'Joker' director Todd Phillips used composer Hildur Guonadottir's music to shape scenes that weren't working, including an integral moment in the film.
One of the strongest scores of the year might also be the simplest — as well as the most integral to how the movie was made.
Director Todd Phillips heard that score as he was looking for something “dark and heavy” for “Joker,” and reached out to Guðnadóttir. He also did something he’s never done before: sent a composer the script, and asked her to start writing music right away.“When you’re making a film about one person,” Phillips said, “every other element really becomes a character in the film. The production design, the wardrobe — the way we shot the film, the city of Gotham.
She went to her cello, the instrument she’s played since she was 5 years old, and expressed Arthur’s music — sad, beautiful, simple — in a startlingly visceral way.“It was really like being punched in the chest when I found his notes,” she said. “I was like: That’s it! That’s what he’s trying to say.”
About three weeks into the shoot, Phillips and Phoenix were dissatisfied with the scripted version of a pivotal scene: After Arthur unleashes his dark side, killing three Wall Street bros on the subway, he runs into a grimy bathroom to hide his gun. “And I was deeply moved by it,” said Phoenix. “It was mysterious, and there was this movement that felt — or at least I interpreted it as — kind of transformational.”
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