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Soundtrack Your Life | A Film and TV Podcast

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Rating
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24 reviews
This podcast has
137 episodes
Language
English
Date created
2020/07/20
Latest episode
2026/01/26
Average duration
59 min.
Release period
14 days

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Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak host Soundtrack Your Life, a podcast about the film and TV soundtracks that shape pop culture. Each episode features a guest who shares personal stories about a soundtrack that's meaningful to them. Ranging from the iconic best selling soundtracks of all time to cult favorites, they cover them all. Discover hidden gems, behind-the-scenes stories, hot debates, and deep dives into the most iconic songs in movies.🎧 Perfect for fans of:• Movie and TV soundtracks• Original songs! Fake bands! Real good needle drops!• Music and pop culture connections• 80s, 90s and Y2K nostalgia• New soundtrack releases • Exclusive interviews with bands, artists and pop culture expertsNew episodes are released on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month.Support us on Patreon for bonus episodes and more: https://www.patreon.com/soundtrackyourlifeSubscribe to our pop culture writing site at: https://blog.soundtrackyourlife.netConnect with Soundtrack Your Life on the Web:https://www.soundtrackyourlife.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/soundtrackyourlife.nethttps://twitter.com/soundtrackcasthttps://instagram.com/soundtrackcastMusic: Phil Bertulfo of Rubber SpanielThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacySpotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/

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Mometu President Bryan Louzil on Why Gangsta Rap Works So Well in Office Space (1999)
2026/01/26
Mometu President Bryan Louzil joins Nicole and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to Mike Judge's 1999 cult classic, Office Space. The soundtrack boasts needle drops from artists like Scarface, The Geto Boys, Slum Village, Canibus & Biz Markie, Ice Cube and Kool Keith. Obviously, we have to talk about "Still" by the Geto Boys which soundtracks the infamous "printer scene". The soundtrack supervisor for Office Space is Karyn Rachtman, whose illustrious career includes soundtracking Pulp Fiction, Clueless, Romeo and Juliet, Reality Bites, and Moulin Rouge - and those are just the movies that we've covered on our podcast. For More Information About Bryan Louzil: Mometu Mometu IG Mometu Podcast The Mometu College Film Festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Filmmaker/Comedian Cameron Smith on the Infectious Song and Jokes of Walk Hard (2007)
2026/01/12
Comedian and Filmmaker, Cameron Smith, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 2007 Jake Kasdan film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. While the film flopped at the box office, it has become a cult classic and star, John C. Reilly is planning to take the Dewey Cox songs on tour in 2007 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film. We Discuss: - How the Film Influenced Cameron In His Formative Years - The Great Songs and the Massively Talented Songwriters Behind Them - John C. Reilly's Love of Music - Our Favorite Scenes, Performances, and The Beatles For More Information About Cameron Smith: Website YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Musician Sean Griffin on The Nightmare Before Christmas, His New Holiday Single, & Holiday Traditions
2025/12/22
Musician Sean Griffin (The Ruffians) is our guest to ring in the holidays by talking about Henry Selick's The Nightmare Before Christmas on Soundtrack Your Life! Sean has just released the Christmas song, "I'm in Love for Christmas", so he's the perfect guest for our holiday episode! Obviously, if we're talking The Nightmare before Christmas, we're talking about Danny Elfman, who composed the score, wrote the songs, and is the singing voice of Jack Skellington. We also talk about Catherine O'Hara as Sally, and how she's an underrated singer (we covered her singing on our A Mighty Wind episode a couple of months ago). We also chat about Christmas traditions, and our favorite Christmas specials and songs. For More Information About Sean Griffin (and where you can find his music): Website Instagram We've launched a SYL merch store! Promo code: Newbie for 10% off at: https://soundtrackcast.creator-spring.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Author Eric Gee on how the GO! Soundtrack (1999) Perfectly Captures the Late 90s
