In The Box E29: Hildur Guðnadóttir: Scoring The Bride

About this episode

Hildur Guðnadóttir discusses her transition from indie-classical composer to award-winning film scorer and her recent projects.

Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir went from releasing indie-classical solo cello albums, to becoming an awards-magnet film composer, with BAFTAs, GRAMMYs, and an Academy Award for her score to the Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker to her name. She calls 2026 her ‘monster’ year, which has seen her score 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and the Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed The Bride. She chats to Headliner about working on these idiosyncratic films back to back, her long-awaited upcoming return t...

People in this episode

Host: Headliner

Guest: Hildur Guðnadóttir

Topics covered

• film scoring
• indie-classical music
• awards
• interviews
• Icelandic composers

Keywords

• Hildur Guðnadóttir
• film composer
• Joker
• 28 Years Later
• The Bride
• BAFTA
• GRAMMY
• Academy Award

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Joker, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, The Bride

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