A man of many talents, Keanan Duffty is our guest for this episode. His band, Slinky Vagabond, has a new album coming out on January 14th. You can pre-order that here. He is also a fashion designer, one who has collaborated with the iconic David Bowie on his 2008 fashion line for Target. Since Keanan is a Bowie fan and collaborator, Ryan and Nicole thought it would be only fitting to talk to him about Jim Henson's 1986 film, Labyrinth. Bowie not only starred in the film as The Goblin King, Jareth, but he also wrote songs for the film.

Chapters
00: Intro to Keanan Duffty - Fashion Designer / Author / Lecturer / Rock Star
9:30 Labyrinth
22:21 Casting Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie
27:58 Theories on Bowie Never Performing the Labyrinth Songs Love / Keanan's Bowie Collaboration
36:55 The Labyrinth Soundtrack
47:21 The Puppets of Labyrinth and Reception to the Movie in UK
58:13 Bowie's Acting in Labyrinth
1:01:58 SYL Episodes with Bowie Music and References / Bowie's Film and TV Cameos
1:14:00 Closing

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Happy Holidays!
Scott Interrante of This is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard in My Entire Life and Tara Giancaspro of xoxo Gossip Giancaspro join Nicole and Ryan to talk about The Muppet Christmas Carol, which begs the question, "Do we even like the general story of A Christmas Carol?" Our answers to that question will shock you as well our answers to "who is in your muppet big 3?" We also discuss which human should accompany the Muppets if they ever take another shot at adapting this Dickensian classic.

Chapters:
0:00:00 - 0:08:45 Intros and Guests' Connections to The Muppet Christmas Carol
0:08:46 - 0:23:04 Paul Williams and the songs of A Muppet Christmas Carol
0:23:05 - 0:39:55 Discussing the Film
0:39:56 - 0:45:03 The score of the film and The Muppets straddling the line between adult and kid-friendly
0:45:04 - 0:53:59 Who would work as Scrooge in a reboot / More thoughts on the songs
0:54:00 - 1:00:27 Actors/Actresses we'd like to see work with The Muppets
1:00:31 - 1:13:53 Our Muppet Big 3s 
1:13:54 - 1:18:01 Bespoke Muppets at Coldplay 
1:18:02 - END     Saying Farewell to Our Guests

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Jim from Film Rage joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about John Crowley's 2024 film, We Live in Time. The score is handled by Bryce Dessner (The National, Big Red Machine), and this is Dessner's 2nd score for 2024, the other being for Sing Sing, which was released earlier this year. Dessner's non-traditional score is very front and center in this non-linear romance film.

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Chapters
0:00:000 - 04:22/259 Show / Guest Intro
04:22.260 - 12:34.674 Bryce Dessner Bio / Initial Soundtrack Thoughts
12:34.675 - 25:59.154 Thoughts on We Live in Time
25:59:155 - 38:13:526 Bryce's work with the National vs this score 
38:13:527 - 52:20:787 The Film Rage Review of We Live in Time and Critiques
52:20:788 - 58:09.034 Needle drops and the soundtrack supervisor
58:09.135 - 1:01:50.061 Odds and Ends
1:01:50.061 - End: Closing

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Stephen Epley, host of Music Rewind, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about Alan Parker's 1991 film, The Commitments. The film deserverdly racked up nominations at the BAFTAS, Golden Globes and the Oscars, but it's soundtrack is what really took off in the US and around the world. It went 2x Platinum in the US, 3x Platinum in the UK, and it was a huge hit in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden. It was so successful that they released a 2nd soundtrack, The Commitments Vol. 2.

The film follows a band of Irish teens that are put together to sing covers of American soul songs, "songs of the working class" claims manager, Jimmy Rabbit. This soundtrack was Stephen's gateway to soul music since in 1991, discovering music was not as simple as it is in 2024. 

We Discuss:
Alan Parker's other rock and roll projects that made him the perfect director for this film
How this movie launched Glen Hansard's journey of writing music for films
How authentic the music feels in the movie and why that is
The film's legacy even though there weren't any "breakout" stars from the film

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Dan Shinder, founder of DrumTalkTV joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the 1984 Rob Reiner Mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap, and how it might be more realistic than a lot of rock biopics out there. We break down the big hair, on-stage disasters, dressing room shenanigans, and of course, THE MUSIC. From "Hell Hole" to "Stonehenge" and everything in between, Dan connects the dots between the absurd events in the film and the real life events that might have inspired them. Also, there's a small wink to Dan in the movie?!For More Information about Dan Shinder / DrumTalkTV:The Membership Program: https://drumtalktvbrilliance.com/ (Enter DTTV3FREE for 3 free months!)Website: https://www.drumtalktv.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/drumtalktvTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/drumtalktvIf you'd like to support Soundtrack Your Life, we have a Patreon, where you'll get bonus episodes and more!

