Composing music

Hans Zimmer

the composer of the Dark Knight 

soundtrack discussing the creation of the Joker’s Theme

 Hans Zimmers

He didn’t want to write something that is a summer black bluster , 

happy indulgent score wanted something that people could truly hate and provocative not some summer block buster and happy.

His intention is going on to the edge which pushes his project further.The qualities that Hans Zimmer want the music to have is Punk-rock and Roll( but not too different form the rest of the music),Unsettling sounds and a music that defines the character in 2 notes ( gets tighter and tighter but never breaks) - The focus on the notes and that everything has to be closer to you ( Keeps drawing you in e.g. Whisper instead of a shout)

How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it

work/doesn’t work.

I feel that the final score really captivates the audiences' attention as it is a new style and different from other work. How the music is alarming and painful to listen really reinforce the character of Joker. This is a very effective way to create representation and meaning for the characters in the film. I think it really works well and how the music gets more intense every time gives the sense of warning and make the viewer really fear the character.

Evaluate what you have learned from this task and how it might impact

on choices made when coming to create your own soundtrack.

I learnt that the most effective way to choose the correct soundtrack is to differentiate your work from others. Even though it is weird and unfamiliar to most people but the "new" will always capture the attention and break the normal trend. This is a crucial way to make the audience remember your work. Also, I learnt that it is very important to fully emphasise the characters in the film to make the audience understand each of the characters and that what makes a good soundtrack rather than a soundtrack that sounds good but does not have meaning! :D

Saul Bass

The credits before Saul Bass was credit sequence at the beginning - nothing to do with story with no emotional sate just like an 

opening of a book / literature.