The Music of Joker: Folie à Deux, with Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir

October 10, 2024 - 07:00 AM

Academy Award®-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and executive music producer Jason Ruder join our guest host, music journalist Jon Burlingame, to discuss their extraordinary work on “Joker: Folie à Deux.” The sequel to 2019’s Oscar-winning “Joker” comes with high expectations, and Hildur and Jason talk about the challenge of evolving the sound of the Joker universe, while incorporating new elements like live-recorded songs and experimental instruments. They discuss how the music helps define the tone of the movie, blurring the lines between score and song to create an immersive experience.

MOVIE STUDIO

Warner Bros. Pictures

DIRECTOR

Todd Phillips

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Sound Credits

Erik Aadahl ... supervising sound editor/sound designer: E2

Malte Bieler ... sound designer: E2

Howard Carle ... adr mixer

Dan Gamache ... sound designer: E2

Jeanne Gilliland ... additional boom operator: NY/NJ Unit

Tavish Grade ... foley mixer: One Step Up

Noah Hubbell ... music playback operator

Michael Kaleta ... boom operator

Esther Kim ... sound department trainee: E2

Jonathan Klein ... supervising foley editor: E2

Darren Maynard ... sound effects editor: E2

Bryan Mendoza ... sound utility

Steven Morrow ... sound mixer

Ryan Murphy ... mix stage engineer

John-Paul Natysin ... sound utility: NY/NJ Unit

Dan O'Connell ... foley artist: One Step Up

Tom Ozanich ... re-recording mixer

Tony Pilkington ... Stage Engineer

Abby Potts ... ancillary markets re-recording mixer

Maribeth Powers ... sound trainee

Mark Purcell ... re-recording mix technician: Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services

Tami Treadwell ... adr mixer

Ethan Van der Ryn ... supervising sound editor/sound designer: E2

Matt Vowles ... international imax mastering

Dean A. Zupancic ... re-recording mixer: Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services

Original Soundtracks