Punch Drunk Love
By turns bold, sentimental, and decidedly loopy, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love has perceptively been described as a classic MGM musical without the songs. Which isn’t to say it lacks for music; Jon Brion’s glorious, stylistically baroque score matches Anderson’s cinematic verve at every turn. Brion variously revives vintage Hawaiian pop-kitsch and Conway Twitty at his early Elvis-clone angstiest, and perfectly recasts Shelly Duvall’s determined/desperate reading [Read More...]
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Punch Drunk He Needs Me
I love this movie but admit I purchased the soundtrack on the basis of the quirky ballad “He Needs Me” by Shelley Duvall, love that song!
Strange… Cartoon-sounding… Eerie… Beautiful…
Those are the words that come to mind when I listen to the score to one of my new favorite films, “Punch-Drunk Love.” Composed by Jon Brion, this beautifully haunting score gets in your head and stays there (just like the movie). You pretty much feel a party of emotions when you pop this baby in.
While it can be very melodic and soothing at times, it can also get tense and rapid. A lot of the tunes on the score appear to be influenced by the song “he needs me,” which was originally from the “Popeye” movie and was performed by Shelly Duvall. (The original song appears on the soundtrack as well). And you really get the feeling that you’re watching some sort of cartoon when you play the CD. How strange I’d like something like this, but that’s thanks to loving the movie so much.
My favorite tracks are “overture,” “tabla,” “punch-drunk melody,” “he needs me,” “hands & feet,” “blossoms & blood,” “here we go,” “le petit chateau,” hospital,” and “third floor hallway.” That’s the majority of the album, but those are the songs I listen to the most. I really love Jon Brion’s “here we go;” the lyrics really seem to hit home with me. All 17 tracks are a complete joy to listen to.
If you’re a big fan of the film and you love a good film score, put “Punch-Drunk Love” on your list. This is a score that I can never get tired of. I’m glad that I have it in my CD collection and it is a frequent visitor in my stereo, I must admit.
This is another great collaboration between director Paul Thomas Anderson and musician Jon Brion. First, this is a great movie, and then an equally great soundtrack/score by Jon Brion, with the film and soundtrack working perfectly together. The disc is mostly instrumental songs, but also includes the songs “He Needs Me” “Waikiki” & “Danny (Lonely Boy Blue)” which are prominent in the film. This score is great on its own, which makes me recommend it more than the “Magnolia” score (again by the PT/Brion duo). These two are really able to team up and make the music perfectly complement the film.
Also, if you like this soundtrack, especially “Here We Go”, go find Jon Brion’s album “meaningless”
captures the essence of the film perfectly…you get the Shelley Duvall song and Waikiki and much more.
It comes enhanced with film footage playing Jon Brion’s Here We Go. This song is as much important to this film as Aimee Mann’s Save Me was for Magnolia.
Unfortunately, I didn’t hear it in the film. But I really love this cd.
5.0 out of 5 stars
He Needs Me
I really only bought this album for the “He Needs Me” olive oil song….You can’t get it anywhere. But it turns out that this whole album is really, really chill….
4.0 out of 5 stars
Punch Drunk Pepperland
Jon Brion is an excellent arranger, who has produced albums with Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, the Eels and Rufus Wainright (among others).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Great PT/Brion Collaboration
This is another great collaboration between director Paul Thomas Anderson and musician Jon Brion. First, this is a great movie, and then an equally great soundtrack/score by Jon…
3.0 out of 5 stars
sobered abstinence
this soundtrack feels so inspired, and i mean literally from Nina Rota’s work from Fellini’s film “Amarcord”. Well mostly the sad string theme.
3.0 out of 5 stars
sobered abstinence
this soundtrack feels so inspired, and i mean literally from Nina Rota’s work from Fellini’s film “Amarcord”. Well mostly the sad string theme.
4.0 out of 5 stars
So Damn Good!
Anyone who says Punch-Drunk Love (the movie or the soundtrack) isn’t absolutely wonderful should be …well, something bad should happen to them.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely, punchy, intoxicated with creativity
I will be the first person to admit that Punch-Drunk Love is a highly flawed movie. Its director, Paul Thomas Anderson couldn’t quite assess its numerous highly creative ideas…