Challengers | 'Playing to the Beat' Featurette - Zendaya - video Dailymotion

“As composers, we’re always trying to push the boundaries of sound design and composition.”  - score composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Transcript

00:00 As composers, we're always trying to push the boundaries

00:03 of sound design and composition.

00:06 We first worked with Luca on Bones and All.

00:09 When that film wrapped, he mentioned Challengers.

00:12 The way he described Challengers was on a one-sentence email.

00:16 "Do you want to do my next film? It's going to be super sexy."

00:20 - Oh, come here. - Two X's.

00:26 Challengers had two elements that were very powerful in terms of sound.

00:30 One was the erotic, crunchy pulse of tennis.

00:35 The racket swinging.

00:37 The ball hitting.

00:39 Bones crushing.

00:41 And on the other hand, the pulse and energy of the score.

00:46 Luca said, "What if all the music was driving, thumping techno,

00:51 like a heartbeat that makes a movie fun?"

00:54 Let's go!

00:56 It allows the audience to feel this fire between these characters

01:00 that never goes away.

01:01 Decimate that little bitch.

01:03 It's about the excitement and simultaneously,

01:06 there's an order and a thoughtfulness to the score.

01:10 - I love you. - I know.

01:12 We really tried to create the most powerful sonic experience possible.

01:18 It's constantly changing, and that's what makes it really fun.

01:21 Come on!

01:24 COMING SOON

01:26 (dramatic music)

01:28 you