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Soundtrack Your Life

Twice a month, Ryan Pak takes a look at a soundtrack. Whether it be a song, a band, or a connection to a specific scene, he discusses personal connections to the soundtrack, either with a guest and/or co-hosts, Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow.

Episodes are released on 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.

Further podcasts by Ryan Pak

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Which Ending of Pretty in Pink (1986) does Pop Culture Writer Rachel Brodsky (Stereogum, The InSync Podcast) Prefer? from 2023-12-11T00:00

Pop culture writer and co-host of the InSync Podcast, Rachel Brodsky, returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Nicole and Ryan about Howard Deutch's 1986 film, Pretty in Pink. Rachel previousl...

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Why Did Kevin Smith's Clerks (1994) Seem Like a Documentary to Sean Faust? from 2023-11-27T09:30

Musician and cat lover, Sean Faust, joins Ryan to discuss the soundtrack to Kevin Smith's directorial debut, Clerks. Being a New Jersey native, Sean has a deeper connection to the film than the ...

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Why Does Dan Delgado of The Industry Podcast Love Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) When He Doesn’t Love Folk Music? from 2023-11-13T00:00

Dan Delgado, host of the Industry podcast and fellow Feedback with Earbuds list curator, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the Coen Brothers' 2013 film, Inside Llewyn Davis and its folk heavy,...

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When Did Executive Producer Daniel Efram Get Involved with The Elephant 6 Movie (2023)? from 2023-10-23T00:00

Manager of The Apples in stereo, Daniel Efram returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Nicole and Ryan about Chad Stockfleth’s recently released and extremely well received Elephant 6 Movie, w...

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What Bands Did Tara Giancaspro Discover From Josh Schwartz's TV Series, The OC (2003-2007)? from 2023-10-09T00:45

Pop culture writer and songwriter, Tara Giancaspro, returns to the podcast to talk to Nicole and Ryan about Josh Schwartz's television series, The OC, which ran 4 seasons between 2003-2007 and l...

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What is the Legacy of the Judgement Night Soundtrack (1993) according to Brian Colburn (My Weekly Mixtape, Playlist Wars)? from 2023-09-25T00:30

Brian Colburn of My Weekly Mixtape returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Ryan about the 1993 soundtrack juggernaut, Judgement Night. In season 2, Brian was our guest when we covered That Th...

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Why Does Courtney E Smith of Songs My Ex Ruined and Eater Dallas Think that the Reality Bites Soundtrack is Odd for a 90's Soundtrack? from 2023-09-11T01:30

Courtney E Smith, host of the Songs My Ex Ruined Podcast, and writer for Eater Dallas, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the soundtrack to Ben Stiller's 1994 film, Reality Bites. The film is s...

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Do Scott and Katherine from This is The Greatest Song I've Heard in My Entire Life Think that the Barbie (2023) Soundtrack has (K)enough Bangers to Be Considered a Classic Soundtrack? from 2023-08-28T00:00

*We’ve changed our Twitter (X) handle to @soundtrackcast to match our IG.*

Scott and Katherine from This Is the Greatest Song I’ver Heard in My Entire Life join Nicole and Ryan to discuss ...

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Why Does Brad (from the Pop Culture Yearbook Podcast) view Ted Demme's Beautiful Girls (1996) as a Minnesota Film? from 2023-08-14T02:00

Brad from the Pop Culture Yearbook Podcast is our guest to talk about the 1996 Ted Demme film, Beautiful Girls, which features the acting talents of Timothy Hutton, Noah Emmerich, Michael Rapapo...

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What About David Byrne's True Stories (1986) Draws Jim From Film Rage Back to it Again and Again? from 2023-06-26T02:00

Jim from the Film Rage Podcast joins Ryan to talk about the 1986 film, True Stories, a film that was written and directed by David Byrne. David Byrne also stars in the film opposite the likes of...

