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Sept. 26, 2022

How did Setlusting Bruce's Jesse Jackson React to the Springsteen-cen…

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 character's discovery of the music of …

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Sept. 12, 2022

How Does Andres of The Latin Jukebox Feel About How Disney Represents…

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 version Columbia. By growing up in the …

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Aug. 22, 2022

How did DarkTyme Composer Bob Rogue Discover “The Chase” from Midnigh…

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’s Oscar winning Giorgio Moroder score. Bob became...

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Aug. 8, 2022

How Hard Does Phil Collins Go On the Tarzan Soundtrack (1999)? w/ Tar…

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 Little Bit Cuntry, A Little Bit Rock and …

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July 25, 2022

From First Love, Last Rites to Yellow Jackets (with a Wet Hot America…

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 highly influential rock band, Shudder to Think in …

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July 18, 2022

Why is the Fugazi's Instrument (1999) Soundtrack Not Just Another Fug…

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, between 1987 and 1996. Even though …

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July 11, 2022

How Did Lance Ingram of Yesterday's Concert Fall in Love with Wayne's…

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 and Garth bowing and screaming "We're not worthy!" to...

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June 27, 2022

How is Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album (1999) part of Pick a Disc…

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 show has had a …

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June 13, 2022

How Does School of Rock (2003) Avoid Being a Cliché Crowd Pleaser? w/…

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 discussion about School of Rock to …

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May 23, 2022

The Crow (1994) w/ Colin from Free With This Month's Issue and We Dig…

Trigger Warning: There is brief mention of sexual assault in this episode since it is central to the plot of The Crow.Colin Jackson-Brown from the podcasts, Free with This Months's Issue and We Dig Music, talks with Brandice and Ryan …

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May 9, 2022

8 Mile (2002) w/ MJ from the Menage with the MariJayne Maven Podcast

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 soundtrack is the companion piece to the 2002 Curtis Hanson film,...

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April 25, 2022

Josie and the Pussycats (2001) w/ The Vern from The Cinema Recall Pod…

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 office bomb to cult classic. We …

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April 11, 2022

That Thing You Do (1996) w/ Brian Colburn of the Playlist Wars Podcast

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 You Do", written by the late …

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March 28, 2022

Stranger Than Fiction (2006) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow

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 Reitzell co-scored the film with Daniel as …

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March 25, 2022

2022 Best Original Song Oscar Nominations w/ Nicole Barlow

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 should've had …

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March 14, 2022

Ex-Machina (2014) w/ David Rosen, Award Winning Composer and Host of …

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. They discuss how Geoff Barrow and Ben …

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Feb. 28, 2022

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Score (2011) w/ Author George Sirois

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 has directly inspired scenes in the Excelsior Journey...

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Feb. 14, 2022

How Did a Writing Project Gone Wrong Ruin Garden State (2004) for Rya…

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 perfect film to discuss on this podcast! That's right, …

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Jan. 24, 2022

Pulp Fiction (1994) w/ David Ballantyne of The Vinyl Score

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 soundtrack that seemed to be everywhere in 1994 and …

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Jan. 10, 2022

The Soundtrack Songs of Semisonic (1996-2001) w/ John Munson of Semis…

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 one soundtrack, we talk about the different soundtracks...

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Dec. 20, 2021

How Many of the Love, Actually (2003) Storylines Have Actually Aged W…

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 get together with our friends to …

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Nov. 16, 2021

Season 1 B-Sides w/ Brandice Wilson, Nicole Barlow, Phil Bertulfo, an…

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 to share clips from our Trainspotting, …

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Oct. 25, 2021

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) w/ Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow

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, and from there it ranges from Vince Guaraldi's iconic "Christmas...

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Oct. 11, 2021

Almost Famous (2000) w/ Lily and Hannah from Society Owes Me a Gen-X …

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 to Zepplin. With over 120 songs featured in this film, …

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