Soundtrack Your Life
by Nicole Barlow & Ryan Pak | Soundtrack Experts
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The Mask (1994) w/ Robert Yaniz Jr. - The 90s Latin, Swing and R&B Soundtrack That Gave Jim Carrey a Billboard Dance Chart Hit
Aug 24, 2026
55m 29s
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) w/ Darin Lundberg - The John Williams Soundtrack Score That Refuses to Rest on Its Laurels
Aug 10, 2026
1h 04m 56s
Swingers (1996) - The 90s Swing Revival Soundtrack Where Love Jones Contributed More Than A Song w/ Love Jones
Jun 22, 2026
50m 56s
The Bear Season 4 (2025) - The Show's Soundtrack is Known for 90s Rock but Season 4 Tweaks the Formula w/ Erin Marlow and Jenn Owens
Jun 8, 2026
1h 18m 24s
Chinese American Bear Discuss Their New Album and Explain Potato Europe vs Tomato Europe
May 29, 2026
43m 20s
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| 8/24/26 | The Mask (1994) w/ Robert Yaniz Jr. - The 90s Latin, Swing and R&B Soundtrack That Gave Jim Carrey a Billboard Dance Chart Hit | Robert Yaniz Jr of Crooked Table and Back to Bluey joins Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 1994 Chuck Russell film, The Mask. The soundtrack is considered to be at the forefront of the 90s swing revival with its throwback soundtrack that included artists like the Brian Setzer Orchestra & the Royal Crown Revue. Jim Carrey’s iconic cover of “Cuban Pete” landed Carrey in the top 40 on the Billboard Dance charts. The film also launched the career of an unknown actress named Cameron Diaz who made her acting debut in the film. Randy Edelman provided the score, helping turn Downtown Los Angeles into the comic book town of Edge City. Like many 90s films, the soundtrack jams multiple artists into the end credits such as Xscape, Harry Conick Jr and Tony! Toni! Tone! For More Information About Crooked Table: YouTube BlueSky Back to Bluey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 55m 29s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) w/ Darin Lundberg - The John Williams Soundtrack Score That Refuses to Rest on Its Laurels | Darin Lundberg of The NostalgiaCAST and the Back to Bluey Podcasts joins Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 1980 Irvin Kershner film, The Empire Strikes Back. The Oscar nominated score was done by the iconic John Williams, who is as synonymous with the Star Wars franchise at this point as its creator, George Lucas. Darin shares why he goes back to The Empire Strikes Back and it's accompanying score more than the other 2 films in the original Star Wars trilogy. Darin and Ryan also talk about how the film's reputation has shifted over the years. They also talk about how John Williams' storied career only contains 5 Oscar wins even though he's been nominated 54 times. For More Information About Darin Lundberg: Twitter Threads Back to Bluey on IG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 04m 56s | ||||||
| 6/22/26 | 90s musicfilm soundtracks+4 | Ben DaughtreyBarry Thomas+1 | Love JonesSwingers+3 | — | Love JonesSwingers soundtrack+6 | — | 50m 56s | ||
| 6/8/26 | soundtrack analysis90s rock+5 | Erin MarlowJenn Owens | The BearIt's a Fandom Thing+2 | — | The Bearseason 4+8 | — | 1h 18m 24s | ||
| 5/29/26 | musicalbum discussion+4 | Anne TongBryce Barsten | Calling All Angels (432 hz)Chinese American Bear+2 | — | Chinese American BearDim Sum and Then Some+3 | — | 43m 20s | ||
| 5/25/26 | music editingEmmy nominations+5 | Micha Liberman | NetflixDisney Plus+5 | — | music editorEmmy nominated+8 | — | 1h 02m 13s | ||
| 5/11/26 | film musicOscar nominated short film+3 | Nicole Alyse Nelson | Slide UpAlex Winkler+2 | — | Jane AustenOscar nomination+7 | — | 42m 34s | ||
| 4/27/26 | soundtrack analysisfilm influence+4 | Chris Deville | StereogumThe Weekend+4 | — | Drive soundtrackChris Deville+5 | — | 1h 09m 17s | ||
| 4/11/26 | Shrek 2 soundtrackpop culture+4 | Candice Lim | SlateNPR+2 | — | Shrek 2soundtrack+5 | — | 1h 04m 39s | ||
| 3/16/26 | film scoringmusic collaboration+3 | Tom Schraeder | Paramount MusicVicious+1 | — | Tom SchraederVicious+5 | YWCA of MinneapolisSYLMPLS | 1h 05m 35s | ||
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| 3/9/26 | 2026 OscarsBest Original Song+3 | — | HuntrixSinners+1 | — | 2026 OscarsBest Original Song+5 | SoulInsole.comSNDCAST | 39m 07s | ||
| 2/23/26 | K-Popsoundtrack+4 | Tamar Herman | BLACK LabelK-Pop Demon Hunters | — | K-Popsoundtrack+5 | Just ThriveCX | 1h 10m 49s | ||
| 2/9/26 | soundtrackfilm score+4 | Scott Interrante | Big White ElephantsThis is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard in My Entire Life+6 | — | ChallengersTrent Reznor+6 | Just ThriveCX | 1h 04m 48s | ||
| 1/26/26 | Office Space (1999) - Why The Gangsta Rap Soundtrack Works So Well with Mometu President Bryan Louzil | 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 | 1h 07m 34s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Walk Hard (2007) - The Soundtrack and It's Brilliant Original Songs with Filmmaker/Comedian Cameron Smith | 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 | 59m 50s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Doubling as the Perfect Christmas & Halloween Soundtrack with Musician Sean Griffin | 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 | 51m 48s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | GO! (1999) - The Soundtrack that Perfectly Captures the Late 90s with Author Eric Gee | 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 | 1h 09m 24s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | Adventureland (2009) - A Timeless 80s Indie Period Piece Soundtrack with Pop Culture Writer Rachel Brodsky | 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 | 1h 05m 38s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | The Greatest Showman (2017) - Film Musical Soundtrack with Singer/Broadway Star Kelsie Watts | Singer and star SIX, Moulin Rouge 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 | 35m 29s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | Tales From the Crypt Writer/Showrunner Alan Katz on the Legendary Composers on Tales | *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 | 46m 48s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | Phantom of the Paradise (1974) - The Cult Classic Paul Williams Soundtrack with Kat Robichaud | 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 | 58m 38s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 | A Mighty Wind (2003) - The Folk Soundtrack That Might Be Better than the Music It's Sending Up with Musician Reeya Banerjee | 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 | 54m 48s | ||||||
| 9/22/25 | Godzilla (1998) - The Summer Blockbuster Soundtrack with the Rap Rock Hit with The Nostalgia Pit's Colin Casserd | 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 | 1h 04m 56s | ||||||
| 9/8/25 |  Spawn (1997) - The Electronic / Rock Soundtrack That Still Feels Fresh Today with Michele Catalano | (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 | 56m 00s | ||||||
| 8/25/25 |  Wonderwall (1968) - How The George Harrison Soundtrack Score is a Huge Influence for Kula Shaker's Crispian Mills | (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 | 54m 35s | ||||||
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