Read the beautiful letter that allowed 'Crazy Rich Asians' to use Coldplay's 'Yellow'
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One of the most emotional moments in Jon M. Chu's much talked-about rom-com Crazy Rich Asians almost didn't happen.
Luckily, the director wrote one hell of a beautiful letter to Coldplay.
Soundtracking one of the final scenes of the film, a Mandarin cover of Coldplay's hit "Yellow," sung by former The Voice contestant Chinese-American singer Katherine Ho, will have you in tears.
But the song almost didn't make it into the film. In a Quartz interview, Chu said both Warner Bros. and the band were worried that although the song is not about race, the title of the song would be associated with the racial slur used against Asian people. Read more...
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Read the beautiful letter that allowed 'Crazy Rich Asians' to use Coldplay's 'Yellow'
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Monday, August 20, 2018
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Reviewed by mimisabreena
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Monday, August 20, 2018
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