IN PERFECT HARMONY

THE SONG SUNG BLUE CO-STARS DISCUSS THEIR MUSICAL BOND

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Watching Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in their new film, Song Sung Blue, as Claire and Mike, real-life musicians who performed Neil Diamond tribute shows as the duo Thunder and Lightning, the chemistry is electric.

But when a video surfaced of the costars belting out a victory duet at a New York City pub after snagging a Gotham Award on December 1, it was clear that rapport extends off screen, too. Here, WHO sits down with the two stars to discuss their musical magnetism, discovering Diamond's catalogue and what it was like to step into the shoes of these inspiring performers.

When did you first feel you were going to make beautiful music together?

HUGH JACKMAN I remember after the read through, Kate turned to me and said, "This movie only works if we work." And I thought, "You're absolutely right." We went literally straight into the recording studio. So, in the movie, we sing things live, but we also recorded everything. When we were in there recording, that's when we really bonded as people, as actors and, I think, as Lightning and Thunder. My memory of singing his song 'Holly Holy' was sitting on the couch and they just put a microphone in front of us and that's how we recorded it. That's when I got chills when I heard us because that's when I knew musically we would blend.