First listen: Hear Beyoncé cover Amy Winehouse's iconic Back To Black in new trailer for The Great Gatsby
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Beyoncé was rumoured to be covering Amy Winehouse's iconic track Back To Black for The Great Gatsby soundtrack and now fans can listen to a snippet of the track in the trailer for the film.
The 31-year-old hitmaker can be heard singing the lyrics to the song in the first 40 seconds of the trailer.
Beyonc's version of the song appears to be much softer than Amy's version although it is hard to review from such a short section of the song.
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Quite a challenge: Beyoncé's version of Amy Winehouse's iconic Back To Black for the soundtrack of The Great Gatsby can be heard on a new trailer released on Thursday
The singer has teamed up with Andre 3000 to cover the song for Baz Luhrmann's opulent drama, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1929 novel of the same name.
The film's score is being composed by the Halo hitmaker's husband, Jay-Z - real name Shawn Carter - who worked on the music with record producer The Bullitts.
A source told E!: 'It's a very different take on Back To Black.'
The blockbuster 3D film - which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke - is set in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and tells the story of a young man, Nick Carraway (Maguire) whose fortunes change after meeting the enigmatic Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio).
Jay-Z previously said of working on the film's score: 'As soon as I spoke with Baz and Leonardo, I knew this was the right project.
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Taking the reins: Beyoncé's husband Jay-Z is composing the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's movie
'The Great Gatsby is that classic American story of one's introduction to extravagance, decadence and illusion.
'It's ripe for experimentation and ready to be interpreted with a modern twist. The imagination Baz brought to Moulin Rouge made it a masterpiece, and the Romeo + Juliet score wasn't just in the background - the music became a character.
'This film's vision and direction has all the makings of an epic experience.'
The Great Gatsby is due for release on May 10.
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