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Why Did Rachel Brodsky (The In Sync Podcast, Stereogum Writer) Think That She Was Watching Her Mom in Dirty Dancing (1987)? from 2023-06-12T00:00

Pop culture writer, and host of The In Sync Podcast, Rachel Brodsky joins Ryan and Nicole to talk about the soundtrack to the 1987 film, Dirty Dancing. It’s one of the best selling soundtracks o...

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What Film Scores Inspired Composer Jermaine Stegall (Coming to America 2, Praise This, Proximity) on His Way to Becoming a Composer? from 2023-05-29T00:00

Every so often, we get an opportunity to interview someone who composes music for film. We always learn so much about the collaboration between composers and directors from these conversations a...

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How Does Jen Howell of the EveryRomCom Podcast Find Flashdance’s Soundtrack (1983) Empowering? from 2023-05-15T02:00

Jen Howell from the EveryRomCom podcast joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the 1983 Adrian Lyne film, Flashdance and it’s 6x Platinum soundtrack which is one of the best selling soundtracks of ...

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What Shrek Soundtrack Song is on Austin's Running Playlist (from I Hate Your Taste in Movies) and Do The Shrek 1&2 Soundtracks Go Harder than They Need To? from 2023-04-24T02:00

We're at EPISODE 75! To commemorate this momentous occasion, we have invited back Austin from I Hate Your Taste in Movies to talk about not just one soundtrack, but two! Brandice, Nicole and Rya...

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How Does Dina Friedman (Producer of The Media Path Podcast) Remember Seeing The Full Monty (1997) for the 1st Time? from 2023-04-10T02:00

Dina Friedman, producer of The Media Path Podcast, joins Ryan and Nicole to discuss the 1997 Peter Cattaneo film, The Full Monty. It was nominated for 4 Oscars and it ended up winning Best Origi...

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Why do Ryan and Brandice Almost Get into a Verbal Shootout over Daniel Efram's (The Steve Keene Art Book, Manager of The Apples in stereo) Choice of the Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack (1997)? from 2023-03-30T02:00

Photographer / Band Manager / and Producer of the Steve Keene Art Book, Daniel Efram joins Ryan and Brandice this week to talk about George Armitage's 1997 film, Grosse Pointe Blank and it's ver...

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How Do All the Sampled Scores on the Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack (2003) Resonate with Poet/Writer Jaylan Salman? from 2023-03-13T02:00

All the way from Egypt, poet/writer, Jaylan Salman, joins Ryan and Nicole to talk about the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill, Vol. 1. Just like the film on a visual level, ...

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Who is Taking Home the 2023 Best Original Song Oscar According to Paolo and Sophia of The Song Will Go On Podcast? from 2023-03-06T02:00

Paolo and Sophia from The Song Will Go On Podcast join Ryan and Nicole to talk about the 2023 Oscar's Best Original Song Category. This year has some big names so we partnered up with our fellow...

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How Big of a Hamilton (2015) Fan is Brittney Williams (The Reclusive Blogger) ? from 2023-02-27T03:30

Brittney Williams, aka The Reclusive Blogger is our guest this week to talk about the 2015 Lin Manuel Miranda musical phenomenon, Hamilton, which captured the zeitgeist in ways that few musicals...

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How Does Jon Brion's Score Work as A Character In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind According to Josh and Lacy from When Chinephiles Attack? from 2023-02-13T00:00

Lacy and Josh Vetter from the When Cinephiles Attack Podcast are the guests for our 2023 Valentine's Day episode and they're joining Ryan and Nicole to talk about the soundtrack to Michel Gondry...

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How Did Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr) Get Involved With Making Music For Kids (1995) and Acting in Laurel Canyon (2002)? from 2023-01-23T00:00

Indie Rock Legend, Lou Barlow, is our guest this week and it was truly an honor to interview him. He created the music for the 1995 cult classic Kids with John Davis aka the band Folk Implosion...

