On "Late Registration", West progressively moves past his previous musical limitations in terms of contextualization and deployment. Near its conclusion, as Levine's vocals fade out, the record production inventively incorporates various bells and whistles, warped bass and scathing synthesizers. This elongated outro was arranged by American film score composer and multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion. For his second studio album, West collaborated with Jon Brion, sharing record production duties with him for several tracks. Best known for his quirky, baroque-pop film soundtracks, such as those of "I Heart Huckabees" and "Punch-Drunk Love", as well as his musical collaborations with Fiona Apple and Aimee Mann, Brion added his melancholy touch to "Heard 'Em Say." West was exposed to Brion's work while watching the 2004 film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", for which Brion had composed music. He had also been listening to songs Brion produced for "When the Pawn..." (1999), the second studio album of alternative singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, who was another one of his favorite artists and sources of musical inspiration for his sophomore effort. West was introduced to Brion by way of a mutual friend, American record producer Rick Rubin. He was able to get in contact with Brion after acquiring his phone number from Rubin. At the time, Brion had no background in hip-hop music and no prior experience whatsover in creating rap records. Nevertheless, he and West soon found that they could productively work together after their first afternoon in the studio where discovered that neither confined his musical knowledge and vision to one specific genre.