2025/12/08
Author Eric Gee joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to Doug Liman's 1999 film, Go! From the B.T. score to the timeless earworm of Len's "Steal My Sunshine", to a new No Doubt song, Go! captures all the music that suburban kids were into in 1999. 00:00:00-00:09:30 Introducing Eric Gee & The Power of Personality 00:09:31-00:15:30 Why Did Eric Pick Go!? 00:15:31-00:23:00 The Soundtrack Supervisor and Capturing 1999 00:23:01-00:25:15 The Pulp Fiction Comparison 00:25:16-00:32:30 The "Steal My Sunshine" Needle Drop and Rave Culture 00:32:31-00:39:00 John August and Screenwriting 00:39:01-00:44:30 The Career of Electronic Music Pioneer, BT 00:44:31-00:50:30 Is Go! a Christmas Movie? and Breckin Meyer Defining 1999 00:50:31-00:56:00 Doug Liman's Post-Go! Career and The Simpsons' homage to Go! 00:56:01-00:59:30 Your Life in 3 Tracks 00:59:31-01:05:54 What's Ryan's Animal? / Thank Yous and Goodbyes Eric's book, The Power of Personality of out now! For More Information About Eric Gee: Website Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pop Culture Writer Rachel Brodsky on Why Adventureland (2009) is Timeless Even Though It's a Period Piece
2025/11/24
Pop culture writer, and soon to be author, Rachel Brodsky (Time, LA Times, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, and more!) returns to Soundtrack Your Life to discuss the soundtrack to the 2009 Greg Mottolla film, Adventureland, with hosts Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak. Outside of Falco's hit "Rock Me Amadeus", the soundtrack mines 80s college rock over pop hits for this 80s period piece. Needle drops from The Replacements, Crowded House, The Cure, Husker Du, Big Star, & Lou Reed pop up in the film alongside a beautiful score by Yo La Tengo. For More Information About Rachel Brodsky: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Singer Kelsie Watts on The Greatest Showman (2017) and Getting Hugh Jackman's Attention
2025/11/10
Singer and Star of SIX on Broadway, Kelsie Watts, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to the 2017 Michael Gracey film, The Greatest Showman. The soundtrack spent 28 weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts, and the song "This is Me" won the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globes and was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars. The songwriting team of Pasek/Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) wrote all the songs for the film. 00:00:00 - 00:07:45 Introducing Kelsie Watts! 00:07:46 - 00:09:45 Why Did Kelsie Pick The Greatest Showman and Facts About the Soundtrack 00:09:46 - 00:12:30 The Song of Pasek/Paul/ Hugh Jackman's Reaction to Kelsie's Cover of "Never Enough" 00:12:31 - 00:19:00 Preparing for a Musical 00:19:01 - 00:20:10 The Versatile Hugh Jackman 00:20:11 - 00:25:15 What Does Kelsie Think of Everyone's Singing in the Film? 00:25:16 - 00:26:30 The Golden Globe Winning and Oscar Nominated "This is Me" 00:26:31 - 00:29:15 A Greatest Showman Musical? 00:29:16 - 00:33:29 Kelsie's Future Plans and Goodbyes Kelsie' single "Fit In" is available in it's original studio form, acoustic, or remixed by SMASHKASH X MIXMASTERDAVID. She's featured on the Manafest song "Take You Higher", and just released the song "Christmas in New York", just in time for the holidays. For more information about Kelsie Watts: Website TikTok Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tales From the Crypt Writer/Showrunner Alan Katz on the Legendary Composers on Tales
2025/10/31
