone’. Take a listen below.
“To me, there was only one way to make this film – to cast actors that are profoundly talented, ambitious (and brave enough!) to inhabit the whole of the artists they would portray,” director James Mangold said in a press statement. “And in order to inhabit that world those artists had to be able to sing the songs. We were never out to replace the power, beauty and majesty of what exists, but rather, to celebrate it.”
Earlier this week, Dylan himself tweeted in support of Chalamet’s performance in the film, saying, “There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me. The film’s taken from Elijah Wald’s Dylan Goes Electric – a book that came out in 2015. It’s a fantastic retelling of events from the early ‘60s that led up to the fiasco at Newport. After you’ve seen the movie read the book.”
In response, Chalamet wrote, “Floored. I am so grateful. Thank you Bob.”
There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!). Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me. The film’s taken from Elijah…
— Bob Dylan (@bobdylan) December 4, 2024
Floored.
I am so grateful.
Thank you Bob https://t.co/u9tuAE1vpf— Timothée Chalamet (@RealChalamet) December 5, 2024