![]() ![]() These include everything from jazz and bluegrass (a style she sang in Songcatcher) to some rap and the esoteric sounds of the Icelandic ambient post-rock band Sigur Ros. But Rossum insists that it’s more a matter of being eager to explore her vast non-operatic influences for the first time. Some may think it’s a case of opera burnout after all, by the age of seven, she was singing with the New York Metropolitan Opera, performing in more than 20 separate productions in six different languages at Lincoln Center alongside icons like Placido Domingo and the late Luciano Pavarotti. This approach might surprise fans that expected her debut to fall in the pop-classical vein of Josh Groban or Sarah Brightman, who originated the Christine role on Broadway. Her vocal textures also create the percussion on many tracks. ‘Slow Me Down,’ for instance, is made up of more than 150 different parts and harmonies, every one of them sung by the Rossum herself. While the album features strings, loops and live drums by Abe Laboriel Jr., the foundation of the sound is what she calls a ‘warm musical landscape’ created by multiple vocal textures behind her lead vocal part. Trusting her musical instincts and following her heart on Inside Out, Rossum creates a uniquely lush, almost ethereal vibe that seduces listeners with gentle, sensual truth, rather than show off her mighty operatic vocal range. When I stayed within myself and did it naturally, it was much better.’ ![]() If I delivered lines like I thought people expected me to, I was less successful. This happened when I did my early films, too. But the more I tried to be like everyone else, the more problems I had. When I first went to school, everyone’s hair was blond and mine was short, dark and curly. ![]() Everyone should have the courage to follow their dreams and be confident in being themselves. I chose the title because over the years I’ve learned the importance of being comfortable in my own skin. That’s the most fulfilling thing and everything I’ve always wanted to do. Inside Out is my baby, and I get to write, direct and star. In the movies, I’ve always felt like one piece of the puzzle. ‘The music is who I am,’ Rossum adds, ‘and I’m telling honest stories about things I have been through emotionally in my life. She recently shot her first video for ‘Slow Me Down,’ which is a smooth, inspirational song she wrote as an antidote to a modern world that’s always rushing do that too much, she says, and ‘you miss out on what’s important, like love and special moments.’ She was excited that Geffen had enough confidence to encourage her, as a first-time artist, to find a direction that she was at home with – even if that meant trying things slightly out of the box. Working with producer Stuart Brawley, whose producing and engineering credits include Brandy, *NSYNC, Nick Lachey and Celine Dion, Rossum co-wrote every song on Inside Out. Rossum promises she’ll get back to acting soon – her last film was 2006’s Poseidon – but these days, she is completely focused on her music. Rossum broke through to major studio films when she played Sean Penn’s murdered daughter in Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed Mystic River and was later featured in the summer disaster thriller The Day After Tomorrow, which came out just months before Phantom made her a bona fide star. This role earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance and gave her the chance to sing a duet with Dolly Parton. EMMY ROSSUM PHANTOM OF THE OPERA REAL VOICE MOVIEAfter being nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1999 for her work in the TV movie Genius, she went on to play the young Audrey Hepburn in The Audrey Hepburn Story and made her big screen debut in 2000’s indie film Songcatcher. While Phantom, which earned $150 million worldwide and showcased her powerful operatic voice in addition to her impressive acting skills, is the vehicle that made Rossum a star, longtime fans remember her in a wide variety of roles since she starred in the soap opera As The World Turns at age 13. Within the week, it was #8 on the Top Album chart and #2 among pop albums. An EP of three songs from the project, including its first single ‘Slow Me Down’ and an 15-minute ‘making of’ documentary, was posted on iTunes July 31 and became an immediate hit. Best known for her Golden Globe-nominated role as Christine Daae in the 2004 movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Phantom of the Opera, 21-year-old Emmy Rossum put her thriving acting career on hold this past year to write and record her debut album Inside Out, which will be released in October on Geffen Records. ![]()
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