MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS 2022

BEST SYNC IN A TV TRAILER

BEST SYNC IN A TELEVISION TRAILER

The Worst Person In The World

Entrant + Trailer House: Intermission Film, London

Track: 'I Said Goodbye To Me' by Harry Nilsson

Publisher: Warner Chappell North America

Label: RCA Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

Production Companies: Oslo Pictures + Neon

Editor: Alex McNeil

Read the thinking behind their choice of tracks + see why the jury voted it THE BEST…

“Joachim Trier's Award-winning THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD is a masterclass in empathy and relatability told over the course of two and a half hours with each act of the film drastically different from the next. The challenge was to bottle this special film into a suitable, graceful trailer that would do that justice without trying to tell too much.

We wanted to create a piece that would convey the erratic path of the film’s protagonist and the push and pull of the two key relationships she encounters. Harry Nillsons “I said Goodbye to Me” has a very whimsical but bittersweet melancholy running through it, much like the film, so we thought this would be the perfect choice for the trailer. We decided from the beginning that we would allow this to breathe over imagery of Julia's restlessness, decisions, loves and losses only to interrupt the whimsy of the track with painfully relatable truths - “I love you, but I also don’t”

It was important also to capture the film’s more surreal qualities. There's a real kinetic energy running through the film and the teaser had to capture this. At various points we play with match-cutting the two relationships as well as close-ups of her indecision in various locations. This approach felt right for a story that spans over 5 years, with a sense that we’re flicking through time without any means of stopping - fitting for a character clinging on to their 20s as 30s rears its head - a turbulent era we can all relate to.”

Intermission Film's Website: www.intermissionfilm.com