Jack Antonoff Breaks Down Music Production Scenes from Movies | GQ

Bleachers frontman and music producer Jack Antonoff breaks down music production scenes from movies, including 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Love & Mercy,' 'Pitch Perfect 2,' 'Straight Outta Compton' and 'Josie and the Pussycats.'
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
04:43 - 'Love & Mercy'
07:07 - 'Pitch Perfect 2'
10:18 - 'Straight Outta Compton'
11:13 - 'Josie and the Pussycats'
Bleachers new album, Take the Sadness Out Of Saturday Night, is out July 30, 2021. linkin.bio/bleachersmusic/
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Jack Antonoff Breaks Down Music Production Scenes from Movies | GQ

[@Gabriel-qu5fb]

so the girls finally let jack out of the basement

[@anisanurraudah8383]

Its only Taylor actually lol

[@Gabriel-qu5fb]

@@anisanurraudah8383 no he's worked with lorde, and clairo lol

[@smileeverythingisgonnabeal4957]

Meanwhile lorde, lana and taylor 👁️👄👁️

[@MOHITSHARMAOFFICIALACCOUNT]

GIRLS CAN'T LET HIM GO HE'S THEIR BACKBONE

[@visualnoirre]

hearing Jack talk about an artist's relationship to the "industry" was surprisingly refreshing.

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

Fame.

[@casblue18]

he spilled SO MUCH about that songwriting credits and artists’ relationship with the industry thingy in such little time

[@majesticaxe5381]

Love how he gets lost in breaking down the actual musicality of the different scenes it’s amazing to see someone so clearly interested in every aspect that’s going on

[@debishvebishwish4839]

@BP calm down, let someone admire someone else in peace

[@thisisloveless]

@BP no one said it was difficult, but it’s nice to see passion :)

[@jasonstehlick452]

It’s crazy to think that 12 years ago I sat in this dude’s tour “bus” and played him my band’s ep and he sat and critiqued it for 30 minutes. Then an hour later my band opened for his band. A night that will always be up there for me. Jack and the rest of Steel Train are nice dudes. Crazy to see how big he’s gotten on the production side of things.

[@elbensvibez]

10 years ago I handed him my EP outside of a Jack’s Mannequin show in CA. To this day I wonder if he listened to it 🧐

[@riversider2506]

What happened to your group 🤔??

[@jasonstehlick452]

@@elbensvibez that's awesome! I'm sure he did!

[@riversider2506]

@@jasonstehlick452 And how do you feel about that? Do you think y'all could have been on a major level if y'all all stuck together? *P.S - I'm a music love and listener. I don't hear the music, I listen to it, so I'm most definitely gonna check out the link you attached* 🔗 💯 🏁

[@jasonstehlick452]

@@riversider2506 I feel good about it. I have a great family and career, so I’m happy. I definitely wonder “what if” some days, and who knows, maybe we would have gotten somewhere. Music will always be an important part of me. Cheers!

[@kroqfan001]

The swears that do and don’t get censored in this clip are all over the place

[@GuyDudeman]

I was wondering the same.

[@sean1296]

They should’ve showed him “Let it Shine” (Disney Movie)

[@katevgrady]

Jack Antonoff is wildly talented and I'm very glad to see him here. Go listen to his bands Bleachers and Fun, if you haven't. I think between them he plays every instrument and role possible.

[@elbensvibez]

And STEEL TRAIN!!

[@eeriemist847]

And red hearse!!

[@michaelbrindley3487]

Bleachers what a band

[@missrobinson1212]

entropy with him and grimes

[@TylersTrying]

Yeah, you're missing out if you don't check out Steel Train.

[@namicamarena1137]

Jack: Nothing is a coincidence, nothing Swifties: WE KNOOOW *starts crying*

[@riversider2506]

*L.*

[@angelicaamora11]

Factsss

[@eternalending]

Lmao, if there’s anyone who has the industry wrapped around their finger, it’s Taylor swift.

[@uchiha5531]

@@eternalending as she should💅💅

[@anisanurraudah8383]

@@eternalending Taylor Swift is The music industry

[@jnthnofficial]

he produced folklore and melodrama. he's basically my favorite musician lmao

[@anisanurraudah8383]

True that.

[@alimostafa2067]

NFR! Supremacy

[@benilyadovein2434]

Laura Sisk engineered folklore and melodrama.

[@andrewjpalla]

Antonoff is one of the masters of his craft and I could listen to him talk about what he does for hours

[@anisanurraudah8383]

*This man deserved a life time achievement award for producing august alone.*

[@loveisanopendoor3532]

So glad that he's getting the recognition he deserves on his own because his music genius is so incredible

[@JackieWarner13]

So glad he brought up producers trying to get songwriting credits when they didn't write the song!

