Joe Alwyn co-produced Taylor Swift’s “august” with Swift and Jack Antonoff.
The song’s production credits include Swift, Antonoff, and Alwyn. Alwyn was credited under the pseudonym William Bowery on several Folklore and Evermore songs, but the Recording Academy later recognized him as a co-producer of “august” after Folklore won Album of the Year.
The track’s sound is built from reverb-heavy vocals, guitars, keyboards, strings, live drums, and programmed percussion. Those elements give the song a hazy, cinematic quality that contrasts with its melancholy storyline.
Some listeners associate Folklore’s production mainly with Aaron Dessner because he produced many of the album’s songs. Dessner was not the co-producer named for “august”; its production team was Swift, Antonoff, and Alwyn.