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What Kind of Beer Would Dave Zalatoris (host of the Beer in Front Podcast) Share with Tony Soprano (from The Sopranos 99-06)? from 2023-01-09T00:00

Dave Zalatoris from the Beer in Front Podcast is our guest for this episode to talk about the many song used throughout the 6 season run of The Sopranos. We go from the opening notes of The Alab...

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Who would Scott Interrante (of This is the Greatest Song that I've Ever Heard in My Entire Life) cast as Jovie if Elf (2003) was being Recasted in 2022? from 2022-12-22T18:30

Happy Holidays!

Scott Interrante (of This is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard In My Entire Life) returns to talk about Jon Favreau's most famous Christmas film, Elf (2003)! From Louis Pri...

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How Did Tyler of I Turn My Podcast On Acquire His Copy of The Batman Forever (1995) Soundtrack as a Kid? from 2022-12-12T00:00

Our guest for this week is Tyler, host of I Turn My Podcast On, the best Spoon podcast out there. He joins Ryan and Nicole to talk about the blockbuster soundtrack to the blockbuster 1995 Joel S...

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How did the LA 90s Power Pop Scene Connect Musician/Producer/Composer Michael Lockwood to Soundtracks like Magnolia (1999) and I Heart Huckabees (2005)? from 2022-11-28T01:00

Michael Lockwood (guitarist for Lions and Ghosts, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Carly Simon, among others) somehow has found some time in his crazy busy schedule to talk about his score for the 2022 ...

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Season 3 B-Sides w/ Craig Wedren, Scott Interrante, Colin Jackson Brown, and John Munson from 2022-11-14T00:00

As we approach the end of 2022, we look back at some of our favorite conversations that we had to cut out of our regular episodes. We'd like to thank all of our guests in 2022! This should would...

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Is Singles (1992) the Greatest Rock Soundtrack of the 90s or Just the Best One? w/ Danny Prokup, Mike Boroski, and Branden Palomo from the Better Band Podcast from 2022-10-31T00:00

Branden Palomo from the Better Band Podcast, Danny Prokup, and Mike Boroski (regular guests on the Music Rewind Podcast) join Ryan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cameron Crowe's love lette...

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How Does the Pop Satire of Music and Lyrics (2007) Hold up 15 years Later? W/ Scott Interrante of This is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard In My Entire Life from 2022-10-10T00:00

Ryan and Nicole welcome Scott Interrante from the This is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard In My Entire Life Podcast to talk about the soundtrack to the 2007 Marc Lawrence film, Music and Lyric...

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How did Setlusting Bruce's Jesse Jackson React to the Springsteen-centric Blinded By the Lights (2019)? from 2022-09-26T00:00

Jesse Jackson of the Setlisting Bruce Podcast joins the podcast to talk to Ryan about the soundtrack to the 2019 Gurinder Chadha film, Blinded by the Lights, a film that is centered around a cha...

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How Does Andres of The Latin Jukebox Feel About How Disney Represents Colombia in Encanto (2021)? from 2022-09-12T00:00

Andres from The Latin Jukebox Podcast was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, and he's on the podcast to discuss the Oscar winning animated film Encanto (2021), which takes place in a fictional...

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How did DarkTyme Composer Bob Rogue Discover “The Chase” from Midnight Express (1978)? from 2022-08-22T00:00

Composer of the web series/podcast, DarkTyme: Stories From The Future, and business manager of the Black Corporation, Bob Rogue, chose the soundtrack to the 1978 film, Midnight Express, with it’...

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How Hard Does Phil Collins Go On the Tarzan Soundtrack (1999)? w/ Tara Giancaspro aka Sweaty Lamarr from 2022-08-08T00:00

Tara Giancaspro aka Sweaty Lamarr is our guest for this Phil Collins-centric episode on the 1999 Kevin Lima and Chris Buck directed animated film, Tarzan. She also just released her album, A Lit...

