80s Soundtrack Hall of Fame with Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

About this episode

Yasi, Chris, and Sean discuss and build the Bandsplain '80s Movie Soundtrack Hall of Fame.

Yasi is joined by Chris Ryan and Sean Fennessey to discuss what music best represents the 1980s and build the Bandsplain ‘80s Movie Soundtrack Hall of Fame. They set the rules (sorry, no animated features or scores), decide what truly defines a great soundtrack, and, after some heated debate and meandering side quests, settle on the top 10 Hall of Fame-worthy soundtracks! Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalekGuest: Chris Ryan @chrisryan77 and Sean Fennessey @seanfennesseyProducer: Rob Sundermann Editor: Chris SuttonAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Yasi Salek

Guests: Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey

Topics covered

• 1980s music
• movie soundtracks
• music representation
• Hall of Fame
• debate

Keywords

• 1980s
• soundtrack
• music
• Hall of Fame
• debate
• movies
• Chris Ryan
• Sean Fennessey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Books & works: 80s Movie Soundtrack Hall of Fame

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