Soundtracker

Today on Soundtracker I'm joined by Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus) of the Seeking Derangements podcast and Will Menaker (@WillMenaker) of Chapo Trap House--who together have a podcast miniseries called Movie Mindset--and we're talking about Michael Mann's COLLATERAL. In this episode, we talk about Vincent as the ultimate Grindset Guy, how much the grimy digital look enhances the action, Los Angeles' importance to the story, the dark humor that is often overlooked in discussions on the movie, and the tex-mex heavy soundtrack (yes, that's a real subgenre name).

Check out Seeking Derangements here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seeking-derangements/id1503267615

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Today on Soundtracker,  I'm talking about what is possibly the greatest song written for a fictional band in a film, as I'm joined by Kill Radio author Lauren Bolger (@renBolger) to talk about Tom Hanks' charming directorial feature debut, THAT THING YOU DO! In this episode, we talk about why the song is so important to the movie, the effortless charm of the film and why the low-stakes nature of the plot is so beneficial to that, why we want Steve Zahn in every movie again, and the other great songs on the soundtrack. 

Buy a copy of Kill Radio here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/kill-radio-lauren-bolger/19884069

Check out Lauren's short story based on THAT THING YOU DO! here: https://www.drunkmonkeys.us/2017-posts/2023/4/17/fiction-tinas-song-lauren-bolger

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The Boys are back in town, baby, as today I'm joined once again by Charles Star (@ugarles on Twitter and Blue Sky) of the ALAB Podcast and Defector Media's David J Roth (@david_j_roth on Twitter and @davidjroth on Blue Sky), and this time we're not talking BAPS, we're talking about THE NICE GUYS, an episode I've wanted to do since the show began. 

In this episode we talk the incredible chemistry between Crowe and Gosling, Gosling being an incredibly gifted comedic actor, rooting for 2 scumbags, Keith David, how amazing it is that the rapid-fire jokes land every single time, the incredibly fitting 70s soundtrack and explain why you shouldn't say "and stuff".

Check out City Saint and Country Saint here: https://on.soundcloud.com/1xLYC

Check out Defector at Defector.com

Check out The Distraction here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-distraction-a-defector-podcast/id1525039108

Listen to It's Christmastown here: https://daveandjebarentmean.libsyn.com/

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This weekend, Soundtracker turns 2, and I'm celebrating with one of the "capital B Big" Soundtracks, with SPACE JAM. And joining me to talk about it is comedian John Cullen (@cullenthecomic on Twitter and IG), of the Blocked Party podcast and The P.O.D. Kast. In this episode, we talk about how amazing it is that Michael Jordan allowed jokes at his own expense, how the animation actually still holds up, rank Loony Tunes characters, explain why we like the movie even when we know we shouldn't, and dig into the soundtrack, which is still a complete banger. Let's celebrate 2 years of Soundtracker the only way we know how: by tiptoeing around talking about R Kelly.

Check out Blocked Party here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blocked-party/id1442925390

Check out The P.O.D. Kast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-p-o-d-kast/id1479281384

Check out my appearance on P.O.D. Kast here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83516640?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

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It's BACK TO THE FUTURE, and I'm joined once again by Francis Horton (@armystrang) of What a Hell of a Way to Die. 

Check out What a Hell of a Way to Die here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/

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Today on Soundtracker, Blockbuster Month continues with the first Disney animated feature I've done so far: THE LION KING. And I'm joined by returning guest George Heftler of The Best Little Horror House in Philly podcast (LittleHorrorPHL on Twitter, IG, and Bluesky) to talk about it. In this episode, we talk about the long road to getting the movie made, Disney animated features in general, what a truly great villain Scar is, Timon & Pumba, Simba, Rafiki, Mufasa, and the whole gang. As far as the soundtrack discussion, we answer the age-old question, can you feel the love tonight? 

Check out The Best Little Horror House in Philly here: https://littlehorrorphl.com/home/

Check out the recent Patreon episode I did on Session 9 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86773997?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to me talk about Brian De Palma's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE with Charles Hood (@CharlesH00d) and Drew Taylor (@DrewTailored) of Light The Fuse (@LightTheFusePod). If you choose not to, shady bureaucrats will come to your home and disappear you, so you'd better just listen.

Today's episode is going to be a little bit different. Drew and Charles have talked about this movie numerous times on their own show, so we sort of have a general M:I discussion in the front half, and then we talk about the soundtrack as usual. This message will self-destruct in 5 seconds (my lawyers have informed me to say I'm only kidding just in case one of your phones explodes after you read this)

Check out Light the Fuse for more in-depth Mission Impossible deep-dives here: https://www.lightthefusepodcast.com/

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Today I'm joined by Michael--or as you know him, @Mikelennial--to talk about the incredibly sweethearted 90s teen film, ANGUS. It's a movie that's been eclipsed by its soundtrack over the years, but it shouldn't be. And in this episode Michael and I talk about why. It's a movie about loving yourself for who you are, being comfortable with the person you are, and doing what makes you happy even if it's not the norm. All things that resonate pretty strongly in 2023. 

As for the soundtrack: we also discuss Weezer b-sides along with the rest of the soundtrack (which really is one of the best of the 90s), and debate whether or not J.A.R. is the best Green Day song.

Until recently, ANGUS was available on Tubi, but if you have a library card you can watch it for free on Hoopla here: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11749330

Check out the Angus soundtrack, which I curated in full on Spotify, here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5VCQeXULe47LVXgBXucJQw?si=CEBKxG9BTMSAVUQTQ5VUxQ

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Today I'm joined by rapper and fellow Wu-Tang expert JJ Demon (@JJDemonic) to talk about RZA's first foray into film, GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI. In this episode, we talk about how Jim Jarmusch should be allowed to do a big budget action film, how great Forest Whitaker is, how the mob portrayal in this movie could have influenced The Sopranos, and talk a whole load of Wu history as we dig into the Wu-affiliate heavy soundtrack.

Check out JJ's album, Fent City Radical, here: https://open.spotify.com/album/28BB6499tzaTcfe8paIIcA

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Today on Soundtracker I put on my creepy mask (sorry, facial prosthetic) and talk with The New Abnormal's Andy Levy (@andylevy on Twitter and Blue Sky) about VANILLA SKY. In this episode, we talk about why critics ravaged this movie when it came out, why its stature has grown over the years, Tom Cruise doing the Tom Cruise thing but for a scumbag character for a change, and as always, the soundtrack. Listen to it today, or listen to it in another life when we're both cats. Although I'd prefer if you listened to it today. 

Check out The New Abnormal here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-abnormal/id1508202790

Find me on Select and Start talking to Keifer about Spiritfarer here: https://pod.link/1621573901/episode/a872c6d783c0854624c4befcd6019bdb

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