Friday, October 4, 2024

π—˜π—‘π—§π—˜π—₯π—§π—”π—œπ—‘π— π—˜π—‘π—§: "The Quin is Back!: Lady Gaga releases 'Harlequin' album" by Lovie Angellyn Lasola

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Published by: Annika Howie Quizana

Date Published: October 4, 2024

Time Published: 1:45 PM


Famous Italian singer-songwriter Lady Gaga dropped her newest soundtrack album “Harlequin” on Tuesday, September 27. The album stood as a companion album to the upcoming movie “Joker: Folie Γ  Deux,” the sequel of the 2019 movie “Joker,” where she acts as Harleen Quinzel, better known as Harley Quinn.

The album consisted of 13 songs with a total duration of 41 minutes and 28 seconds. Unlike her previous albums, this new soundtrack album is completely unique from GagaΚΌs style of music as it was accompanied by several genres such as jazz, rock, and classics.

Despite Gaga sidetrack from her usual style, the album still showcased GagaΚΌs quality singing voice and her ability to fit in these genres.

In “Harlequin”, the “Shallow” singer also included her own version of a few original hits, with some of them being “ThatΚΌs Life” by Frank Sinatra, “Good Morning” by Judy Garlands and Mickey Rooney, “Smile” originally by Charlie Chaplin, and “[They Long To Be] Close To You” by Carpenters.

Some songs like “Happy Mistake” and “Folie Γ  Deux” also came with a touch of angst, which the pop superstar already did in her past soundtrack album and her latest collaboration single with Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile.”

The “Joker: Folie Γ  Deux” main actress only mentioned her newly released album two days before the released itself, together with a video for the new “Joker” movie that featured one of the albumΚΌs songs, “The Joker.”

This resulted for “Harlequin” to be an unexpected album from the Italian pop superstar, especially after she announced the first single of her another album, a full studio one, which is to be released in February 2025.

Gaga started her music career in 2005 and began to rise in the world of pop with her debut song “Just Dance.” The pop singer is known for her famous songs including “Judas”, “Born This Way”, “Poker Face”, and her most recent single “Die With A Smile.” Her new movie “Joker: Folie Γ  Deux” with co-star JoaquΓ­n Phoenix will be out on cinemas on October 4.

IMAGES SOURCES:

[1] Staff, J. (2023, March 25). Lady Gaga seen in Harley Quinn costume for first time on set of “Joker: Folie Γ  Deux.” Just Jared. https://www.justjared.com/2023/03/25/lady-gaga-seen-in-harley-quinn-costume-for-first-time-on-set-of-joker-folie-a-deux/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFrSZFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHX_RQKooK0rnzp9jg5n1qv-wPvmh-iqrG1D3WG24HLk9iSH1w_Hs3J6R4g_aem_Kf0GoDpBDyiaPPuSxxGC1g

[2] Zmaro. (n.d.). Lady Gaga as Harleen "Lee" Quinzel / Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie Γ  Deux [Pinterest post]. Pinterest. https://pin.it/dJEnbZmNl

[3] Lady Gaga. (2024, August 19). Joker: Folie Γ  Deux Only in theaters October 4 [playing card emoji] [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/100044554534251/posts/1087673386061136/?app=fbl

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