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Soundtracker
Hosted by Eric Peacock · EN
Lots and lots of movies have soundtracks. Some are classics. Some are bad. But the majority fall somewhere in between. This podcast is going to take a look at all of them (or, as many as I can). Every week I'll be covering a different movie that had an original motion picture soundtrack, and then digging into the album. One part film discussion, one part music discussion, the Soundtracker podcast is here to help you navigate the wide world of movies and music. In each episode, myself and a guest discuss the movie and its soundtrack, rate each one, give you our picks for the best songs on the soundtrack, and suggest additional recommendations for what to watch or listen to in relation to whatever we're covering. So join me, as I look back at an era that's largely a thing of the past, and maybe you'll find a new favorite film or song along the way. New episodes every Friday. Theme Song provided by Howell Dawdy of Howell Dawdy's Fast Track https://soundcloud.com/howelldawdysfasttrack. Edited by Ross Reilly (@4_5_and_7). You can follow me on Twitter at @uwebollocks, and follow the show on Twitter at @Soundtracker_ for updates. Help keep the show going! You can do that at www.patreon.com/soundtracker, where you can get 2 monthly bonus episodes and more!
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Episode 117: Queen of the Damned, with author and host of the Unread podcast Chris Stedman, and Vulture music journalist Craig Jenkins (unlocked Patreon episode)
Oct 18, 202402:51:04Tap to summarizeWell I've had some scheduling conflicts the last few weeks but everything's back on track, however in the meantime I'm unlocking a bonus episode. It fits the season and it was just sitting right there. I'm joined once again by author Chris Stedman (@ChrisDStedman), host of the Unread podcast, and Vulture's Craig Jenkins (@CraigSJ) to talk about the very 2001 QUEEN OF THE DAMNED.Check out Unread here: https://chrisstedmanwriter.com/unread/Some of Craig's stuff can be found here, but I suggest looking into anything he's written: https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/mac-miller-profile.htmlhttps://www.vulture.com/article/ka-rapper-remebrance-1972-2024.htmlhttps://www.vulture.com/author/craig-jenkins/Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 116: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze (With Henry Gilbert of Talking Simpsons)
Sep 27, 202402:23:35Tap to summarizeLook, you all know why you're here. You wanna hear us talk about Ninja Rap. Well, you're in luck, because I'm joined once again by Henry Gilbert (@hEnereyG on Twitter and @henereyg.bsky.social on BlueSky) of the Talking Simpsons podcast, and we definitely talk about that song--as well as a whole lot of other stuff--while we dig into TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 2: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE. So check it out, and as always, GO NINJA GO NINJA GO!Check out Talking Simpsons here: https://talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/Support it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/talkingsimpsons?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fanSupport the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 115: Gone in 60 Seconds (with Alex Goldman and Juniper of the Western Kabuki podcast)
Sep 13, 202401:46:09Tap to summarizeWell, I'm still here! And today I'm joined by Alex Goldman (@AGoldmund) and Juniper (@CantEverDie) of Western Kabuki (@WesternKabuki)--which began its life as a Nicolas Cage podcast--to talk about GONE IN 60 SECONDS, which I hadn't seen since it first came out, and actually hated back then. Do I like it now? You'll have to listen to find out! (Yes, I do). In this episode we talk about what an incredible name Memphis Raines is, the incredible cast, the great car stunts, the one piss poor CGI stunt, Angelina Jolie's extremely Y2K hairstyle, Delroy Lindo, and the shockingly good soundtrack. So check it out, and remember: it never Raines, it pours.Check out Western Kabuki here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/western-kabuki/id1647062210Alex has a new show launching next week! Follow it here: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/Check out Crate Diving here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cratediving-podcast/id1713849016Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
Transcribe →So, in case this podcast vanishes next week, I should explain why it's been delisted.
