Ariana Grande and James Corden perform musical version of Titanic on The Late Late Show
They truncated the epic blockbuster into a five-minute musical
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Your support makes all the difference.Ariana Grande joined James Corden for a remake of the hit film Titanic - truncated into a hit-filled five minutes.
The Late Late Show host introduced the segment, telling viewers how the pair were about to embark upon a musical retelling of James Cameron's blockbuster in just one shot, impressively using 13 songs and nine sets.
The audience watched on as a costumed Corden and Grande – whose new album is released on Friday – performed tracks suitably matched to the film's memorable scenes, including Styx's “Come Sail Away” and “Rich Girl” by Hall & Oates.
The duo replicated its most iconic shot while singing Foo Fighters' “Learn to Fly” before rapping “Ice Ice Baby”by Vanilla Ice upon the first sighting of the prop iceberg, prompting laughter from the crowd.
Their version of Titanic ended with Grande's character Rose - singing “Never Gonna Give You Up” - floating on that famous door with Corden's death scene heralded by NSYNC song “Bye Bye Bye”
The pair finally reunited for a rendition of Celine Dion's “My Heart Will Go On.”
Grande will return to The Late Late Show for her Carpool Karaoke appearance on Wednesday (15 August).
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