[@joaovitorborges]

Antonoff saying "Jesus and Mary Chainy", for me, is priceless

[@kathanprajapati8956]

I don't know why, but this man's voice makes me feel really comfortable.

[@luisp6022]

u should then def check out his music w his band “bleachers”

[@ann29light]

i wish they'd get him to react to the scene in pitch perfect 2 where anna kendrick started making a beat with the launchpad 😂😂

[@edwardchen9619]

GQ really managed to persuade clairo, lorde, taylor, carly, lana to let him out of the basement huh that's some high end ability

[@TakahikoSugimura]

enjoyed seeing Jack talked about something I’m just getting into lately, the production of making music :)

[@northgeorgiahex6663]

😊

[@JaviAlonso]

the only man i respect

[@riversider2506]

Why 🤔?

[@rafa_8950]

YES

[@Light0486]

That's sad

[@souldiving4197]

I think he means producer wise

[@charlotteaitchison2922]

exactly bestie

[@MaFerRiLa]

The more I hear Jack speak so passionately about music, the bigger my crush on him grows

[@gugulethuvilakazi4963]

I wholeheartedly agree 👀

[@edpotter1170]

As a swiftie who watched all the "making of a song" clips and the whole folklore and evermore productions, I could already guess the first thing Jack was going to say after that Pitch Perfect clip was "kalimba is nice".

[@pabl0sauced0]

0:10 the damn beats pill in every rap video 6 years ago 💀😂

[@Nabellalmira]

i can watch this all day. he is genius, cant wait for "take the sadness out of saturday night" album ❤️‍🔥

[@auandaily]

fun fact: this man has 2 albums of the year: 1989 & folklore (as a producer)​

[@anisanurraudah8383]

He would have had another two AOTY albums if the scammy was not such an idiot, I am talking about melodrama and NFR were robbed

[@siamkhan637]

Now midnights

[@lastsundaydrive]

2:58 No wonder Scooter is now also credited as writer on most of Justin’s songs.

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

4:56 - Brian Wilson uses the earphones that way because he's deaf in one ear.

[@xlovemeifyoudare]

I love him, he’s absolutely fascinating

[@Missmethinksalot1]

Ive had a crush on Jack since his Fun days onwards to his Dont take the money MV. Now that I know how much of a geek he is, I think I am genuinely in love.

[@lvlyflrs3736]

imagine if there are instruments or music production things with him in that room that he can mess with as examples while he talks about all these music production stuff. it would be soo cool! (i'm a total music production noob as you might see in my comment but I know what's interesting)

[@rome8180]

This was my favorite one of these I've watched. He's so honest and thoughtful and engaging.

[@usamahjacobs9203]

Jack: "there's no such thing as a coincidence 👁️👄👁️" 11:51

[@orianaaa_sol]

this was sooo entertaining, i love watching him talk about music because you can see how passionate and how much he knows about it. Jack Antoff the only man ever

[@seaa4509]

nice to see jack's finally out of taylor's basement

[@ItsJoKeZ]

I imagine all music in a sphere so it is amazing to hear someone say it like that.

[@GalinDray]

This is incredibly insightful, thank you

[@dorj46]

Very much enjoyed the album Sling from him

[@pantallazopatucaso]

jack my religion, you produced a lot, a lot of my favorite albums of all the time

[@benilyadovein2434]

Laura Sisk is the vocal engineer behind Jack's beats

[@youllbemytourniquet]

I wish this was longer, maybe make a part 2?

[@Pavmadeit]

He is the goat. I saw him live front row and his energy was absolutely crazy

[@Taksheel]

Bleachers is one of my favourite artists rn this was so cool to watch

[@moonshine7778]

More content like this please

[@smitra5901]

Jack Antonoff is supremely talented!!!

[@tombrophy6288]

One of the best producers in music working today.

[@derykmusic]

Such a sick video. Thank you

[@beabatungbacal4051]

I thoroughly enjoyed this

[@alexprieto4916]

as a professional engineer, hoooollllyy $hit so nice to hear someone talk about the "you should be happy to be here" exploitation line we've been fed.

[@garethwindser3155]

Its crazy how GQ pick 1 producer to breakdown these scenes and they pick jack antonnofff❤❤❤❤👑👑👑

[@jennifergiselle7011]

Jack! Loved his insight

[@nathaniel_cook]

Tried out the sleighbells thing right away, can confirm is cool thanks Jack

[@jessewise6449]

This guy has handled this incredibly well. The perfect level of not blaming others too much, accepting the outcome and being driven to do better.

[@TheAndy500]

I'll buy whatever you're selling, Jack.

[@franccci]

why is he not aging at ALL

[@remy333]

Us Bergen County dudes are like vampires.