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From First Love, Last Rites to Yellow Jackets (with a Wet Hot American Summer in Between): How Craig Wedren Soundtracked My Life w/ Craig Wedren from 2022-07-25T00:00

To celebrate 2 years of Soundtrack Your Life, we present to you a very special guest: Craig Wedren, the former Shudder to Think front man, and current TV/Film composer.

Craig fronted the ...

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Why is the Fugazi's Instrument (1999) Soundtrack Not Just Another Fugazi Album? w/ David Ballantyne of the Vinyl Score from 2022-07-18T00:00

David Ballantyne of The Vinyl Score returns to make his 2nd appearance of the year to talk about the 1999 Jem Cohen documentary, Instrument, which captures a 10 year snapshot of the band, Fugazi...

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How Did Lance Ingram of Yesterday's Concert Fall in Love with Wayne's World (1992) Without SNL w/ Lance Ingram from 2022-07-11T00:00

This week's guest is Lance Ingram of the Yesterday's Concert Podcast and he picked the rock and roll film, Penelope Spheeris' Wayne's World (1992). From the iconic, "Bohemian Rhapsody" to Wayne ...

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How is Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album (1999) part of Pick a Disc's Origin Story? w/ Matt Latham of Pick a Disc from 2022-06-27T00:00

Matt Latham from the Pick a Disc podcast, joins Ryan and Brandice, all the way from the UK to talk about the soundtrack to the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This 1999 soundtrack and TV sh...

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How Does School of Rock (2003) Avoid Being a Cliché Crowd Pleaser? w/ Jon Reilly of the Life's But a Song Podcast from 2022-06-13T00:00

Jon Reilly from the Life's But a Song Podcast stops by to talk about Richard Linklater's 2003 film, School of Rock. A movie that has since become a musical on Broadway. There was enough discussi...

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The Crow (1994) w/ Colin from Free With This Month's Issue and We Dig Music from 2022-05-23T00:00

Trigger Warning: There is brief mention of sexual assault in this episode since it is central to the plot of The Crow.

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8 Mile (2002) w/ MJ from the Menage with the MariJayne Maven Podcast from 2022-05-09T00:00

We’ve reached Episode 50, and to celebrate this milestone, we're covering the blockbuster 8 Mile Soundtrack with MJ from the Menage with the MariJayne Maven Podcast! This multiplatinum soundtrac...

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Josie and the Pussycats (2001) w/ The Vern from The Cinema Recall Podcast from 2022-04-25T00:00

The Vern from the Cinema Recall podcast joins us this week to talk about the 2001 Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont film, Josie and the Pussycats, a film that has slowly transformed from box offic...

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That Thing You Do (1996) w/ Brian Colburn of the Playlist Wars Podcast from 2022-04-11T00:00

Brian Colburn of the Playlist Wars podcast stops by to talk about his favorite movie, Tom Hanks'1996 film, That Thing You Do. The film boasts the infectious award nominated hit single,"That Thing Y...

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Stranger Than Fiction (2006) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2022-03-28T00:00

Ryan, Brandice and Nicole talk about the soundtrack to the 2006 Marc Forster film, Stranger than Fiction. The soundtrack was originally promoted as a Britt Daniel score, but it turns out that Brian...

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2022 Best Original Song Oscar Nominations w/ Nicole Barlow from 2022-03-25T00:00

Ryan and Nicole break down the 5 nominees for the 2022 Best Original Song Oscar. They talk about how the category has had as few as 2 nominees (2011) in the past and they question whether this year...

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Ex-Machina (2014) w/ David Rosen, Award Winning Composer and Host of the Piecing it Together Podcast from 2022-03-14T07:00

Award winning composer and host of the Piecing It Together Podcast, David Rosen is our guest for this episode. Ryan and David talk about the score to the 2014 Alex Garland film, Ex-Machina. &nbs...

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) w/ Author George Sirois from 2022-02-28T08:00

Author of the international best selling books, Excelsior, and Ever Upward, George Sirius shares about how Steve Jablonsky’s score to the 2011 Michael Bay film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon ha...

