Episode 11: There Will Be Blood

Art of the Score

Nicholas Buc

Education, Tv & Film, Music

5 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2017

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson’s relentlessly dark exploration of Daniel Plainview, an American oil baron, now comfortably sits among the greatest films of the century so far. Yet Jonny Greenwood’s score - who is best known from his days on guitar for Radiohead - may well be even greater and more original still. In this episode of Art of the Score, we take a look at Greenwood’s incredibly unusual music, and with the help of There Will Be Blood expert and conductor Hugh Brunt, take apart what makes it tick, its fresh musical influences and style, and jointly, drink its milkshake. We love to hear from our listeners – get in touch via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and if you like The Art of the Score, please take a moment to subscribe, rate and comment.

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0:00.0	This episode of Art of the Score is proudly supported by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
0:05.3	Head over to ms.com.com.com.A.U.4.4. Movies.
0:09.2	For more information on their upcoming season of live movie score presentations. Welcome to Art of the Score, the podcast that explores, demystifies and celebrates some of the greatest soundtracks of all time from the world of film, TV and video games.
0:38.2	I'm Andrew Pogson,
0:43.4	and in each episode we'll be joined by Daniel Golding and Nicholas Buck as we check out a soundtrack we love, break down its main themes, explore what makes the score tick, and hopefully impart
0:49.2	our love of the world of soundtracks.
1:13.3	In episode 11, we explore the music from the 2007 film, There Will Be Blood,
1:19.1	directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and score by the great Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead fame.
1:23.9	There Will Be Blood is widely regarded as one of the most important films of this century, and Greenwood's score not only captures the film's vast yet unforgiving landscapes, but
1:28.6	its protagonist's descent into obsession and violence.
1:32.0	And joining me on this journey through the oily boughs of the American West is writer,
1:36.4	critic, university lecturer, and olive oil connoisseur.
1:39.9	It's Dan Goldine.
1:40.8	How you doing, Dan?
1:41.3	I'm doing good.
1:42.2	I think this is going to be a really interesting episode.
1:44.7	It's definitely one of my favorite scores ever, actually, let alone of this century.
1:50.0	I think it'll be a fascinating episode.
1:51.9	I love the fact that we can use this century and it's not that long.
1:55.5	No.
1:56.0	I love that.
1:56.6	Yeah.
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