Lady Gaga Announces New Album Harlequin to Accompany Joker: Folie à Deux

Lady Gaga has confirmed she will release a 13-track album to accompany her new film,Joker: Double Film.

The pop star and actress first teased the news on social media and billboards earlier this week. She has now revealed that the album, titled Harlequin, will be released on Friday, September 27th.

The tracklist suggests the album will feature covers of classic songs from the film, such as “Oh, When the Saints” and “Get Happy,” as well as new original material.

“I wrote a waltz for this movie,” said Gaga, who has previously starred in films such as A Star is Born AND House of Gucci, he said Fashion in a recent interview. “I also had a live pianist, Alex Smith, who I asked to join me on the scenes.

“There are moments in the film where I play a grown woman who sings like a little girl. And she navigates the world with such immaturity that I found interesting.”

Gaga stars as Harleen Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn, opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Phillips’ musical sequel to the psychological thriller Joker.

The original film, released in 2019, won two Oscars and was a box office success, although it received mixed reviews from critics.

Harlequin the release will coincide with another Joker album, Joker: Folie à Deux (Music from the Motion Picture) Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Gaga has already told fans that the first song from her upcoming seventh album, the title of which has not yet been revealed, is due in October. The full album will be out in February.

List of songs from Harlequin is as follows:

01 “Good morning”

02 “Be Happy” (2024)

03 “Oh, When the Saints”

04 “The World on a String”

05 “If My Friends Could See Me Now”

06 “This is entertainment”

07 “Smile”

08 “The Joker”

09 “Madness for Two”

10 “I will build a mountain”

11 “Close to You”

12 “A Happy Mistake”

13 “This is life”

Gaga currently tops the Billboard 200 with her duet with Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile,” and recently performed at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Joker: Double Film will hit cinemas in the UK and US on Friday 4th October.

In a four-star review for Independent,critic Geoffrey Macnab wrote: “Some elements of the plot remain jarring. The lines between fantasy and reality, for example, are not always clear. But overall Double Films is as unsettling and edgy as its predecessor, reiterating the idea of ​​contemporary American cities as terrifying powder kegs that are constantly on the brink of exploding.”

He continued: “The darkness at the heart of the film is underscored by its very brutal ending, which rejects comic book conventions in favor of psychological depth. Phoenix’s performance also remains powerful and moving. The brilliance of the film is that we can’t help but care about Arthur despite his need and madness.”

“Even in the film’s most apocalyptic and brutal moments, we’re always aware that beneath the Joker’s bright war paint lurks a tiny, weak Arthur. Against the odds, this inventive and deeply disturbing film even gets a little tearful by the final reel.”

Read the full review here.