How The National Got ‘Cyrano’ Star Peter Dinklage to Stop Singing Like Matt Berninger
thewrap.comA version of this story about The National, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, and their original songs for “Cyrano,” appeared in The Race Begins issue of TheWrap magazine.
The National, best known for their self-described “ugly duckling” rock songs that are emotional and introspective yet idiosyncratic, on the surface sound like the perfect people to write a musical about one of literature’s most iconic ugly ducklings, Cyrano de Bergerac, in Joe Wright’s movie musical “Cyrano.” But even though Bryce and Aaron Dessner, the band’s guitarists and multi-instrumentalists, have dabbled in everything from classical and experimental arrangements to their own moody, electronic scores (“The Revenant,” “The Two Popes,” this year’s “C’mon, C’mon”) writing songs.
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