In this excerpt from an interview made exclusively for our edition of PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, composer Jon Brion discusses the film as a Hollywood musical in which no one breaks into song.
never really noticed how bright and cheery and colorful the supermarket is to barry. which like, same lol. its a place of familiarity to him and the beginning of his genius
it's incredible. we watched this for class last week and my professor managed to get a copy of the blu ray (like the day after it came out!!! she rocks!). and our class screenings are in a real cinema, THX certified and everything. it looks (and sounds!!!!!) incredible. I saw PDL in Brooklyn when they did it with the live orchestra -- I'm assuming that was a DCP. Looked too clean to be a print and with all the moving pieces those live performances take I'd imagine it's easier to do digital. Anyway, I'd say the image quality of the disc is comparable to that of the DCP. The first shot, when it pans to the darkness before Barry opens the warehouse door, is the only moment where you say to yourself, "yep, that's digital." I suppose digital will never match film when it comes to blacks. If you crank up the volume it sounds amazing. Of course, there's no substitute for the live orchestra, but the disc will do in a pinch ;)
He didn't write the tune. The song was from Robert Altman's Popeye and in that movie, Shelly Duvall as Olive Oil sang it. I don't have to remind you what a huge fan of Altman Anderson is, so it makes sense he'd use the tune.
Criterion needs to - at the very least - get The Master out there in 4K. Would be great to see all of PTAs stuff released through them in 4K of course - including Punch Drunk Love, but that movie is the pinnacle of the medium as far as I am concerned.
When is this going to be released? I hope soon because I have been going crazy at the Barnes and Noble half off criterion sale and I really wanna get my hands on this one!
