WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Trap.
Salkea Shyamalan was inspired by several real-life singers when creating her pop star character Lady Raven in M. Night Shyamalan’s 2024 thriller. Trap. Josh Hartnett plays a serial killer disguised as a supportive father in Trap. Trap It also features the film debut of Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka as pop singer Lady Raven, who plays a major role in the cast of Trap. Saleka’s Lady Raven sings and acts throughout. Trap in a concert hall where Hartnett’s Cooper is setting up shop. Most of the original music in Trap was made specifically by Saleka under her fictitious pop star name Lady Raven.
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Trap features several real-life singers and rappers such as Kid Cudi, Amaarae, and Russ. Born in 1996, Saleka made her film acting debut in Trap. Her character, Lady Raven, is essentially a fictional version of her real-life stage name, Saleka, as a singer and recording artist. Saleka released a full debut album to accompany the release of Trap titled “LADY RAVEN” with featured tracks by Kid Cudi and Russ. Saleka also did some of the original music for his father’s Apple series. Server. Both albums can be found on Apple Music and Spotify and streamed everywhere. Trap.
At the end of TrapCooper skillfully finds his way out of many sticky situations after Lady Raven exposes the truth about his identity as a serial killer to her family. As the police close in, Cooper is able to escape and take Lady Raven hostage, only to eventually return home to exact revenge on his wife, who he discovers had set him up to get trapped at Lady Raven’s concert in the first. episode. place. Lady Raven also worked hand-in-hand with Dr. Josephine Grant (Hayley Mills) to try and catch the killer known as The Butcher, putting herself in harm’s way and eventually using her platform to catch a mass murderer.
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Part of Saleka’s process for creating Lady Raven was to narrow down the similarities and differences between her musical style in reality and Lady Raven’s overall sound in the film. Saleka has credited international pop star Rosalía as one of her main influences in creating her Lady Raven character in Trap. When creating the sound of Lady Raven, which is a fictional extension of Saleka’s real-life pop singer persona made specifically for the M. Night Shyamalan film, Saleka noted that “Rosalía’s fusion of flamenco and pop” greatly influenced the sound of his character’s music (via discard).
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Rosalía is one of the biggest pop stars in the world and is known for being atypical for combining several different types of genres, which was also one of Saleka’s goals when creating Lady Raven. Saleka said Consequence“R&B is a big influence. Jazz is a big influence. Indian and Latin music is a big influence. I like to incorporate those textures into the production, especially“Like Rosalía, Saleka also wrote songs that would be intended to be performed in front of a large audience.”Everything is supposed to be in the stadium. Bringing all those things together into a pop music structure was the goal there..” Since pop music is one of the most common genres on big stadium tours, it makes sense that Lady Raven has chosen to emulate one of the biggest in the world.
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Another of Saleka’s influences behind the creation of Lady Raven is Rihanna. According to Outtake, Saleka was inspired by “Rihanna’s audacity“, which has contributed to their confidence and stage presence as Saleka and Lady Raven. This makes sense in the context of Trap as Lady Raven is the star of the show for most of the movie, requiring her to not only be confident but convincing and motivated in front of an audience, which is certainly no easy task. As a veteran pop star, Rihanna possesses a unique ability to captivate and dominate her audience, which Saleka infused into her Lady Raven.
Rihanna is undoubtedly an accomplished pop singer and dancer who has mastered complex and demanding choreography throughout her career. Since Saleka’s role was also physically demanding, she revealed that they spent as much time, if not more, working on Lady Raven’s choreography as the music itself. “We had a lot of fun with the choreography. For me, it was almost like recording a music video of 10 songs in a row.” (through discard).
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Taking into account the amount of Trap features concert footage from Lady Raven’s live performance, Saleka seemingly had the most demanding role in the film, using her combined acting, songwriting, singing, and dancing talents all in one project. Saleka said of the total workload: “We basically prepared a tour. There are 10 songs that you see on stage and we choreograph almost each and every one of them, except the ballad.,” (through Consequence).
