Nanaimo-raised singer Allison Crowe has recorded a cover of Leonard CohenB次元官网网址檚 Hallelujah for the upcoming Justice League film and she said itB次元官网网址檚 a moment 14 years in the making.
Crowe, who now lives in Newfoundland and Labrador, said it was back in 2007 when director Zack Snyder first discovered her version of the Cohen classic on YouTube and asked if he could use it in his film Watchmen.
As a fan of SnyderB次元官网网址檚 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, Crowe said she B次元官网网址渁bsolutely freaked outB次元官网网址� at the opportunity. Although the Cohen version was ultimately used in the film, Crowe and Snyder stayed in touch and sheB次元官网网址檚 since become a family friend.
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Crowe got a chance to finally meet Snyder in person on the set of Man of Steel in 2011. She appears in the film, performing Johnny CashB次元官网网址檚 Ring of Fire in a scene shot at the Cassidy Inn pub, which stood south of Nanaimo for over 100 years before it was destroyed by fire in 2016.
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She also got to attend the filmB次元官网网址檚 premiere in New York City, and although the event was B次元官网网址渁 crazy, big, cool thing,B次元官网网址� spending time with the Snyders was like meeting up with old friends.
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On March 18, Crowe will finally be heard singing Hallelujah in one of SnyderB次元官网网址檚 films as the director again approached her to record a new version of the song to close out his directorB次元官网网址檚 cut of Justice League, called the Snyder Cut by fans.
Snyder originally left production of the film in 2017 after his 20-year-old daughter Autumn died by suicide. Hallelujah was her favourite song and Snyder asked Crowe to perform it at AutumnB次元官网网址檚 funeral.
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Crowe said sheB次元官网网址檒l be tuning in to the film when it comes out, although this time the premiere may be a little less glamourous than the one she attended for Man of Steel.
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Zack SnyderB次元官网网址檚 Justice League debuts on HBO Max on March 18.
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