History Trivia / Sing

** The Japanese dub is not a slouch on this either, as many of the voice actors who worked in the dub are also good singers in their own right: So far we have Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita)[[note]]Who not only dubs her, she also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-14/hear-escaflowne-maaya-sakamoto-sing-katy-perry-in-english/.113394 sings her songs in English]][[/note]], Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie and Ray), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Mike), Creator/MayumiTanaka (Miss Crawly), Creator/KisshoTaniyama (Lance), Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara, Creator/AyumuMurase and Creator/SubaruKimura as the members of the Frog Trio, Creator/AyaneSakura as one of the members of the Rabbit Trio, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Marcus, Creator/KentaMiyake as the Bear leader, and Creator/{{Kujira}} as Meena's mother. Even minor, unnamed roles are voiced by big names like Creator/AoiYuuki, Creator/TesshoGenda, Creator/TaitenKusunoki and many others.

* ActorAllusion: The movie is about a singing competition. Meena is voiced by Tori Kelly, and [[spoiler:the young Nana Noodleman, as seen in Buster's flashback at the start, is voiced by JenniferHudson]], both of whom also has a certain history with [[Series/AmericanIdol singing competitions]].

** It's mentioned in [[AMinorKidroduction the prologue]] that Buster initially wanted to become the first koala in space. Maybe in this life, he didn't become an astronaut. But in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Interstellar a previous life]], he went above and beyond.

** At one point during Gunter's performance of Shake It Off with Rosita, Gunter dances similarly to how [[WesternAnimation/SausageParty Douche]], another character Nick Kroll played, dances in the scene where he's introduced, and both characters did this dance while in a box.
** Mike exclusively sings classic pop songs, reflecting Creator/SethMacFarlane's love of Rat Pack-era music. The same goes in the Japanese dub with the same character, except [[Creator/KoichiYamadera his voice actor]] [[Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo previously singed enka, the Japanese equivalent]].
*** Mike's [[{{Jerkass}} brash attitude]] also plays up [=MacFarlane=]'s politically incorrect public image.

* AllStarCast: The movie's cast features superstars like Creator/MatthewMcConaughey, Creator/ScarlettJohansson, Creator/ReeseWitherspoon, and Creator/SethMacFarlane, among others.
** The Japanese dub is not a slouch on this either, as many of the voice actors who worked in the dub are also good singers by their own right: So far we have Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita)[[note]]Who not only dubs her, she also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-14/hear-escaflowne-maaya-sakamoto-sing-katy-perry-in-english/.113394 sings her songs in English]][[/note]], Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie and Ray), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Mike), Creator/MayumiTanaka (Miss Crawly), Creator/KisshoTaniyama (Lance), Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara, Creator/AyumuMurase and Creator/SubaruKimura as the members of the Frog Trio, Creator/AyaneSakura as one of the members of the Rabbit Trio, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Marcus, Creator/KentaMiyake as the Bear leader, and Creator/{{Kujira}} as Meena's mother. Even minor, unnamed roles are voiced by big names like Creator/AoiYuuki, Creator/TesshoGenda, Creator/TaitenKusunoki and many others.

** In the Mexican Spanish dub, Ash is voiced by the singer '''Ash'''ley Grace Pérez Mosa .

* CrossdressingVoices: Ms. Crawley is voiced by Garth Jennings, a male actor. The same goes in both Mexican and European Spanish dubs, but oddly averted in the Japanese one, when Creator/MayumiTanaka voices her.[[note]]Which is particularly ''ironic'' since she is very well known for voicing boys or male teens, like [[Manga/DragonBall Krillin]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy]].[[/note]]

** In the Japanese dub, Buster Moon is voiced the comedian Teruyoshi Uchimura, Meena by IdolSinger MISIA[[note]]Anime fans can remember her as the singer of "Orphans' Tears", the first ending theme of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''.[[/note]], Ash by actress Masami Nagasawa, Johnny by Takuya Oohashi from the band ''Sukima Switch'' and many others.

** The Japanese dub is not a slouch on this either, as many of the voice actors who worked in the dub are also good singers by their own right: So far we have Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita)[[note]]Who not only dubs her, she also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-14/hear-escaflowne-maaya-sakamoto-sing-katy-perry-in-english/.113394 sings her songs in English]][[/note]], Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie and Ray), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Mike), Creator/MayumiTanaka (Miss Crawley), Creator/KisshoTaniyama (Lance), Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara, Creator/AyumuMurase and Creator/SubaruKimura as the members of the Frog Trio, Creator/AyaneSakura as one of the members of the Rabbit Trio, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Marcus, Creator/KentaMiyake as the Bear leader, and Creator/{{Kujira}} as Meena's mother. Even minor, unnamed roles are voiced by big names like Creator/AoiYuuki, Creator/TesshoGenda, Creator/TaitenKusunoki and many others.

** In the Japanese dub, Buster Moon is voiced the comedian Teruyoshi Uchimura, Meena by IdolSinger MISIA, Ash by actress Masami Nagasawa, Johnny by Takuya Oohashi from the band ''Sukima Switch'' and many others.

** Averted in the Japanese dub: Despite sharing the same name, Creator/NanaMizuki ''does not'' voice ''Nana'' Noodleman, but a very different character instead.

