‘Joker’ Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Becomes First Solo Woman To Win Golden Globe For Score

Jan 06, 2020 by apost team

37-Year-Old Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has been working as a film and TV composer for 20 years, but only recently she has started to receive wide acclaim for her work, culminating in a Golden Globe for Score for the breakout film "Joker."

Hildur Guðnadóttir made for the first solo woman to accomplish the feat of winning the Golden Globe for the best original film score for her work on the film "Joker." Previously, a woman, Lisa Gerrard, has shared in the honor but was co-winner with Hans Zimmer for "Gladiator" in 2000. This marks a very good year for her, also winning an Emmy for her work scoring "Chernobyl", setting her up for a Grammy. 

This is all leading to rumors of an Academy Award, reports Variety.

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“It’s been a beautiful year,” she says of her work on “Chernobyl” and “Joker.” “It’s incredible to get both opportunities at the same time,” she said to the Hollywood Reporter in her press room speech. “Both projects were so different and incredible and so all-encompassing.”

"I’ve definitely noticed a bit of wariness sometimes in the last decade or so to trust women for these bigger projects." But this is a trend that is changing, she explained. "But I believe because of all the awareness raised in the last couple of years about the position of women in the industry, I have definitely benefited a lot from that. I think people are just a bit more open towards trusting women."

She spoke deeply of the score, explaining that at first, there was only a cello, but there were up to 100 people playing throughout the score. By the end, the cello is suffocated, reflecting the anger of the character, and how everything gets louder and more aggressive, to Variety. Anyone who has seen the movie can likely recall this trend throughout the film, which becomes evident once explained so clearly. 

What makes it even more compelling is that the score was played throughout the filming, meaning that all of the scenes of Joaquin Phoenix dancing were to the score, reflecting the feeling that she had put into it.

"He told me to just read the script, and take it from there," she said of director Todd Phillips.

What do you think of Guðnadóttir's breakthrough win? Does it catch you off-guard to learn this is the first time a woman has won this award by herself? Either way, be sure to tell about and send links of this article to your friends, especially fans of "Joker."