Strictly Soundtracks

This week the Strictly team tackle the cut film Donnie Darko. Featuring a young Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayzee, Noah Wylie and Seth Rogan, this is a complex film that often needs discussion to unravel the ending. With great music from Tears for Fears, The Church, INXS, Echo and The Bunnymen, Gary Jules, Joy Division and Oingo Boingo, its a classic film for very good reason.

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This week the Strictly team head back in time to the excess and luxury of the French court of Marie Antoinette. Through Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film starring Kirsten Dunst in the title role. Along with a huge cast including Judy Davis, Rose Byrne, Steve Coogan, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hardy, Marianne Faithful and many others.

What else what be playing in this centuries old tale other than, well, The Cure, New Order, The Strokes, Siousxie and The Banshees, Bow Wow Wow, The Radio Dept and Gang of Four. Its a ride and a riot!

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This week our hosts John, Paul and Glenn dive into the world (well, three worlds) or Baz Luhrmann.

His films Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby and Romeo & Juliet have great soundtracks so the hosts all picked one from each film. You will hear music from Nicole Kidman, Des’ree, Pink, Mya, Christina and Lil Kim, Roxy Music, Lana Del Ray, Ewen McGregor, Fergie and more.

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Love, Simon is a 2018 film starring Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel and directed by Greg Berlanti.

It follows Simon, a young man who is being blackmailed about his sexuality as well as balance his family, school and a possible new love.

The soundtrack features several songs by Bleachers, the band fronted by Jack Antonoff who was formerly in Fun! We also hear from Troye Sivan and The 1975.

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To celebrate Joy 94.9’s 2025 Radiothon, the Strictly Soundtracks team called up all the current and former hosts and asked for their favourite soundtrack moment that fits the Standing Together theme. It was great to hear everyone’s songs and get the listeners involved.

You’ll hear music from Simple Minds, Chvrches, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Judy Garland, Alicia Bridges, Russel Morris and more.

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Show me how you burlesque! Well, Christina and Cher will, at least. This little gem from 2010 is camp, fun and has some great music. Christina was a showgirl and she tries to make it big in a little Burlesque bar run by Cher with Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell and Eric Dane along for the ride. Music mostly by Christina with some Cher goodness and even Madonna gets a run.

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Some movies or series end with a bang and some with a Banger! This week the team explore the latter, those films or shows which end with an epic song. Whether its a sudden black screen ending of The Sopranos or Debra Winger being carried off by Richard Gere in white, sometimes a song is all that’s needed to say goodbye. We’ll hear music by Journey, Jennifer Warnes (Twice!), Sia, Maria Callas and Wilson Philips.

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This week the Strictly Soundtrack team have the rare treat of an extra long episode so they picked a movie with a soundtrack so full of 80s goodness it wouldn’t possibly fit into their usual hour. Released in 2017 but set in 1989 in Berlin, the film is a roller-coaster ride of espionage, car chases, taking down the badguys and a lot of fighting. Its accompanied by a great list if songs from the era including New Order, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, A Flock Of Seagulls, Health, Nina, Peter Schilling and Queen.

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Bridget is back. Life has changed, there are new challenges (of course there are!) and loves and challenges and fun and everything! This is a great film, tackling some tough subjects but with fun and heart. And music! You’ll hear Dinah Washington, Raye, George Ezra, The Hanseroth Twins and Olivia Dean.

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This week the Strictly Soundtracks team take a deep dive into one of music’s biggest ever icons, an artist who is instantly recognised for her trailblazing career across music, film, style and popular culture. Who else but Madonna.

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