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Pete Abeyta from the Middle Class Film Class Podcast/YouTube Channel, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 film, Punch Drunk Love. This soundtrack consists of a wonderful score by producer/composer/mad scientist, Jon Brion, who also composed the scores to films that we've covered in previous episodes like, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Magnolia. Brion also reworks the iconic "He Needs Me" by Shelley Duvall from Robert Altman's 1980 film, Popeye.We Discuss:

• How Jon Brion and Paul Thomas Anderson closely worked together on the "sound" of the film
• Why Brion's score evokes memories of old MGM musicals and why that's intentional
• Robert Altman's reaction to "He Needs Me" being used in the film
• The connection of the Punch Drunk Love score to Guillermo Del Toro's Shape of Water.

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DT, host of Space Castle on YouTube (formerly the podcast), joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the soundtrack to the 2010 Edgar Wright film, Scott Pilgrim vs the World. That means discussing Sex B-Bomb, Crash and the Boys, Clash at Demonhead, and the real life musicians behind them like Beck, Broken Social Scene, Metric, and more!We talk about this stacked soundtrack plus:

• Edgar Wright's real life interaction that he used in the film between Lucas Lee and Wallace Wells
• The many versions of "Ramona" that Beck wrote for the film
• The 8-Bit score by superproducer Nigel Godrich
• The producer behind the Dance Ninja video game music
• The impressive list of people in this movie

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Director of The Blues Society, Dr. Augusta Palmer, and Memphis radio DJ legend, Henry Nelson join Ryan to talk about the 2023 documentary, The Blues Society. The film has recently become available for rental and purchase on digital platforms. We Discuss:

• The origin of the film and when Dr. Palmer learned that her father was involved with organizing the Memphis Country Blues Festival
• Henry Nelson's memories about the festival and The Overton Shell, where the festival took place
• How artists such as The Rolling Stones ripped off blues artists associated with the film
• The thin line between paying respect and exploiting artists
• The legacy of the Memphis Country Blues Festival and its recent revival
• Eric Roberts giving the late Robert Palmer a voice in the film

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Jenn Owens, host of the podcast, My Streaming Bubble, is our guest this week to talk about the soundtrack to the Henry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan 1998 film, Can't Hardly Wait. While the film didn't do huge numbers at the box office office upon its release, it is a movie that has grown in popularity over the years. Since the film takes place at a house party, there are tons of needle drops that soundtrack the house party including songs from Smash Mouth, Eve 6, Busta Rhymes, and Guns and Roses.We Discuss:

• The 90s music, fashion, and 90s teen icons that grace this jam packed film
• Our memories of our 90s teen selves
• Ethan Embry's Preston being an old soul in the middle of this ensemble film
• What hasn't aged well from this 25+ year old movie
• The costume designer from the film that ended up winning an Oscar for costume design 20 years later

Nicole and Ryan were guests on My Streaming Bubble to talk about Seasons 1-3 of The Bear:https://pod.link/1484751261/episode/7ca042c4299f6c9087516be036ed95b0For More Information about Jenn/My Streaming Bubble:Website: https://pod.link/1484751261IG: https://www.instagram.com/mystreamingbubble/Twitter: https://twitter.com/streamingbubbleIf you'd like to support Soundtrack Your Life, we have a Patreon, where you'll get bonus episodes and more!

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Composer Archer Marsh is our guest this week, and he discusses his work on Bridgerton Season 3 including the viral hit, "Give Me Everything" (Pitbull), which has really taken on a life of its own. Archer has 2 other needle drops in Season 3: "Confident" (Demi Lovato) and "Lights" (Ellie Goulding). All of these songs are off Archer's album, Sequens, which came out at the end of 2022.We talk about Archer's journey as a musician/composer, his knowledge of Bridgerton before they started to license his compositions, his favorite film score and more!For More Information about Archer Marsh:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArcherMarshIG: https://www.instagram.com/archer_marsh/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@archer_marshIf you'd like to support Soundtrack Your Life, we have a Patreon, where you'll get bonus episodes and more!

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