Punch-Drunk Love is the 2002 soundtrack album featuring music composed by Jon Brion

Jon Brion

Jon Brion is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer.-Early life:...

 for the film of the same name

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán also appear....

. The album includes the song "He Needs Me" from the 1980 Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...

 movie Popeye

Popeye (film)

Popeye is a 1980 live-action film adaptation directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip.Marketed with the tagline, "The sailor man with the spinach can!", the film is a musical...

. The soundtrack received an enthusiastic review from classical music critic Greg Sandow

Greg Sandow

Greg Sandow is an American music critic and composer. He is a graduate of Harvard University, with a bachelor's degree in government, and of Yale University, with a master's degree in composition....

.http://newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=1925

Brion provides main vocals (in addition to playing most of the instruments) in the song "Here We Go".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jon Brion except where otherwise noted.

1. "Overture" – 2:09
2. "Tabla" – 2:59
3. "Punch-Drunk Melody" – 1:43
4. "Hands and Feet" – 3:42
5. "Le Petit Chateau" – 1:36
6. "Alleyway" – 0:55
7. "Punchy Tack Piano" – 1:25
8. "He Needs Me" – 3:31
   • original composition by Harry Nilsson
     Harry Nilsson
     Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
     
     , original vocals by Shelley Duvall
     Shelley Duvall
     Shelley Alexis Duvall is an American film and television actress best known for her roles in The Shining, Popeye, Thieves Like Us and 3 Women....
     
     , remix and additional composition by Jon Brion and Jonathan Karp
9. "Waikiki" – 3:56
   • performed by Ladies K, original composition by Andy Cummings
10. "Moana Chimes" – 3:03
    • original composition by Johnny Noble
      Johnny Noble
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       and M.K. Moke
11. "Hospital" – 1:21
12. "Danny (Lonely Blue Boy)" – 2:13
    • performed by Conway Twitty
      Conway Twitty
      Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
      
      , original composition by Ben Weisman
      Ben Weisman
      Ben Weisman was an eccentric American composer significant for having written more songs recorded by Elvis Presley than any other songwriter in history. The "Mad Professor" as Weisman was nicknamed by Elvis, worked with the King from 1956 to 1971...
      
       and Fred Wise
      Fred Wise (lyricist)
      Fred Wise was the co-writer of the lyrics to the 1948 song "'A' — You're Adorable" with Buddy Kaye. He subsequently wrote many of the songs sung by Elvis Presley in his movies....
      
      
13. "Healthy Choice" – 2:10
14. "Third Floor Hallway" – 3:23
15. "Blossoms & Blood" – 2:05
16. "Here We Go" – 4:47
17. "He Really Needs Me" – 3:10