POSEUR ALERT

“The value of listening to Brion’s score by itself – with the exception of his thematically tongue-in-cheek “Strings That Tie to You” – is situated in the potency of its corresponding visual nostalgia. This seems to be the logical fate of most film scores, but in the case of Eternal Sunshine, Brion’s insistence on certain themes popping in and out of his textures seems particularly appropriate, as the soundtrack’s fluid matrix performatizes the cinematography’s mind/body collapse: In the film, Brion’s organi-synthgaze postlude “Phone Calls” plays after Joel decides not to try and save his first memory of Clementine, but just to enjoy it. Here, Brion’s score meets Eternal Sunshine’s oculophilia halfway, and fittingly comprises one of the film’s most potent scenes.” – Nick Sylvester, Pitchforkmedia.