If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Joker : Folie à Deux is out today in theaters, and the film pairs Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga on a musical take on the murderous misdeeds of the clown prince of crime. Lady Gaga released a companion album, Harlequin on Sept.
27 , which is now getting a vinyl release. The vinyl and CD are dropping on Oct. 11 and can be pre-ordered now.
The companion album features many of the songs from the film, but it’s not a soundtrack album in the traditional sense. Where the soundtrack features intentionally loose sketches of classic showtunes and duets between Phoenix and Gaga, Harlequin is the polished take on jazz standards that Lady Gaga has become known for in the last decade, particularly through her collaborations with the late Tony Bennett. $32.
99 $33.97 The standard edition of the album is pressed on a single-LP red vinyl, and it’s also available as a CD from Walmart, Amazon, and other retailers. It is set to release on Oct.
11. $34.99 The Target-exclusive edition features an alternate cover and comes with a poster.
It’s pressed on black vinyl and will release on Oct. 11, like the standard edition. The film was met with mixed reviews, with Rolling Stone’s David Fear giving props to the film for its decision to “tap-dance down a road less traveled,” but questioning “Who, exactly, is Joker: Folie à Deux for?” The compan.