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PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE - A Musical Where No One Sings (Film Score Behind the Scenes)

Looks at how Jon Brion's percussive, ever-present score for Punch-Drunk Love functions almost like a musical without songs, externalizing the protagonist's anxiety through rhythm and instrumentation.

Cinema Labyrinthine · 10 min · Intermediate · SND · Sound & Music · 2018

What you take away

Student learns how a score can function as a character's internal emotional state made audible.

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Filed under

Films scored by Jon Brion

Musicals to study

Oscar winners for sound and score

Titanic (1997)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Jaws (1975)

Books on sound

Kit for this lesson

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO — Closed-back monitoring that isolates on a noisy set
Sennheiser HD 25 — On-ear, brutally isolating, built for noisy locations
Shure SRH840A — Flat closed-back for checking a mix on location
Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO — Closed-back with real low end — editing and ADR
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x — The ubiquitous studio closed-back
Rode Wireless GO II — The clip-on pair that made radio mics cheap

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