*Trigger Warning: This episode has references to self harm and sexual assault. Alan Katz, formerly a writer/showrunner for the TV show, Tales from the Crypt, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about his new career in podcasting. Alan owns Costard and Touchstone Productions, which is home to podcasts such as The How Not to Make a Movie Podcast, The Donor: A DNA Horror Story, The Hall Closet, John Kiriakou's Dead Drop: What Makes a Spy Tick, and more! Nicole and Ryan also talk to Alan about the amazing composers that worked on Tales from the Crypt. Legendary composers such as Michael Kaman, Alan Silvestri, Ry Cooder and more leant their talents to the hit horror franchise. Alan shares a great story about collaborating with Kaman. Nicole also asks about a fun needle drop in the film Bordello of Blood, and Alan explains why there will never be a Tales reboot. For more information about Alan Katz: Website Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kat Robichaud on Paul Williams' Brilliant Performance and Songs in Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
2025/10/27
Singer, performer, and creator of Kat Robichaud's Misfit Cabaret, Kat Robichaud joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to the 1974 Brian De Palma film, Phantom of the Paradise. Oscar winner, Paul Williams starred in the film, wrote original songs for it, and scored the film. He was nominated for Best Original Score at the Oscars even though the film did not do well at the box office. 00:00:00 - 00:06:30 Introducing Kat Robichaud and the Misfit Cabaret 00:06:31 - 00:10:00 Why Did Kat pick Phantom of the Paradise 00:10:01 - 00:16:15 Reasons Why Phantom Flopped Except in Winnipeg / Becoming a Cult Film 00:16:16 - 00:21:45 Kat's Initial Reaction to Seeing Phantom and Watching Cult Film as a Kid 00:21:46 - 00:24:30 Phantom's Influence on Directors 00:24:31 - 00:25:55 The Phantom/Paul Williams and Daft Punk Connection 00:25:56 - 00:28:30 Paul Williams' Music Career 00:28:31 - 00:34:30 Brian De Palma's Striking Visuals in Phantom 00:34:31 - 00:38:10 Beef and A Possible Phantom Musical? 00:38:11 - 00:44:30 Ryan Met The Other Director named Brian De Palma 00:44:31 - 00:46:59 De Palma's Signature Shots in the Film / Favorite song on the soundtrack 00:47:00 - 00:49:55 Life in 3 Tracks 00:49:56 - 00:51:30 The Lost Art of Discovering Films on Accident 00:51:31 - 00:55:00 Thank Yous and Goodbyes For More Information About Kat Robichaud: Website Instagram Patreon TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Musician Reeya Banerjee on Why the A Mighty Wind Soundtrack and Film (2003) Is a Comfort Watch/Listen
2025/10/13
Musician Reeya Banerjee has just released her album, This Place. She joined Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak on Soundtrack Your Life to discuss the new album as well as the soundtrack to Christopher Guest's 2003 film, A Mighty Wind. The soundtrack features the Oscar nominated song, "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" and the Grammy winning song "A Mighty Wind". 00:00:00 - 00:08:10 Introducing Reeya and A Mighty Wind 00:08:11 - 00:15:07 The Original Songs of A Mighty Wind 00:15:08 - 00:17:46 The Award Nominated/Winning Songs from the Film 00:17:47 - 00:20:27 Mitch and Mickey Are The Heart of the Film 00:20:28 - 00:24:31 The Comedic and Musical Talent of the Cast 00:24:32 - 00:29:31 Making Fake Folk and the Influences Behind It 00:29:32 - 00:36:15 The Bittersweet Fate of The Groups in A Mighty Wind 00:36:16 - 00:40:56 A Folksmen Biopic? / The Kiss at the end of the Movie 00:40:57 - 00:45:46 Eugene Levy / Catherine O'Hara over the Years 00:45:47 - 00:49:03 Life in 3 songs 00:49:04 - 00:52:15 Thank Yous and Goodbyes For More Information About Reeya Banerjee: Website Instagram YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Colin Casserd on The Godzilla Soundtrack (1998) and Rap/Rock Hit Made for It
2025/09/22
The Nostalgia Pit's Colin Casserd joins Nicole and Ryan to discuss the soundtrack to the 1998 Roland Emmerich film, Godzilla. The soundtrack is aptly titled, Godzilla: The Album since barely any of the songs on the soundtrack actually appear in the film. For More Information About The Nostalgia Pit: Linktree Instagram Patreon Soundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I Have That on Vinyl's Michele Catalano on The Spawn Soundtrack (1997) and The Songs That Are Still Bangers
2025/09/08
