![]() It should feel obvious that these songs are all in the same category. So I was very, very committed to linking the songs lyrically: end one song on this word, start the next song on the same word, and to have them kind of fit into categories where you don’t have to stop and think too hard about it. In the past, we’ve found that you want strong connections between the songs so it doesn’t feel completely gratuitous. Sie: With the song selection, we wanted to do a kind of panorama and show a lot of different eras and a lot of different genres. There’s so many rules, that we are very lucky to have it all mapped out for us before we get there so we don’t have to come up with any of that singing or any of those songs directly on the spot. So the Bellas try their hardest to think on their toes, but they sort of can’t compete at this point.Īnna Camp: A riff-off is incredibly hard to do in real life, and that’s why we make it look really easy in the movies - because it’s something magical and special. Ruby Rose is an incredible singer and, of course, we’re competing against instruments as well. ![]() Hailee Steinfeld: It’s fascinating how the arrangements of the riff-offs come together, and this one was especially fun because we’re working with so many people. Eager to prove themselves, the Bellas propose a good old-fashioned riff-off only to see the musical tide quickly turn against them as the track list jumps around from contemporary pop hits like “Shut Up and Dance” to a country-fied take on “Wake Me Up.” We spoke with stars Camp and Hailee Steinfeld, as well as Pitch Perfect 3 director Trish Sie, to assemble this oral history of the Bellas final riff-off. Having pulled strings with Aubrey’s military officer father to nab the Bellas a slot on a USO tour, the singers have an uncomfortable meet-and-greet with their fellow performers, including the rockabilly outfit Saddle Up (played by real-life band Whiskey Shivers) and a set of all-female rockers, Evermoist, fronted by the ultra-intimidating Calamity (Ruby Rose). Unlike the riff-offs seen and heard in Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2, the grand finale incorporates instruments into the musical mix. The franchise’s latest - and last - chapter, Pitch Perfect 3, brings that tradition to a close in memorable fashion. “People love a good competition, so I’m not really surprised now, but looking back, I had no idea that they were going to love these moments so much.” “It’s such a surprise that it’s become something people really respond to,” marvels Anna Camp, who has frequently competed in the riff-offs as the Bella’s uptight co-leader, Aubrey Posen. But the “riff-off” - a kind of round-robin tournament where competitors strive to seamlessly transition between songs while staying on beat and within a given musical category - has since become a staple of the Pitch Perfect franchise, with each new installment trying to top the last. When the Barden Bellas assembled in an empty swimming pool late one night for a four-way riff battle against their fellow Barden University a capella groups, few suspected that a new cinematic tradition was being born. ![]() Colbert/Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection) The Bellas take a bow in Pitch Perfect 3.
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