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 Up This Morning" to the abrupt end of Journey's "Don't…
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 Mind, which bounces between Jon Brion's score and songs from…
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 our hosts, Brittney knows her Hamilton lore. We discuss:The lyrical…
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 break it down.We discuss: • Is this finally Diane Warren's…
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 films on an audio level, both famous and obscure. The…
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 the film was enjoyed by all, there are some very…
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 Comedy for Anne Dudley's "controversial" score.We discuss: • How the…
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 1 and Shrek 2 with Austin, with even a passing…
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 the film and soundtrack apart from the hit singles “Flashdance……
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 to speak with Jermaine Stegall, composer of films such as Coming…
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 the Oscar and Grammy award winning hit (I’ve Had) The…
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 Spalding Gray. Of course, with David Byrne, there will be…
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 O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, and Natalie Portman. The soundtrack is…
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 many because of how it captures the spirit of the…
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, Marvel's Runaways) and the many bands that were featured on the…
Nicole and Ryan are back on February 5th with Season 5 of Soundtrack Your Life! Season 5 will be split in 2 halves, each half containing 10 episodes.The first half will be released between February and June (2 episodes per month)The second half will be released between August and December…
*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, Barbie. (The episode starts spoiler free and mentions when the…
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 definitely knows his way around a rocking soundtrack! We Discuss:-How…
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, which Daniel was involved with as an executive producer.While the film doesn’t technically have a soundtrack, we talk about…
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, T Bone Burnett produced soundtrack. Juliard graduate, Oscar Isaac cut almost all of his tracks live, actually…
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 average movie fan. He has also performed on a Christmas album with Brian O'Halloran and Scott Schiaffo's…
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 previously guested on this season's Dirty Dancing episode which you can find here:https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c8a28688-3efa-4f2a-899a-82edfb335f01Pretty in Pink is considered one of…
Happy Holidays! We've made it to the end of 2023 and Nicole and Ryan are ending the year by paying tribute to the great Paul Reubens aka Pee-Wee Herman, who passed away earlier this year.Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse was released in 1988 as a primetime special but it still holds…