Advertising copywriter and hardcore Nine Inch Nails/Trent Reznor fan, Brandice Wilson, joins Ryan Pak  to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2010 David Fincher directed film, The Social Network, which is the first film that Trent Reznor (and Atticus Ross) scored (officially).  We talk about the film and it's Oscar winning soundtrack, which became the first of many collaborations between Reznor/Ross and Fincher. We also look back at Reznor's work in Nine Inch Nails in the 90s that offer hints that he would be wildly successful as a soundtrack composer. We end the podcast with Brandice sharing a story about the nerve racking experience of actually meeting one of her musical heroes (hint: it's Trent Reznor).

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Guilty Hearts guitarist Edgar Rodriguez returns to the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to Michael Lehmann’s 1994 comedy Airheads, which has become a cult classic 26 years after it debuted in theaters. We talk about the cast, the infamous ransom list, and many of the music reference heavy jokes of the film, which were probably lost on film critics back in 1994. We chat about the hard rock heavy soundtrack loaded with plenty of oddities like a Motorhead song with Ice-T, Anthrax covering The Smiths, and 4 Non Blondes covering Van Halen. Edgar gives some background on a local radio station power struggle that may have inspired the plot of the film and he shares about his time interning at a radio station and the realities of the not so glamorous music industry. We also discuss God himself, Lemmy Kilmister.

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Tracy Lane, owner of the Roots and Blues Festival in Columbia, MO and writer of the The Listening Gallery blog, is our guest this week to discuss the hit soundtrack to the 1980 Robert Greenwald film, Xanadu, which is considered by some to be one of the worst films of all time. Tracy discusses falling in love with the soundtrack and film at an early age, especially since it literally paired two of her favorite artists, Olivia Newton-John, and Electric Light Orchestra. We discuss the reputation of the film, how it helped inspired the creation of The Golden Raspberry Awards (aka “The Razzies”), and many of the very memorable scenes from the film, both good and bad.

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Fellow Paul Westerberg super fan, and creative director at the Mighty Roar agency in Atlanta, GA, Christian Durrett joins Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 2006 animated film Open Season, which Paul Westerberg wrote 8 songs for, and how that started rumors of a possible Replacements reunion until Westerberg ended up injuring himself in his basement months after the soundtrack was released. We talk about Westerberg's star-crossed career and the pure bliss of The Replacements reunion in 2013.

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Creator of Dietrich's Car Channel on  YouTube , and Ryan Pak's former roommate, Dietrich Seney stops by the podcast to talk about the hit soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. He talks about how the film and his interest in the soundtrack helped him better understand Shakespeare as a freshmen in high school and how many of the songs continue to connect him to scenes in the film. We talk about how Garbage’s “#1 Crush” was almost omitted from the soundtrack and how Radiohead actually asked Baz Luhrmann to omit the song they wrote for the film from the soundtrack. We also discuss the popularity of The Cardigans, Everclear and the Butthole Surfers around the release of the film. Finally, we talk about a night at a Garbage concert that became memorable not for the music but for the venue and a conversation with some Garbage fans seated near us.

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Guilty Hearts guitarist Edgar Rodriguez joins the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to the 1986 film Dogs In Space, which stars the late Michael Hutchence (of INXS) and is directed by music video director Richard Lowenstein (best known for his work with INXS). Though the film has strong INXS ties, the soundtrack actually skews more punk and lo-fi, highlighting bands from the late 1970s Australian punk scene as well as Iggy Pop, The Birthday Party, Boys Next Door, Gang of Four and Brian Eno. We also briefly chat about the INXS singing competition reality show from the 2000s where the band tried to find a new frontman to replace Hutchence and the art of being a frontman.

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Beverly Encina joins Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to Michel Gondry's 2006 concert film, Dave Chappelle's Block Party. Even though we didn't know each other back in 2006, we are linked by many of the artists featured in the film such as The Roots, Kanye, Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def and more. We reflect on how we got into hip hop and how we ended up finding out about these artists. We also talk about the night of a Lauryn Hill show we attended where the pre-game was almost as memorable as the main event.


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Phil Bertulfo (Rubber Spaniel, Percolator) joins the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to the 2017 Edgar Wright film, Baby Driver. For a movie set in present day, we sure spend a lot of time talking about 90s bands like The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Handsome Boy Modeling School, REM and Beck, which leads us to talking about how we met in college. Phil also shares about how the film's Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's needle drop vindicates a failed high school talent show audition.

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Joy Luck Division members Long Nguyen and Damon Gross join the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to Amy Heckerling’s 1995 classic film Clueless, which is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary! We chat about Alicia Silverstone’s career before she became a star, the running gag of the song “Fake Plastic Trees” and some parallels between Clueless and Amy Heckerling’s other iconic teen film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Long also shares some stories about his time in Orange County ska band, the Nuckle Brothers, and how surreal it was to see ska taking off in the mid 90s as his band was breaking up.

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Damon Gross stops by the podcast again to talk about soundtrack to the 1983 cult classic film, Valley Girl, which famously launched Nicholas Cage's career.  We talk about it's popular but never officially released soundtrack and how the movie helped make Modern English's "Melt With You" the huge iconic 80s hit that we now know it as. Damon also has some choice words for the 2020 Valley Girl remake and we discuss recent 80s and 90s films that use music and references that seem too obvious.


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