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Garden State (2004) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2022-02-14T08:00

Happy Valentines Day! For this week's episode, Ryan, Brandice, and Nicole talk about a film where a character tells another character "This song will change your life." which seems like the...

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Pulp Fiction (1994) w/ David Ballantyne of The Vinyl Score from 2022-01-24T15:42:42

David Ballantyne of The Vinyl Score YouTube Channel stops by to chat with Ryan and Nicole about the 1994 Quentin Tarantino blockbuster Pulp Fiction and its triple platinum soundtrack. It's a soundt...

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The Soundtrack Songs of Semisonic (1996-2001) w/ John Munson of Semisonic from 2022-01-10T11:00

We kick off Season 3 with a very special guest, John Munson of Semisonic. (Also of Trip Shakespeare, The New Standards, Munson Hicks Party Supplies, The Twilight Hours). Instead of talking about...

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Love, Actually (2003) w/ Austin and Jenn from I Hate Your Taste in Movies from 2021-12-20T11:00

It's the holiday episode and Austin and Jenn from I Hate Your Taste in Movies stopped by to join Brandice, Nicole and myself to discuss the 2003 Richard Curtis film, Love, Actually. This holiday...

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Season 1 B-Sides w/ Brandice Wilson, Nicole Barlow, Phil Bertulfo, and Beverly Encina from 2021-11-15T18:14:29

As 2020 comes to an end, we're ending our season with a B-Sides (outtakes) episode where we showcase some fun conversations that didn't make the final cut or our Season 1 episodes. We're happy t...

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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2021-10-25T11:00

Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow are back to discuss the 2001 Wes Anderson film, The Royal Tenenbaums, and it's much celebrated soundtrack. It begins with the Mark Mothersbaugh score, ...

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Almost Famous (2000) w/ Lily and Hannah from Society Owes Me a Gen-X Podcast from 2021-10-11T11:00

Lily and Hannah return as guests to talk about Cameron Crowe's 2000 Rock'n'Roll classic, Almost Famous. We dive into the early 70s, talking about everything from Alvin and the Chipmunks...

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Scream 2 (1997) w/ Phil Bertulfo and J.M. Brandt from 2021-09-28T01:50:13

Our music composer, Phil Bertulfo and comic writer / horror expert-in-residence, J.M. Brandt, return to talk about Wes Craven’s 1997 slasher film, Scream 2. Why are we covering Scream 2 opposed to ...

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Space Jam (1996) w/ Brandice Wilson from 2021-09-13T10:00

Brandice is back to talk about the 1996 Joe Pytka film, Space Jam, and the blockbuster soundtrack that accompanied the film. We manage to spend our time talking about everything from Th...

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Season 2 B-Sides with Brandice Wilson, Nicole Barlow, Peter Gardner, J.M. Brandt, Austin from I Hate Your Taste in Movies, and Raymond Luu from Reel Asian Podcast from 2021-08-23T10:00

We're almost done with Season 2 so here's our B-Sides compilation of this season. We have conversations with regulars Brandice and Nicole as well as clips from many of our many entertaining gues...

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Songs in the Key of Springfield (1997) w/ Robert and Steven Sklansky of The Simpsons Did It Podcast from 2021-08-09T10:00

This week we welcome Robert and Steven Sklansky, brothers, and co-hosts of The Simpsons Did It Podcast, to talk about the 1997 soundtrack, Songs in the Key of Springfield, whic...

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The Return of the Living Dead (1985) w/ JM Brandt, writer of Swamp Dogs: House of Crows from 2021-07-26T07:00

We cover our first horror soundtrack this week with JM Brandt, writer of the upcoming horror comic, Swamp Dogs: House of Crows (Scout/Black Caravan), which comes out in ashcan form this week! We ta...

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High Fidelity (2000) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2021-07-12T10:00

Brandice and Nicole are back to talk about the Stephen Frears film High Fidelity (2000), and we debate whether it really qualifies as a romantic comedy or not. We break down the soundtr...

