Does Saoirse Ronan Really Sing in 'The French Dispatch'?

Saoirse Ronan may only be in Wes Anderson's latest comedy anthology movie The French Dispatch for a few scenes, but she still manages to showcase her many talents.

She's one of the many, many stars appearing in the new movie, which is in theaters now and features regular collaborators Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Frances McDormand and Edward Norton. Timothée Chalamet also makes his Anderson debut as student Zeffirelli.

Split into four distinct parts, Ronan's performance as "Showgirl #1" coming in the final act of The French Dispatch, "The Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner," by Roebuck Wright (Jeffrey Wright).

Saoirse Ronan singing in The French Dispatch

We find Ronan's character, who remains nameless but is referred to in the credits as "Showgirl," in a villain's hideout. The bad guys have kidnapped Gigi, the Commissaire's son, played by Winston Ait Hellal, and Ronan's character stops by to check on the young victim.

While communicating with each other through a door, Gigi asks the showgirl to sing him a bedtime song. Though she seems hesitant, she obliges and we hear Saoirse Ronan singing to the young boy in French.

This isn't the first time we've seen Ronan displaying her vocal talents on screen; she performed "Tell Me" in the 2014 movie Lost River. This song by Johnny Jewel featuring Saoirse Ronan was also used in the final scene of Season 3 of Killing Eve. Ronan also sang exuberantly in an audition scene in the 2017 movie Ladybird.

On television, Ronan has teamed up with Jimmy Fallon to sing the classic Irish Christmas song "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues.

The four-time Academy Award nominee also performed the incredibly catchy explainer song which taught Americans how to pronounce her name—Saoirse.

Ronan's upcoming projects after The French Dispatch include Foe, where she'll star alongside Normal People actor Paul Mescal, and the murder mystery See How They Run, alongside Sam Rockwell and Adrien Brody.

The French Dispatch Soundtrack

While Ronan lends her vocals to a scene in The French Dispatch, she doesn't appear on the official original soundtrack or the original score for the movie.

Anderson reunited with Alexandre Desplat and Randall Poster to put together the film's score. British musician Jarvis Cocker also provided a cover of the French song "Aline" to the movie.

The French Dispatch: Original Soundtrack features Cocker's song as well as original music by Desplat. Grace Jones, Mario Nascimbene, George Deleure and Gene Austin are just some of the other artists who appear on the album. Both the score and the soundtrack are available to buy, stream and download now.

The French Dispatch is available to watch, exclusively in theaters, now.