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Oct. 9, 2023

What Bands Did Tara Giancaspro Discover From Josh Schwartz's TV Seri…

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 launched the career of Schwartz (Chuck, Gossip Girl,...

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Sept. 25, 2023

What is the Legacy of the Judgement Night Soundtrack (1993) according…

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 Thing You Do with him, so he …

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Sept. 11, 2023

Why Does Courtney E Smith of Songs My Ex Ruined and Eater Dallas Thin…

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 still thought of fondly by …

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Aug. 28, 2023

Do Scott and Katherine from This is The Greatest Song I've Heard in M…

*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 the soundtrack to the 2023 Greta Gerwig film, …

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Aug. 14, 2023

Why Does Brad (from the Pop Culture Yearbook Podcast) view Ted Demme'…

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 Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Martha Plimpton, Laruen Holly, Rosie...

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June 26, 2023

What About David Byrne's True Stories (1986) Draws Jim From Film Rage…

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 John Goodman and …

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June 12, 2023

Why Did Rachel Brodsky (The In Sync Podcast, Stereogum Writer) Think …

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 of all time and it features …

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May 29, 2023

What Film Scores Inspired Composer Jermaine Stegall (Coming to Americ…

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 and this week's episode is no different.We were delighted...

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May 15, 2023

How Does Jen Howell of the EveryRomCom Podcast Find Flashdance’s Soun…

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 all time.Jen has a special appreciation for …

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April 24, 2023

What Shrek Soundtrack Song is on Austin's Running Playlist (from I Ha…

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 Ryan discuss the groundbreaking soundtracks to Shrek …

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April 10, 2023

How Does Dina Friedman (Producer of The Media Path Podcast) Remember …

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 Original Score in a Musical or …

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March 30, 2023

Why do Ryan and Brandice Almost Get into a Verbal Shootout over Danie…

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 very Joe Strummer infused soundtrack. Even though …

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March 13, 2023

How Do All the Sampled Scores on the Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack (200…

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, the soundtrack pays homage to many …

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March 6, 2023

Who is Taking Home the 2023 Best Original Song Oscar According to Pao…

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 soundtrack podcasters to …

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Feb. 27, 2023

How Big of a Hamilton (2015) Fan is Brittney Williams (The Reclusive …

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 have. There's a lot to unpack and luckily for …

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Feb. 13, 2023

How Does Jon Brion's Score Work as A Character In Eternal Sunshine of…

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's 2004 film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless …

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Jan. 23, 2023

How Did Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr) Get Involve…

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. We covered this …

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Jan. 9, 2023

What Kind of Beer Would Dave Zalatoris (host of the Beer in Front Pod…

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 Alabama 3's "Woke …

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Dec. 23, 2022

Who would Scott Interrante (of This is the Greatest Song that I've Ev…

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 Prima to Zooey Deschanel singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside", we...

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Dec. 12, 2022

How Did Tyler of I Turn My Podcast On Acquire His Copy of The Batman …

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 Schumacher film, Batman Forever. …

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Nov. 28, 2022

How did the LA 90s Power Pop Scene Connect Musician/Producer/Composer…

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 film As the Village Sleeps, which was …

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Nov. 14, 2022

Season 3 B-Sides w/ Craig Wedren, Scott Interrante, Colin Jackson Bro…

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 not …

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Oct. 31, 2022

Is Singles (1992) the Greatest Rock Soundtrack of the 90s or Just the…

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 letter to Seattle, the 1992 film, Singles. The film and …

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Oct. 10, 2022

How Does the Pop Satire of Music and Lyrics (2007) Hold up 15 years L…

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 Lyrics. The soundtrack contains a ton …

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