Lady Gaga has announced Harlequin, a companion album to Todd Phillips’ psychological thriller Joker: Folie à Deux. The album features thirteen songs performed by the singer/songwriter who stars in the film as Harley Quinn. Harlequin will be released digitally this Friday, September 27 by Interscope Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release the official soundtrack album featuring songs by Gaga next Friday, October 4. A separate album featuring Hildur Guðnadóttir’s original score from the movie is being released this Friday by WaterTower Music. Joker: Folie à Deux is co-written and directed by Phillips also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz.
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First Track from Hildur Guðnadóttir’s ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Score Released
WaterTower Music has released the first track from the score for Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is There Is No Joker composed by Academy Award winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (Chernobyl, Women Talking, Tar). The score album will be released on September 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full details. As previously reported, Interscope Records will release a soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie on October 4. Joker: Folie à Deux is directed by Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz.
Hildur Guðnadóttir to Return for Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’
Hildur Guðnadóttir is returning to score the upcoming psychological thriller Joker: Folie à Deux. The sequel to the 2019 Joker film, for which the composer received her first Academy Award, is directed by Todd Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Zazie Beetz who reprises her role of Sophie Dumond. They are joined by new cast members Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey. No plot details have been announced yet.
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Grammy Award for ‘Joker’ Score
Hildur Guðnadóttir has won her second Grammy Award for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. She previously received an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her work on the film. The composer was honored with her first Grammy last year for her music for HBO’s Chernobyl in the same category. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Billie Eilish & Finneas won the award for the title song for the James Bond movie No Time to Die. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, Jojo Rabbit was the winner.
Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Academy Award for ‘Joker’
Hildur Guðnadóttir was honored with her first Academy Award for her score for Todd Phillips’ Joker at tonight’s 92nd Oscar ceremony. The composer who previously received a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award for her work on the film was also nominated the first time. Check out her acceptance speech after the jump. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were Thomas Newman (1917), Alexandre Desplat (Little Women), Randy Newman (Marriage Story) and John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).
Hildur Gudnadottir Wins BAFTA Award for ‘Joker’
Hildur Gudnadottir has received her first BAFTA Award for her music for Joker in the Original Score category today at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Check out the composer’s acceptance speech after the jump. She previously received the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award for her work on the Todd Phillips-directed movie and is also nominated for an Academy Award. Gudnadottir was nominated alongside Thomas Newman (1917), Alexandre Desplat (Darkest Hour), Michael Giacchino (Jojo Rabbit) and John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).
Hildur Gudnadottir Wins Critics’ Choice Award for ‘Joker’
Hildur Gudnadottir was honored with her first Critics’ Choice Award in the Best Score category for her music for Todd Phillips’ Joker at tonight’s 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Michael Abels for Us, Alexandre Desplat for Little Women, Randy Newman for Marriage Story, Thomas Newman for 1917 and Robbie Robertson for The Irishman.
Hildur Gudnadottir Wins Golden Globe for ‘Joker’
Hildur Gudnadottir has received her first Golden Globe Award in the Original Score category for Todd Phillips’ Joker. The other composers nominated in the Best Original Score category were Randy Newman (Marriage Story), Thomas Newman (1917r), Alexandre Desplat (Little Women) and Daniel Pemberton (Motherless Brooklyn). In the Original Song category, Elton John & Bernie Taupin won the award for the song I’m Going to Love Me Again from Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman. Check out both acceptances speeches after the jump.
Songs from ‘Live! with Murray Franklin’ as Featured in Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ Released
WaterTower Music has released an EP featuring four songs from Todd Phillips’ Joker. The soundtrack includes the Live! with Murray Franklin theme, instrumental versions of the Dean Kay- & Kelly Gordon-penned That’s Life and the Charlie Chaplin-written Smile, all performed by Ellis Drane and his Jazz Orchestra, as well as Chaim Tenenbaum’s rendition of If You’re Happy and You Know It as featured in the movie. The EP is now available to stream and download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The label has also released the movie’s official soundtrack album featuring Hildur Gudnadottir’s original score.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 4, 2019)
The only new movie opening nationwide this week is the psychological thriller Joker directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Marc Maron, and Shea Whigham. The film’s original music is composed by Hildur Gudnadottir (Chernobyl, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Mary Magdalene). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the sci-fi drama Lucy in the Sky directed by Noah Hawley and starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Colman Domingo, Pearl Amanda Dickson and Ellen Burstyn. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of, Legion, The Umbrella Academy) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.