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...
Recent Episodes
Writer James Deon Williams Breaks Down Boomerang's (1992) Stacked Sou…
Pop culture writer, James Down Williams, joins Ryan to talk about the 1992 Reginald Hudland film, Boomerang and it's 3x Platinum soundtrack. The soundtrack boasted 6 singles including Toni Braxton's "Give U My Heart" and Boyz...
How Have Songs Like "Too Shy" and "The NeverEnding Story" Continued t…
Solo artist, and lead singer of Kajagoogoo, Limahl is our guest this week and it was an honor to talk to the singer of the chart topping soundtrack song, The NeverEnding Story. It was a top 10 hit in over 15 countries, including hitting #1 in Norway,...
How Many Times Did Trent Reznor Watch Natural Born Killers (1994)?! w…
Erin Marlow of https://itsafandomthingpod.com/ joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the 1994 Oliver Stone film, Natural Born Killers. It began as a Quentin Tarantino script before Oliver Stone turned it into an entirely different thing, which is just...
How Has Repo Man (1984) Directly Influenced Frank Meyer's (Streetwalk…
Rocker Frank Meyer (The Street Walkin' Cheetahs / Trading Aces / Fear) has a new album out on 3/25 called https://frankmeyer.bandcamp.com/and he joins Nicole and Ryan to discuss his career and the soundtrack to the 1984 film, Repo Man. It's a...
Why Does Brad (Pop Culture Yearbook) Find Popstar: Never Stop Never S…
Doink da doink! Brad from the Pop Culture Yearbook Podcast returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Nicole and Ryan about the Lonely Island 2016 film, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. It flamed out when it was released back in 2016 but it's...
Why is There Controversy with the 2025 Best Original Song Category an…
It's time to talk the 2025 Oscars! Nicole and Ryan break down the 2025 Oscars Best Original Song category. There are some past winners (Elton John), a 16 time nominee (Diane Warren), 2 songs from Emilia Perez, and a nomination for Sing Sing. There's...