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Soundtrack Your Life

Twice a month, Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak take a look at a soundtrack. Whether it be a song, a band, or a connection to a specific scene, They discuss personal connections to the soundtrack, with a guest. Episodes are released on 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Guest inquires can be made at: soun...

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Jan. 13, 2025

Who Almost Replaced Bowie as The Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986)? w/ …

A man of many talents, Keanan Duffty is our guest for this episode. His band, Slinky Vagabond, has a new album coming out on January 14th. You can pre-order that https://www.slinkyvagabond.net/negozio/. He is also a fashion designer, one who has...

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Dec. 18, 2024

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) w/ Scott Interrante and Tara Gianca…

Happy Holidays! Scott Interrante of https://gr8songpod.podbean.com/ and Tara Giancaspro of https://taragiancaspro.substack.com/ join Nicole and Ryan to talk about The Muppet Christmas Carol, which begs the question, "Do we even like the general story...

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Dec. 9, 2024

What 70s/80s band is Jim from Film Rage Reminded of When He Hears the…

Jim from Film Rage joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about John Crowley's 2024 film, We Live in Time. The score is handled by Bryce Dessner (The National, Big Red Machine), and this is Dessner's 2nd score for 2024, the …

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Dec. 2, 2024

When Did Music Rewind's Stephen Epley Discover The Commitments (1991)…

Stephen Epley, host of Music Rewind, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about Alan Parker's 1991 film, The Commitments. The film deserverdly racked up nominations at the BAFTAS, Golden Globes and the Oscars, but it's soundtrack is what really took …

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Nov. 11, 2024

This is Spinal Tap (1984) w/ Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV

Dan Shinder, founder of DrumTalkTV joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the 1984 Rob Reiner Mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap, and how it might be more realistic than a lot of rock biopics out there. We break down the …

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Oct. 28, 2024

Why Does Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk (2002) Seem Like a Musica…

Pete Abeyta from the Middle Class Film Class Podcast/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1lVsk1xjMSBgZK82uAzgQ?app=desktop, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 film, Punch Drunk Love. This soundtrack...

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