The Life and Times of the Creatively Stunted

We find ourselves back in the realm super power inspired music for the fourth Superhero Song. This one comes to us from producer, composer, and musician extraordinare, Jon Brion.

I first discovered Jon Brion through the Punch Drunk Love soundtrack and was immediately infatuated. His sound and instrumentation was so unique and different, a strange blend of dark and uplifting. I soaked up everything of his I could, from scores to old band recordings to bootleg performances from The Largo. One of the most heavily listened to album was Brion’s solo project “Meaningless”, the album on which “Walking Through Walls” can be found.

“Walking Through Walls” is one part Beatles and one part Elliott Smith (he and Brion were friends, with Brion producing several of Smith’s later tracks). It’s a great intersection of Brion’s apparent influences, and his own personal style that extends to all those he works with. Top all of that with a few perfectly hidden f-bombs, and you have a poppy, “walk tall” anthem that’s hard to get out of your head

19. Jon Brion - Walking Through Walls