Pete Abeyta from the Middle Class Film Class Podcast/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1lVsk1xjMSBgZK82uAzgQ?app=desktop" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube Channel</a>, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 film, Punch Drunk Love. This soundtrack consists of a wonderful score by producer/composer/mad scientist, Jon Brion, who also composed the scores to films that we've covered in previous episodes like, <a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af48f8ab-5df5-4752-aa4d-01bcb79e35be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</a>, and <a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a20ddabd-a77f-46ee-a8ff-5027f17e844b/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Magnolia</a>. Brion also reworks the iconic "He Needs Me" by Shelley Duvall from Robert Altman's 1980 film, Popeye.We Discuss:<ul><li>How Jon Brion and Paul Thomas Anderson closely worked together on the "sound" of the film</li><li>Why Brion's score evokes memories of old MGM musicals and why that's intentional</li><li>Robert Altman's reaction to "He Needs Me" being used in the film</li><li>The connection of the Punch Drunk Love score to Guillermo Del Toro's Shape of Water.</li></ul><br />For More Information about Middle Class Film Class:Website: <a href="https://www.mcfcpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.mcfcpodcast.com/</a>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/podcastmcfc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/podcastmcfc</a>If you'd like to support Soundtrack Your Life, we have a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/soundtrackyourlife" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patreon</a>, where you'll get quarterly bonus episodes and more! Memberships start at $3 a month.<br /><br />This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br /><br />Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacy<br />Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/

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Ryan Pak

Why Does Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk (2002) Seem Like a Musical With No Singing? w/ Pete Abeyta of Middle Class Film Class

OCT 28, 202473 MIN
Soundtrack Your Life

Why Does Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk (2002) Seem Like a Musical With No Singing? w/ Pete Abeyta of Middle Class Film Class

OCT 28, 202473 MIN

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Pete Abeyta from the Middle Class Film Class Podcast/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1lVsk1xjMSBgZK82uAzgQ?app=desktop" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube Channel</a>, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 film, Punch Drunk Love. This soundtrack consists of a wonderful score by producer/composer/mad scientist, Jon Brion, who also composed the scores to films that we've covered in previous episodes like, <a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af48f8ab-5df5-4752-aa4d-01bcb79e35be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</a>, and <a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a20ddabd-a77f-46ee-a8ff-5027f17e844b/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Magnolia</a>. Brion also reworks the iconic "He Needs Me" by Shelley Duvall from Robert Altman's 1980 film, Popeye.We Discuss:<ul><li>How Jon Brion and Paul Thomas Anderson closely worked together on the "sound" of the film</li><li>Why Brion's score evokes memories of old MGM musicals and why that's intentional</li><li>Robert Altman's reaction to "He Needs Me" being used in the film</li><li>The connection of the Punch Drunk Love score to Guillermo Del Toro's Shape of Water.</li></ul><br />For More Information about Middle Class Film Class:Website: <a href="https://www.mcfcpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.mcfcpodcast.com/</a>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/podcastmcfc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/podcastmcfc</a>If you'd like to support Soundtrack Your Life, we have a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/soundtrackyourlife" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patreon</a>, where you'll get quarterly bonus episodes and more! Memberships start at $3 a month.<br /><br />This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br /><br />Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacy<br />Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/