“It’s hilarious because that one thing you pour your heart into is just going to be completely covered by an explosion”: Yvette Young on what it was like to record guitar for James Gunn's Superman
Janelle Borg
created: Aug. 13, 2025, 1:46 p.m. | updated: Aug. 20, 2025, 9:38 a.m.
Have you ever wondered what goes into recording electric guitar for a movie soundtrack – especially a big-budget one?
Yvette Young has lifted the veil on exactly what that entails, as well as the level of detail and gear required to make movie soundtrack magic happen.
In a YouTube video reflecting on the opportunity and the process, Young says, “Never in my life would I have thought I would be involved with the music for the new James Gunn Superman movie.
I feel really, really privileged to be trusted so much, to be not given too much direction.
“I'm really finding a lot of joy in working on movie score sort of things.
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