Challengers Movie - Playing to the Beat
Challengers Movie Featurette - Playing to the Beat
US Release Date: April 26, 2024
Starring: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist
Director : Luca Guadagnino
Synopsis: From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O'Connor - The Crown) -- his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
US Release Date: April 26, 2024
Starring: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist
Director : Luca Guadagnino
Synopsis: From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy for her husband's redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O'Connor - The Crown) -- his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
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00:00As composers we're always trying to push the boundaries of sound design and
00:05composition. We first worked with Luca on Bones and All. When that film wrapped he
00:11mentioned Challengers. The way he described Challengers was on a one
00:15sentence email. Do you want to do my next film? It's gonna be super sexy.
00:22Two X's. Challengers had two elements that were very powerful in terms of
00:29sound. One was the erotic crunchy pulse of tennis, the racket swinging, the ball
00:38hitting, bones crushing and on the other hand the pulse and energy of the score.
00:46Luca said what if all the music was driving thumping techno like a heartbeat
00:52that makes a movie fun. It allows the audience to feel this fire between these
00:59characters that never goes away. Decimate that little bitch. It's about the
01:04excitement and simultaneously there's an order and a thoughtfulness to the score.
01:09I love you. I know. We really tried to create the most powerful sonic experience
01:17possible. It's constantly changing and that's what makes it really fun.
01:29you