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‘Back to Black’ Music Supervisor Iain Cooke Opens Up About Capturing Amy Winehouse’s Musical Essence: ‘She’s a Classic Forevermore’

Iain Cooke, the film's music supervisor, worked closely with Winehouse's former band and estate to capture her unique musical essence on film.

The Studio Canal film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson ( A Million Little Pieces) and written by Matt Greenhalgh ( Nowhere Boy) was made with the support of the Winehouse estate, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing and features a number of the singer’s most beloved hits. We put Marisa in with a team, a vocal coach and a guitar tutor to work on the material and then we brought on our music producer, Giles Martin, who did a wonderful job. Amy was one of the most important recording artists of all time, and she’ll stand up in history alongside the greats that influenced her.

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