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Annie (1982) w/ Austin from I Hate Your Taste In Movies from 2021-06-28T10:57

Austin, from the podcast, I Hate Your Taste In Movies, is our guest to talk about the 1982 John Huston musical, Annie, which boasted hit songs such as "Tomorrow" and "A Hard Knock Life" as well ...

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Velvet Goldmine (1998) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2021-06-24T03:55:44

We're back for the 2nd half of season 2! We're discussing the 1998 Todd Haynes film, Velvet Goldmine, which pays tribute to glam rock through both original songs and covers. We discuss how the m...

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Velvet Goldmine (1998) w/ Brandice and Nicole from 2021-06-07T03:45

We're back for the 2nd half of season 2! We're discussing the 1998 Todd Haynes film, Velvet Goldmine, which pays tribute to glam rock through both original songs and covers. We discuss how the m...

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) w/ Peter Gardner from 2021-03-22T11:27

Actor/Director/Writer, Peter Gardner returns to the podcast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Mel Stuart film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which while technically not a mu...

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Black Panther (2018) w/ Raymond Luu of Reel Asian Podcast from 2021-03-08T12:21

This week, Raymond Luu of Reel Asian Podcast and I cover the Kendrick Lamar curated soundtrack for the 2018 Ryan Coogler film, Black Panther. We talk about the vibrancy of the album a...

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Atomic Blonde (2017) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2021-03-01T11:45

Ryan, Brandice, and Nicole chat about the 2017 David Leitch film, Atomic Blonde and it's very 80's soundtrack. We talk how the film's use of these popular songs are used in a way that isn't too ...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) w/ Peter Gardner from 2021-02-22T11:42

It's our 25th Episode and we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Steven Spielberg's (Indiana Jones and) Raiders of the Lost Ark with actor/director/writer Peter Gardner who bri...

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Aladdin (2014) w/ Kaytie Ohashi of The Wonderful World of Disney Villains Podcast from 2021-02-15T11:55

Kaytie Ohashi of The Wonderful World of Disney Villains Podcast is our guest this week to talk about Aladdin, the Broadway musical. We discuss the origins of the musical and compare it to the 19...

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Donnie Darko (2001) w/ Damon Gross from 2021-02-08T12:47

Damon Gross returns to the podcast to talk about the 2001 Richard Kelly film, Donnie Darko, which Damon saw in its original theatrical run! We chat about the 80s songs that Kelly and soundtrack ...

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Moulin Rouge (2001) Part 2 w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2021-01-25T12:50

UPDATE: Our discussion of a highly problematic musician has been removed from this episode.

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Moulin Rouge (2001) Part 1 w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2021-01-18T12:15

Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow are back to talk about the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge, which happens to star Nicole's favorite actor, Ewan McGregor. We talk about how the film has age...

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Empire Records (1995) w/ Hannah and Lily of Society Owes Me a Gen-X Podcast from 2021-01-11T20:30:47

Hannah and Lily from Society Owes Me a Gen X Podcast are the guests this week to talk about Alan Moyle’s 1995 film, Empire Records, and it’s hit soundtrack, which initially overshadowed the film...

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Scrooge (1970) w/ Dr. Rebecca L. Salois from 2020-12-21T12:42

Dr. Rebecca L. Solois, of the Why Do We Read This? podcast, is our guest as we talk about the 1970 Ronald Neame film, Scrooge for ...

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Trainspotting (1996) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow from 2020-11-23T12:45

Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow return for one of the last episodes of the season. We talk about Danny Boyle’s 1996 groundbreaking film, Trainspotting, and the 2 much loved companion soundtrac...

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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) w/ Phil Bertulfo from 2020-11-16T12:38

Our show’s music composer, and member of Chicago bands, Percolator and Rubber Spaniel, Phil Bertulfo, returns to the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to the 1996 film Kids in the Hall: Brain...

