
Spike Jonze on Arcade Fire and the music that shaped Her

Having started his directing career overseeing pop videos, it's clear that music is still an integral part of how Spike Jonze works as a film director. From Christopher Walken boogieing to Fatboy Slim's 'Weapon of Choice' to Greta Gerwig's carefree dance to Arcade Fire's 'Afterlife' at the recent YouTube music awards, Jonze is an expert at intertwining sound and image.
The latter group's 'Wake Up' overlaid the stunning trailer for Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, and the two take their collaboration further with Her. The future-set love story stars Joaquin Phoenix as a man who falls in love with his operating system (voiced alluringly by Scarlett Johansson).
Her: Digital Spy's review ★★★★☆
It's Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett's music that beautifully scores the winsome romance, so when Digital Spy sat down with Jonze we quizzed him on this collaboration. In true Jonze style, he chose a song...
The latter group's 'Wake Up' overlaid the stunning trailer for Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, and the two take their collaboration further with Her. The future-set love story stars Joaquin Phoenix as a man who falls in love with his operating system (voiced alluringly by Scarlett Johansson).
Her: Digital Spy's review ★★★★☆
It's Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett's music that beautifully scores the winsome romance, so when Digital Spy sat down with Jonze we quizzed him on this collaboration. In true Jonze style, he chose a song...
- 2/13/2014
- Digital Spy
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