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It’s no surprise that Billie Eilish, arguably Generation Z’s biggest music icon, inspired 28-year-old Saleka. According PeopleSaleka was inspired by the stage presence of Rosalía and Billie Eliish. “I watched a lot of videos of Rosalía performing on stage, and Billie Eilish and just artists that I love because for me, I’m a bit of an introverted and shy person, so going on stage with confidence is not something that comes naturally to me. me, so I was trying to channel all the beautiful pop stars of our generation.” Saleka seems to have channeled Eilish’s natural ability to perform in front of a packed stadium despite being a humble and introverted creative.
Saleka acknowledged that there was certainly a gray area between her and Lady Raven, but she also distinguished a clear difference. According Consequence“I would say that Lady Raven is much more confident and outgoing than I am, so that was the main challenge for me as an actor: the moments where I would maybe cower and want to be small, the character doesn’t do that. , so I had to fight my natural instincts and portray what this character would do, which is brave, bold and confident.“Saleka also clarified how this role helped her as a pop singer in real life.”I think it was like a great exercise for me in life, because I want to be those things. It was a lesson for me in trying to practice being the person I would like to be.“.
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Adele is another music icon that Salkea was inspired by when creating her Lady Raven character and sound. Trap. Like the aforementioned artists, Saleka took notes on the “stage presence” to turn her Lady Raven character into an authentic and believable pop star (via discard). One of the most popular songs from Saleka’s LADY RAVEN album titled “Where Did She Go” sounds like it was written and performed by Adele on a structural level. The classic piano ballad is the most obvious link to Adele on the soundtrack. Adele is also known to invite her fans on stage during her live performances.
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Like Saleka, Adele certainly has experience writing music specifically for films. He co-wrote and produced the song “Skyfall” for the James Bond film of the same name, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. On the topic of songwriting, Saleka said, “I really love writing for film and television and obviously reading the script, you know, my dad really incorporated music into everything.” Saleka noted how her songwriting also uniquely aligned with not just her. the character’s story, but also Cooper’s.”It is very intertwined with the narrative, not only in Lady Raven’s character but also in Cooper’s. [Hartnett] character, as he observes him and has his own emotional journey towards him.,” (through discard).
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Taylor Swift probably had the biggest impact on Lady Raven’s character as a pop star and businesswoman. According PeopleSaleka explained that she and the creators of Trap“He talked a lot about Taylor Swift on set and how she is this boss and CEO.Of course, Lady Raven’s fan devotion is also emblematic of the massive fandom Swift has amassed in real life, particularly her historic 2023 Eras tour that took place during traps development. Saleka was not the only one Trap cast member who was impacted by Swift. Harnett attending a Swift concert with her daughters helped her understand the authenticity of Shyamalan’s film concept.
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According The Hollywood ReporterHartnett took her daughters to see Taylor Swift’s Era Tour in London in July 2024, just a month earlier. Traps theatrical release. “The amazing thing is that I sent a photo to Night basically saying this is life imitating art. Because when we shot the film I felt that his characterization of the audience seemed exaggerated, like someone who had not yet attended a pop concert with his children.“Hartnett soon realized that it was actually Trap which was influenced by the global impact of Taylor Swift’s iconic world tour. “Their intense idolization of Taylor Swift and their love of crying when they saw her and all of that was in line with what Night created here, which impressed me quite a bit.“.
M. Night Shyamalan was also inspired by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, using it as a way to help visualize and even launch. Trap before the film’s release. In an interview with Empire, Shayamlan summarized the premise of Trap with a simple question: “What if The Silence of the Lambs happened at a Taylor Swift concert?“While the aforementioned artists inspired Saleka to create Lady Raven’s stage presence, choreography, and musical sound, Taylor Swift was a key inspiration for Trap itself.
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Sources: Outtake, People, The Hollywood Reporter, Consequence, Empire
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Trap is a film by writer-director M. Night Shyamalan under his Blinding Edge Pictures banner. The film is part of a deal struck with Warner Bros for him to direct and produce several films under their banner.
Director M. Night Shyamalan Release Date August 2, 2024 Studio(s) Blinding Edge Pictures, New Line Cinema Distributors Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema Writers M. Night Shyamalan Cast Josh Hartnett, Hayley Mills, Marnie McPhail , Vanessa Smythe, Saleka Shyamalan, Malik Jubal, Jonathan Langdon, Peter D’Souza, Ty Pravong, Kaitlyn Dallan Main Genre Thriller Expand