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Mr. Beaks Rants About Jon Brion, Superstar!!

Looking forward to seeing Huckabees by Big Jim	Sep 29th, 2004 01:09:53 PM
From what I have seen it looks strange enough to really appeal to me.
I think a nice movie scene would have Mr. Beaks telling Dirty Ha by eraser_x	Sep 29th, 2004 01:42:55 PM
During the scene, we can hear Beaks' voice drone on and on, while we watch the expression change ever so gradually on Dirty Harry's face. Then, we get to see and hear (or more likely, simply see) Dirty Harry's inevitable response. The same type of scene would work if we substitute Cassidy (from Preacher) for Dirty Harry. In a pinch, we can even make do by substituting Arnie's Terminator character for Dirty Harry. I wonder how many (and which) other characters we can substitute for Dirty Harry and still have a fun scene.
Oh Please by bmsatter	Sep 29th, 2004 02:39:33 PM
Jon Brion is adequately decent but to put him in the same breath as Herrmann shows how little you know about music in film. Herrmann had an understanding of how music worked in a film far surpassing just about everybody out there working today. Plenty are close. Jon Brion is no where near.
And one more thing... by bmsatter	Sep 29th, 2004 02:41:41 PM
Herrmann didn't take a decade to get there. He nailed it on his first film score "Citizen Kane".
Meaningless by LydiaDeitz	Sep 29th, 2004 03:29:50 PM
I agree that Jon Brion's scores are sweet. I've seen him a couple times at Largo here in LA and he's amazing. But have you heard his album "Meaningless?" It's terrible. Grade A terrible. Don't know what went wrond there.
Jon Brion is a genius by SLONEDOG	Sep 29th, 2004 03:33:19 PM
I've been a fan since his days in Jellyfish and The Grays. His work on Aimee Mann's solo records and on Rhett Miller's solo disc is great. And in addition to his film scores, his album "Meaningless" is terrific adult pop. Unfortunately I don't live anywhere near LA or I'd be at Largo every Friday.
eraser's game by roach motel	Sep 29th, 2004 04:36:25 PM
How about this: Mr. Beaks talks to Uncle Junior from the Sopranos. Uncle Junior makes his "I'm eating a lemon" face. Hilarity ensues.
Punch-Drunk Love by The Colonel	Sep 29th, 2004 04:54:38 PM
What about his Punch Drunk Love score? Creepy and off-kilter, emotional and touching and romantic all at once. It really set the tone of the film and grounded it's semi-reality. I LOVE his score, and it's the perfect complement to one of the most passionately emotional movies I've ever seen.
At least Beaks understands that there's NO APOSTROPHE IN "HUCKAB by spacehog	Sep 29th, 2004 06:13:49 PM
GODDAMNIT GODDAMNIT.
"sucks" guy by joe brady	Sep 29th, 2004 06:34:38 PM
Everyone gets it. Everyone got it the first time, I'm sure. The fact that people are ignoring you, for the most part, means that nobody thinks it's funny. People are always going to make premature judgements on the Talkbacks; your persistence is useless.
Blossoms and Blood by coen_fan	Sep 29th, 2004 07:25:17 PM
"You've gotta hope, That there's someone for you, strange as you are, who can cope, with the things that you do, without trying too hard." In case you don't know, that's an excerpt from Jon Brion's song on the short film "Blossoms and Blood," on the Punch-Drunk Love DVD. Beautiful lyrics, beautiful song. And that song on the Huckabees trailer is great too.
Never thought I'd see a headline like that up at AICN by Almost Sexy	Sep 29th, 2004 10:48:04 PM
This is about the coolest thing I've ever seen here. Jon Brion (for my money) is one of the ten best pop songwriters in America right now, and frankly a fucking musical genius. To see him get recognition from this site is just amazingly cool. You couldn't pay me to live in LA, but I am blisteringly jealous that you get a chance to see him at work every week. You kids are some very lucky folks. Of course, I did have the good fortune to see him at Seattle's own Sunset Tavern just this Sunday. Meaningless is a work of art, as is Ro Sham Bo. Let's hope he puts out another album someday... Oh and Mr. Beaks, I salute you.
Forgot Punch-Drunk Love! by Archduke_Chocula	Sep 30th, 2004 12:13:27 AM
That was an excellent score. ESotSM's score is pure bliss.
Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, etc. by DarthCorleone	Sep 30th, 2004 03:06:37 AM
What's up with Fiona's album? What's the problem? I know plenty of Fiona fans. I know plenty of crap that gets released with considerably wide distribution that has far fewer fans. I've heard two tracks on the web (that weren't supposed to be posted as far as I heard), and they are fantastic. From what I had read, Fiona and Jon had a superb working relationship. If anyone with any connection to this project is reading this and can tell me something more substantive than rumors, please do so. (By the way, I'm moving out to L.A., and the Largo is one of my first planned Friday night stops.)
But how much of Brion's work made it onto the final verrsion of by TheKeenGuy	Sep 30th, 2004 11:34:33 AM
That's been one of the burning questions over on the Elliott Smith board. Also, does Jon Brion still have the recordings he and Elliott Smith did together? It's rumored that Elliott got rid of them, wwhich might be the reason that the wonderful song "True Love" is not on the final album. Does Brion have a copy of the song? The world must know!
Even in jest by DannyOcean01	Oct 1st, 2004 07:03:36 AM
A statement poo pooing the works of Morricone and Herrman is the reason people vote for Keira Knightley as sexiest movie actress ever. Just a strange cinematic form of alzheimers.
Poor usage of 'rant', for starters by AndyCappJr	Oct 1st, 2004 08:54:47 AM
If you're using 'rant' in an American vernacular, it's meant to be used in a negative light. This was nothing but ass-licking & meandering praise for Mr. Brion. Regardless, Jon Brion admittedly has mad skills, and can pretty much accomplish anything he sets his musical mind to. However, when the coffin's closed, I predict he'll be remembered chiefly as a "producer/multi-instrumentalis t", 'cause that's where he truly swims like a shark, and the film scores will be more like sidebars to an encompassed career.

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