(00:00:00) Introducing Michele Catalano and Why Did She Pick Spawn? (00:07:33) Thoughts on Spawn the film (00:17:36) Soundtrack Composer Graham Revell and ILM Worked on this Movie? (00:19:03) Breaking Down the Best Songs of the Spawn Soundtrack (00:31:51) Todd Macfarlane Post-Spawn (00:33:46) Thoughts on the Spawn Cast (00:37:59) The Blade 2 Soundtrack as The Follow up to the Spawn Soundtrack / Happy Walters' Legacy (00:44:39) What Groups Would You Force to Collab for a Soundtrack? (00:48:11) Your Life's Soundtrack in 3 Songs (00:50:18) Thank Yous and Goodbyes Michele Catalano, creator of I Have That on Vinyl joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 1997 Mark A.Z. Dippe film, Spawn. The film flopped at the box office but the soundtrack debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 charts and ended up going Gold.Ryan has written a piece for I Have That on Vinyl:https://ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/sebadoh-and-my-first-vinyl-purchase/For More Information on Michele CatalanoWebsite: https://ihavethatonvinyl.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ihavethatonvinyl.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/IHaveThatonVinyl/homeSoundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kula Shaker's Crispian Mills on How George Harrison's Wonderwall Score (1968) Was a Musical Gateway for His Band
2025/08/25
(00:00:00) What's New with Kula Shaker and Why Did Crispian Select Wonderwall? (00:10:29) Wonderwall's Influence on Kula Shaker (00:13:47) Kula Shaker Sampling "Skiing" for Gokula (00:17:09) Wondewall as a Gateway into Indian Musicians (00:19:53) George Harrison's Love of Creating Music for Wonderwall (00:23:01) Wonderwall (the Oasis song) Renewing Interest in Wonderwall (the Massot Movie) (00:28:37) The Complexity of the Music (00:31:27) George Harrison Helping the Remo Four (00:34:22) The British / Indian Relationship (00:36:30) Knowing the Birkin Family (00:40:00) The 60s/90s Connection (00:43:08) Kula Shaker's Cover of Deep Purple's "Hush" in I Know What You Did Last Summer (00:47:06) Thank Yous and Goodbyes Kula Shaker's Crispian Mills joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the George Harrison soundtrack score for Joe Massot's 1968 film, Wonderwall. The score was the 1st project of any of the Beatles after their breakup, and it was Harrison's 1st time as a soundtrack composer. The soundtrack features many Indian musicians like Aashish Khan, Shivkumar Sharma, Shankar Ghosh, and Mahapurush Misra, It also features The Remo Four, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr.Ironically, the Oasis song that shares the same name helped renew interest in the film even though the song "Wonderwall" does not sound anything like the music that Harrison created for Wonderwall.For more information on Kula Shaker:LinkTreeInstagramCharge of the Light Brigade (video)Broke as Folk (video)Soundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreonSoundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Save Ferris' Monique on Being in the 10 Things I Hate About You Prom Band and The Enduring Power of Ska
2025/08/11
(00:00:00) Introducing Monique Powell from Save Ferris (00:12:21) How Save Ferris Ended up in 10 Things I Hate About You (00:18:32) Filming with Letters to Cleo (00:22:49) Soundtrack Composer Richard Gibbs and the Soundtrack Supervisor (00:25:00) Finding Music in Your Teens (00:30:07) Save Ferris Appearing on Roswell and Finding Music via TV Shows (00:36:18) The Ska Lifestyle (00:38:16) 90s Friends and Fake Rivalries (00:43:59) Why People Connect with Ska (00:50:44) Thank Yous and Goodbyes Monique Powell, lead singer of the Ska band, Save Ferris, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 1999 Gil Junger film, 10 Things I Hate About You. Not only does Save Ferris have a song on the soundtrack ("I Know"), but Save Ferris is the band that plays at the prom in the the film. They perform their song, "I Know", and they back up Letters to Cleo's Kay Hanley as well for the Letters to Cleo cover of Nick Lowe's "Cruel to be Kind" which is also on the soundtrack. From stories to being on the 10 Things I Hate About You set, memories of being on the TV show, Roswell, to news about a new Save Ferris album, a lot of ground is covered on this episode of Soundtrack Your Life.For More Information about Save Ferris:WebsiteInstagramTwitterYouTubeSoundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreonSoundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We Are Scientists' Keith Murray on The Nostalgia of The Lost Boys Soundtrack (1987) and His New Album
