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Joker [2019] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
AllMusic Staff Pick - December 23, 2024
December 13, 2019
Upon its arrival, one of things that made this film feel markedly different from the slew of other popular films with comic-book origins was its simmering, relatively minimalist score. While she relied primarily on the traditional orchestral instrumentation of John Williams, Danny Elfman, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Icelander's take was more intimate and internal. In fact, most of the time, a whole 90-piece orchestra is performing the score, but it was mixed to push many components into the background -- often to the point of being inaudible, something she referred to as a ghostly presence within the recording.
- Marcy Donelson