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O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000) w/ Dr. Alaina Rajagopal from 2020-11-09T13:00

Dr. Alaina Rajagopal, one of the hosts of the Emergency Docs Podcast, is our guest this week as we discuss the...

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) w/ Nicole Barlow from 2020-10-26T11:05

Advertising copywriter Nicole Barlow joins the podcast to discuss the 2004 Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, a film that initially received mixed reviews but has gone on to ...

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Purple Rain (1984) w/ Kevin Doi from 2020-10-19T12:00

Reverend Kevin Doi is our guest this week to talk about Albert Magnoli’s 1984 film, Purple Rain. Kevin, who was a big Prince fan back in 1984, talks about his skepticism over Prince crossing ove...

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The Social Network (2010) w/ Brandice Wilson from 2020-10-12T07:00

Advertising copywriter and hardcore Nine Inch Nails/Trent Reznor fan, Brandice Wilson, joins the Podcast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2010 David Fincher directed film, The Social Net...

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Airheads (1994) w/ Edgar Rodriguez from 2020-09-28T07:01

Guilty Hearts guitarist Edgar Rodriguez returns to the podcast to talk about Michael Lehmann’s 1994 comedy Airheads, which has become a cult classic 26 years after it debuted in theaters. We tal...

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Xanadu (1980) w/ Tracy Lane from 2020-09-21T07:01

Tracy Lane, owner of the Roots and Blues Festival in Columbia, MO and writer of the The Listening Galler...

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Open Season (2006) w/ Christian Durrett from 2020-09-14T07:01

Fellow Paul Westerberg super fan, and creative director at the Mighty Roar agency in Atlanta, GA, Christian Durrett joins the podcast to talk about the 2006 animated film Open Season, which Paul...

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Romeo + Juliet (1996) w/ Dietrich Seney from 2020-09-07T12:50

Creator of the Hardworkrr12 on Cars YouTube Channel, and my former roommate, Dietrich Seney stops by the podcast to talk ab...

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Dogs in Space (1986) w/ Edgar Rodriguez from 2020-08-31T10:01

Guilty Hearts guitarist Edgar Rodriguez joins the podcast to talk about the 1986 film Dogs In Space, which stars the late Michael Hutchence (frontman of INXS) and is directed by music video dire...

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) w/ Beverly Encina from 2020-08-24T10:00

Beverly Encina stops by to talk about Michel Gondry's 2006 concert film, Dave Chappelle's Block Party. Even though we didn't know each other back in 2006, we are linked by many of the artists fe...

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Baby Driver (2017) w/ Phil Bertulfo from 2020-08-17T07:01

Phil Bertulfo (Rubber Spaniel, Percolator) joins the podcast to talk about the 2017 Edgar Wright film, Baby Driver. For a movie set in present day, we sure spend a lot of time talking about 90s ...

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Clueless (1995) w/ Long Nguyen and Damon Gross from 2020-08-10T07:01

Joy Luck Division members Long Nguyen and Damon Gross join the podcast to talk about Amy Heckerling’s 1995 classic film Clueless, which is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary! We chat about Alicia...

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Valley Girl (1983) w/ Damon Gross from 2020-08-03T07:01

Damon stops by the podcast again to talk about the 1983 cult classic film, Valley Girl, which famously launched Nicholas Cage's career.  We talk about it's popular but never officially released ...

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Toy Story (1996) w/ Amber Aviles from 2020-07-27T13:00

Stand up comedian and voice actor, Amber Aviles drops by to talk about how she almost chose Randy Newman’s “You’ve Always Got a Friend in Me” as the first dance song for her wedding, and how Ran...

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Kids (1995) w/ Damon Gross from 2020-07-20T04:04:34

Ryan and Damon Gross (Joy Luck Division, The Visitors Q) discuss the soundtrack to the 1995 Larry Clarke film, Kids. It produced the surprise Billboard Top 40 Single, "Natural One" by The Folk I...

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