Author: Emilie Osborne

This incredible documentary by D.A. Pennebaker follows the recording process for the cast album of Company, a Sondheim musical. It’s a great opportunity to see what goes into the recording process, both technically and emotionally. In this clip, we see the setup and recording of “Getting Married Today,” in which the actress playing Amy struggles… Continue reading Original Cast Album: Company (1970, dir. D. A. Pennebaker)

Caroline Polachek is a current pop artist and this song comes off her third album “Pang”. On this album, she collaborated with other PC music producers, which gives the songs a very layered arrangement of sounds and beats. This song is a great example of simple audio techniques to achieve a full, interesting composition. The… Continue reading Hit Me Where it Hurts– Caroline Polachek

Phantom Thread is a film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson about tenderness among difficult personalities and the ways love can be sadistic. The score, by Anderson’s long-term collaborator Jonny Greenwood matches and enhances the tone and themes of this film beautifully. This is the first track in the Phantom Thread score and it mirrors some… Continue reading Phantom Thread I by Johnny Greenwood

This story is pretty short, being a little under 3 minutes. The storyteller speaks at a gradual pace, and it seems that the editor took the important pieces of sweet memories and assembled them together to paint this picture of her relationship with her grandfather. Halfway through, the story shifts to the impact of those… Continue reading Story Corps Analysis– Emilie Osborne