Scarlett Johansson spent days trying to record owl noises while recording
her new album.

The 'Lost in Translation' actress was so determined to incorporate unique
sounds on her debut LP 'Anywhere I Lay My Head' she even taped the call of
the nocturnal birds.

She said: "I spent days trying to record owls. I would hear them and then
run outside to find them. My producer David Sitek told me to keep a
mini-recorder with me all the time and record sounds I liked. That was the
most elusive thing we recorded - the owls. We recorded all kinds of stuff -
even rainstorms."

Scarlett couldn't care less about the criticism her album has received,
because she is confident she has a good voice.

She added to NME magazine: "I think a lot of actors have good voices. We are
mimics. If you were to hum something now, I'd probably be able to sing it
right back to you. I'm a pretty decent singer."

Meanwhile, Alanis Morissette attacks ex-boyfriend Ryan Reynolds on her new album.