What Does Music Mean to the Joker?

Hildur Guðnadóttir’s Oscar-winning score for Joker (2019) is full of texture and dark colours. But it does more than just create atmosphere - her music acts as another version of the Joker’s character, heard in the form of a solo cello or a Halldorophone, an electro-acoustic version of a cello with a set of resonating strings. This is particularly true in the haunting bathroom dance. In this scene, Todd Philipp’s direction, Joaquin Phoenix’s acting and Guðnadóttir’s score all come together seamlessly to create a sequence that perfectly captures the transformation of Arthur into the Joker.

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FURTHER WATCHING
Joker Director Breaks Down the Opening Scene | Vanity Fair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awoQuVq2yYc&t=369s
Watch Joaquin Phoenix Do a Creepy Dance in ‘Joker’ | Anatomy of a Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTVdN6s3rXY
Hildur Guðnadóttir on the Details of Composing in Cubase | Steinberg Spotlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nht-1TRrV6k
Joker composer wrote music before seeing picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWq_b345b0&t=255s

FURTHER READING/RESEARCH
The psychological functions of music listening [Thomas Schäfer, Peter Sedlmeier, Christine Städtler, and David Huron]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741536/
An Interview with Sergio Leone (1987): https://americansuburbx.com/2012/12/interview-interview-with-sergio-leone-1987.html

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