Sep 6, 202400:08:32Tap to summarizeIf you don't follow me on Twitter, or you just missed it, I'm in the midst of a completely frivolous trademark dispute with some guy who records the sounds of crickets in the snow. I'll explain better in the episode. Hopefully I'm still here next week, and I can finally post the GONE IN 60 SECONDS episode, which was supposed to come out today. Love you all! Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 114: Above the Rim, with Coley Mick and Trill Withers (of the Third Time's the Charm podcast)
Aug 23, 202401:44:48Tap to summarizeToday is a big one for the show. First of all, it turns 3 today. Oh, and also, I finally FINALLY get to talk about my favorite soundtrack of all time, ABOVE THE RIM--which just so happens to also soundtrack a very good movie. Oh, and ALSO, I'm joined by the very funny duo that makes up the Third Time's the Charm podcast, Coley Mick (@ColeyMick) and Tyler (you know him as Trill Withers, or @TylerIAm on Twitter), who bring their knowledge of basketball and horny R&B music for a very funny episode.In this episode we talk about Tupac's charismatic menace as Birdie, the very well-done basketball scenes, Wood Harris, and in a first for the show, we talk about the soundtrack for even longer than we talk about the movie itself. And what a soundtrack it is. Besides the monster singles (Regulate and Afro Puffs), it has a mix of sunny R&B, more great rap offerings (including my favorite Tupac song of all time, Pain), another of my all-time favorite 90s soundtrack songs (Blowed Away by B Rezell) and a smattering of very horny songs to keep things honest. And the entire soundtrack is available on all streaming services, including the 3 songs that you could only find on the cassette version of the soundtrack. Which is something I talk about at great length in the episode. But you'll have to listen to the episode to hear it. Don't do it for me. Do it for Nutso.Check out Third Time's the Charm here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/third-times-the-charm/id1735312721And here: https://youtube.com/@thirdtimesthecharmud?si=SJdiHI7p1HG5DbMlCheck out Sheed and Tyler here: https://youtube.com/@sheedandtyler?si=Aye_5l-HsM5BWmrRCheck out Section 10 here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/section-10/id1736746980Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 113: Repo Man, with Jeff "The Helldude" Computers (of ALAB Podcast)
Aug 9, 202401:24:58Tap to summarizeThe Helldude (@allahliker on Twitter, @helldude.bsky.social over on Bluesky) returns, and this time we're shifting gears from DEEP COVER to REPO MAN, the essential sci-fi punk comedy. In this episode we talk about the long road to this movie becoming the cult classic it is now, Harry Dean Stanton being the greatest difficult actor who ever lived, the punk soundtrack and a lot more. Listen to it while you're eating sushi (and not paying for it).Listen to ALAB here: https://www.alabseries.com/Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 112: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (with journalist, author, curator of Where's Your Ed At and host of the Better Offline podcast, Ed Zitron)
Jul 26, 202401:27:48Tap to summarizeToday I'm joined by the very funny Ed Zitron (@edzitron on Twitter and @zitron.bsky.social on Blue Sky), author of the Where's Your Ed At newsletter, host of the Better Offline podcast, and CEO of EZPR, a national tech and buisiness public relations agency, and we're talking about a very recent release, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. Subscribe to Where's Your Ed At here: https://www.wheresyoured.at/Listen to Better Offline here: https://www.betteroffline.com/Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 111: American Pie, with Ben Collins (CEO of The Onion)
Jul 12, 202401:28:57Tap to summarizeAmerican Pie turned 25 on Tuesday, and if learning that is throwing you into some sort of crisis mode, why not work through it with myself and Ben Collins (formerly the disinformation reporter for NBC News/currently the CEO of The Onion) as we revisit the movie and its soundtrack for the occasion. In this episode, we talk a lot about how this movie holds up in 2024, discuss what happened to the cast, bemoan Seann William Scott not having become a Megastar, compare it to our own high school experiences, wonder how teenagers in 2024 would feel about the movie, and talk about the mostly good, EXTREMELY 1999 soundtrack. Find Ben over on Twitter at @oneunderscore__ and on Bluesky at @bencollins.bsky.socialFollow the Onion on Bluesky and Twitter at theonion.com and @TheOnionSupport the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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Episode 82: Supercop (with Alex Navarro of the Nextlander Podcast and Nextlander Watchcast)
May 19, 2023Tap to summarizeToday, on a very soundtrack-heavy discussion, I'm joined by the former editor of Gamespot and Giant Bomb--and current podcaster with the Nextlander Podcast and the Nextlander Watchcast--Alex Navarro (@alex_navarro), and we're talking about the American release of SUPERCOP. Dimension Films bought the rights to it, and the Weinsteins gave it a new edit with a completely incongruous soundtrack. In this episode we talk about the film itself, the incredible final act, Michelle Yeoh being the best, what a force of nature Jackie Chan was in his heydey, whether The Fresh Prince was responsible for Tom Jones 90s revival, how funny it is to see Hong Kong drug lords having a conversation in a car while listening to Warren G, how bad the Black Grape song is, and more. Listen to Nextlander here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nextlander-podcast/id1570737028Listen to the Watchcast here (including their episode on SUPERCOP): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nextlander-watchcast/id1633712013Support the show on Patreon! It's the one thing that's gonna help keep the show going: www.patreon.com/soundtracker
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