Midway through the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Dylan has an angry confrontation with his girlfriend, Sylvia Russo, about why he never makes any reference to his past. “People make up their past, Sylvie!” he roars. “They remember what they want. They forget the rest.”

The actor’s vocals so impressed the film’s director that he used the live recordings, instead of those prerecorded in a studio. Here’s a look at other actors who have hit their own high notes in musical biopics.

As the musical icon, Timothée Chalamet delivers a remarkable, if deliberately inscrutable, performance. Timothée Chalamet Inhabits Bob Dylan’s Mysteries in A Complete Unknown: Review