Listen (film version)

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"Listen" (film version) is a powerful ballad performed by Beyoncé in the 2006 film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, expressing Deena Jones’s emotional awakening and desire for independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
appearsInGenre musical drama film
associatedAct Beyoncé NERFINISHED
associatedCharacter Deena Jones NERFINISHED
basedOn Broadway musical Dreamgirls NERFINISHED
characterPerformedBy Deena Jones NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredInWork Dreamgirls (2006 film) NERFINISHED
genre R&B ballad
soul ballad
includedIn official Dreamgirls motion picture soundtrack
language English
lyricalTheme breaking free from control
finding one’s own voice
self-discovery
self-empowerment
medium film audio track
mood dramatic
emotional
narrativeFocus Deena Jones’s emotional awakening
desire for independence
notableFor depiction of a woman asserting independence
powerful vocal performance by Beyoncé
originalMedium film
partOf Dreamgirls (2006 film) soundtrack NERFINISHED
performer Beyoncé
productionType film soundtrack recording
tempo slow
title Listen NERFINISHED
usage character development moment in film
vocalist Beyoncé NERFINISHED
vocalStyle melismatic singing
writtenFor Dreamgirls (2006 film) NERFINISHED
yearOfRelease 2006

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Deena Jones notableSongInNarrative Listen (film version)