** The Japanese dub is not a slouch on this either, as many of the voice actors who worked in the dub are also good singers by their own right: So far we have Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita)[[note]]Who not only dubs her, she also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-14/hear-escaflowne-maaya-sakamoto-sing-katy-perry-in-english/.113394 sings her songs in English]][[/note]], Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie and Ray's singing voice), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Mike), Creator/MayumiTanaka (Miss Crawley), Creator/KisshoTaniyama (Lance), Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara, Creator/AyumuMurase and Creator/SubaruKimura as the members of the Frog Trio, Creator/AyaneSakura as one of the members of the Rabbit Trio, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Marcus, Creator/KentaMiyake as the Bear leader, and Creator/{{Kujira}} as Meena's mother. Even minor, unnamed roles are voiced by big names like Creator/AoiYuuki, Creator/TesshoGenda, Creator/TaitenKusunoki and many others.

** The Japanese dub is not a slouch on this either, as many of the voice actors who worked in the dub are also good singers by their own right: So far we have Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita)[[note]]Who not only dubs her, she also [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-14/hear-escaflowne-maaya-sakamoto-sing-katy-perry-in-english/.113394 sings her songs in English]][[/note]], Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie and Ray's singing voice), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Mike), Creator/MayumiTanaka (Miss Crawley), Creator/KisshoTaniyama (Lance), Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky), Creator/TetsuyaKakihara, Creator/AyumuMurase and Creator/SubaruKimura as the members of the Frog Trio, Creator/AyaneSakura as one of the members of the Rabbit Trio, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Marcus, Creator/KentaMiyake as the Bear leader, and Creator/{{Kujira}} as Meena's mother.

** Mike exclusively sings classic pop songs, reflecting Creator/SethMacfarlane's love of Rat Pack-era music. The same goes in the Japanese dub with the same character, except [[Creator/KoichiYamadera his voice actor]] [[Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo previously singed enka, the Japanese equivalent]].

* TheCastShowoff: The only explanation why in the Japanese dub Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita) sings in English, when everyone else sings in Japanese is because she can sing in English as well.

* TheCastShowoff: The only explanation why in the Japanese dub Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita) sings in English, why everyone else sings in Japanese is because she can sing in English as well.

* TheCastShowoff: The only only explanation why in the Japanese dub Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita) sings in English, why everyone else sings in Japanese is because she can sing in English as well.

* InkSuitActor: By sheer coincidence (or not) in the Japanese dub, Gunter looks like a porcine version of his voice actor, the comedian Tsukasa Saito, something lampshaded by the actor himself in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfdlMma8pc8 video]].

** Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie) and Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Rosita) also worked together in ''Manga/DeathNote'' as Light Yagami and Kiyomi Takada respectively, and also in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' as Gilthunder and Merlin respectively, along with Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky) as Margaret Liones

* PlayingAgainstType: Nick Kroll, who's usually known for playing douchebag characters (to the point where he ''literally'' [[WesternAnimation/SausageParty was one]]), voices the friendly Gunter.

** Also from the Japanese dub, Creator/MaayaSakamoto's role as Rosita could be a subtle reference as her role as [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Illustrious Makinami]], whose plug suit is ''pink'', just like Rosita's skin. Also from this dub, Creator/AyaneSakura's role a one of the members of the Rabbit Trio could be a reference to her role as [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Shimakaze]], whose hairclip resemble rabbit ears. And Masami Nagasawa's role as Ash could be a reference to her role as Yuri Aikawa in the ''Manga/DetroitMetalCity'' animated adaptation, albeit in ''very'' ironic and hilarious way.

** Also from the Japanese dub, Creator/MaayaSakamoto's role as Rosita could be a subtle reference as her role as [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Illustrious Makinami]], whose plug suit is ''pink'', just like Rosita's skin. Also from this dub, Creator/AyaneSakura's role a one of the members of the Rabbit Trio could be a reference to her role as [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Shimakaze]], whose hairclip resemble rabbit ears.

* CrossdressingVoices: Ms. Crawley is voiced by Garth Jennings, a male actor. The same goes in the Mexican Spanish dub, but averted in the Japanese one, when Creator/MayumiTanaka voices her.[[note]]Which is particularly ''ironic'' since she is very well known for voicing boys or male teens, like [[Manga/DragonBall Krillin]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy]].[[/note]]

* TooSoon: Possibly, what with a movie with an incarcerated KillerGorilla gangster and his teenage son getting its first buzz a few weeks after the death of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Harambe Harambe]], a 17-year old gorilla who was shot in a zoo after zookeepers didn't want to risk him hurting a (human) toddler who fell in. Although it's pretty Narm, now that Harambe has become one of 2016's most popular internet memes.

** Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky) and Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie) worked together in ''Anime/CrossAnge'' as Ange and Tusk respectively.

** Mike exclusively sings classic pop songs, reflecting Creator/SethMacfarlane's love of Rat Pack-era music. The same goes in the Japanese dub with the same character, except [[Creator/KoichiYamadera his voice actor]] [[Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo replaced pop music with enka]].

** Also from the Japanese dub, Creator/MaayaSakamoto's role as Rosita could be a subtle reference as her role as [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Illustrious Makinami]], whose plug suit is ''pink'', just like Rosita's skin.

** ** Creator/NanaMizuki (Becky) and Creator/MamoruMiyano (Eddie) worked together in ''Anime/CrossAnge'' as Ange and Tusk respectively.