[@rryyuuxx]

im so inlove with this man

[@myeahonline]

I love this guy so much

[@Aarkwrite]

So fascinating and enlightening. I was a fan before and more so now. He should do a Ted talk “so you wanna be in the music industry…”

[@millieoliveira9944]

jack antonoff and pitch perfect- my worlds colliding

[@markusmaglalang]

just the bleachers production alone makes him credible to do this

[@khanyikuzwayo]

I don’t think I will ever understand the hate that he gets. He seems good at what he does, that’s why he/we’re here right. He also seems sweet, doesn’t seem pretentious, no frills, and he looks like a guy you can have a convo with, and just be yourself. Besides, I really like someone who can laugh at their own jokes/thoughts like they’re going crazy, because me too.

[@connie8279]

Ok why did they bleep him at 11:05 when seconds before they didn’t bleep anything?

[@smore8566]

Yeah I don’t know. Either they did it for comedic effect, or their editors aren’t very good and only caught those swears because they were more obvious, lol

[@MO-fb8oh]

great dude

[@LifeWithMe004]

Okay but is fun. Finally going to make their return

[@hifromthestudio]

unfortunately, don’t think so :(

[@sanketa6370]

check out his project the bleachers

[@WestExplainsBest]

When will GQ make a video for a Teacher Breakdown? No love for the teaching profession? I went ahead and made my own video because they haven't yet.

[@JoshSher_]

Would have loved to see a reaction to Inside Llewyn Davis 😊

[@Siile_]

KZbin constantly recommends me GQ videos I couldn't care less about. I have been playing guitar for 20 years, I'm a mix engineer, and I had to stumble across this one by clicking on the GQ channel to see what new videos they had. Well done KZbin algorithm, you idiot.

[@allonmyownherewego9893]

"when an artist you like starts to chase something...its a very sad feeling" - Jack I wish you'd revist Nate Ruess and fun. just one more time man.

[@SuperSamyMusic]

Jack: Nothing is a coincidence, nothing ALSO Jack: *aggressively tries to brainwash me into buying a remote control without a TV*

[@Kyrital]

I love his shirt!!

[@devioustrip5728]

Love that he references Jesus and Mary Chain

[@mekailamorris1519]

This man is my hero

[@cwg73160]

Bleep at 00:37 but not at 2:44? Great job, GQ. You’re the industry standard.

[@user-ur2wd8du4z]

i totally see Taylor and Jack talking about music and the iNdUstRy for HOOOOOURS over 3 bottles of wine!

[@Sdority905]

I would loove to hear that conversation

[@j45454]

It’s Jack 😍

[@elsillondepensarlizoroblog]

love him

[@casblue18]

this man is a genius

[@TheForestFamily]

I think I’m in love with him

[@aisha02a]

omg i love him

[@perryladouceur2506]

They showed Love and Mercy but Jack doesn’t talk about The Beach Boys music production and how it shaped music we hear today?? Man…

[@alisterfolson]

Hoping the "More Cowbell" SNL skit is in here. 😉

[@emmanuilch]

the best

[@melaniesalphabetgirl]

YES KING

[@alessalcaraz294]

JACKKKK MY MANNN

[@ItsJustJenn77]

why did they not use the part where beca uses the pad in Pitch Perfect 2 !!!

[@cakerobinson7242]

The song “suave” that was mentioned by destinee Reneé is fire. A must production great. Her voice fantastico. 😊😊😊‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✨✨✨✨✨✨check it out “suave”

[@Giulia-lv8ws]

Jack is one of the most talented and lovable people in the Industry

[@marlinthrower5137]

cool video

[@joaovitor101]

Jack is the best

[@suena7288]

I thought it was really cool how he had a cameo as a producer in the reboot of high fidelity

[@sonikmuff]

that dog. RESPECT.

[@987YXZ]

legendary human being

[@nowi6119]

King antonoff

[@erikm5726]

JAMC reference let’s go

[@telephonegame1]

what a genius

[@IT-kone]

Why the heck are the sound levels in the movie clip WAY different than the person commenting them? It's REALLY tiring to keep pulling the volume up in the scenes and then down again when there's comments about the clip. The volume disparity is especially bad in the Bohemian Rhapsody clips. Did you even proofwatch the video yourselves that you just made? On another tone, the commentary was great!

[@lukezeiolf6977]

I love that sleigh bells brought up. Whoever compiled these clips did their research because Jack goes off on sleigh bells when discussing “I miss those days”. Real Christmas-y

[@victoriachelsea4375]

words cant describe how much i adore this man, his talent is exquisitely crazy

[@FloraWest]

So grateful for his comments about being an artist in the U.S.

[@marxeille]

thank you jack for the free therapy

[@TisTheDamnStickSeason]

King Jack

[@willdoesmaths]

I would trust him with my entire existence