2025/07/28
(00:00:00) Introducing Keith Murray and the New We Are Scientists Album, Qualifying Miles (00:10:08) Why are We Talking About The Lost Boys? (00:17:00) Breaking Down the Lost Boys Soundtrack (00:23:30) Kiefer Sutherland, Rock Star? (00:32:40) The Lost Boys Influenced Keith to Move to California? (00:41:16) The Lost Boys Sequels (00:46:16) Thomas Newman, The Lost Boys Soundtrack Composer (00:49:17) Tim Cappello, Saxaphone Playing Legend (01:02:05) Last Thoughts on the Soundtrack (01:10:28) Thank Yous and Goodbyes Keith Murray, singer/guitarist of rock band, We Are Scientists, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to Joel Schumacher's 1987 film, The Lost Boys. The soundtrack features songs from INXS and Rick Barnes, Echo and the Bunnymen covering The Doors, Roger Daltrey covering Elton John, Gerard McMahon, Lou Gramm, and the iconic Tim Cappello. The film triggers a lot of nostalgia for Keith, from the locations (Santa Cruz as fictional Santa Clara) to the cast (Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, Alex Winter, etc),The new We Are Scientists album, Qualifying Miles, is out now wherever you listen to music and athttps://www.wearescientists.comPlease support Soundtrack Your Life on Patreon! Receive quarterly bonus episodes and ad-free episode downloads!Soundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Ritualists' Christian Dryden on the Queen Soundtracked Space Opera, Flash Gordon (1980)
2025/07/14
Christian Dryden, bassist and lead singer of The Ritualists, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about the Queen soundtracked 1980 Mike Hodges film, Flash Gordon. Queen took the assignment so seriously that they spent a year dedicated to creating the soundtrack for this out of this world, space opera. The iconic "Flash's Theme" and "The Hero" even made regular appearances in Queen's setlists.Chrstian is both a huge Queen and comic book fan, so he was the perfect guest to talk about Flash Gordon. There are plenty of juice behind the scenes tea with this movie, including the possiblity of George Lucas being involved with the film.The Ritualists' new album, Too Pure to Cure is out now wherever you get your music. Physical copies of the album can be found at https://www.theritualists.com/For More Information on The Ritualists:InstagramFacebookYouTubeSoundtrack Your Life SocialsBlueskyInstagramWriting SiteYouTubePatreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5 out of 5
24 reviews
★★★★★
JayTrotter2 2023/11/18
Give it a listen movie fans!
Fun show where soundtracks take the spotlight. The reasons the guests have for the soundtracks they’ve picked varies greatly and keeps it interesting,...
★★★★★
Shoot the Flick 2023/07/31
What a great music podcast!!
Ryan is such an amazing and engaging host! He really highlights everything you would want to know about the music and he has amazing guests! The late...
★★★★★
DFree1213 2022/12/19
Awesome Concept!
A celebration of pop culture and physical media, with hosts who are passionate and knowledgeable, facilitating an engaging conversation. Love how this...
★★★★★
Jay73227 2022/07/27
Great Podcast!
Interesting looks at the blend of music and movies. Highly recommended for both movie and music lovers!
★★★★★
Walk the Cinema 2022/02/06
Great show
Movies and music are my two favorite things and this show delivered on both. Great hosts that are not only passionate but also come across very clear....
★★★★★
Ab2793 2022/01/07
Love it 🥰
I absolutely love this show! The hosting is great the premise is awesome and even if your not super into soundtracks I’d still recommend it. The quali...
★★★★★
Ray.15 2021/01/12
Nostalgic!
A true fan of the classics. This pod brings back so many memories and the takes are interesting!
★★★★★
Grettel99 2020/10/15
Great new podcast
Great podcast for music lovers. I find myself looking forward to new episodes every week. Cool insights and great stories about good music.
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