Track Listing Podcast

Ice Cube, Nas, LL Cool J, Public Enemy and many others came together for one glorious album. Unfortunately it was for Street Fighter: The Movie: The Soundtrack! A new challenger approaches as we review our first soundtrack for a video game movie. Chris picked this episode and he also prepared a special video game version of Sample Sale. This hip hop soundtrack has almost as many familiar faces as this movie does characters. All your favorites! From JCVD as the all American, Guile to Deion Sanders as a rapper! It's insane! It should be said that we here at Track Listing try not to get political but we are in huge support of a new world order, the Pax Bisonica. M. Bison just seems like trustworthy strong leader who can fly and shoot lightning. He's got our vote!

The Track Listing boys all applied to Stanford to get our doctorate in podcasting but somehow our transcript got mixed up with another podcast's transcript! Our only option was to review the Orange County soundtrack this week and get some sort of catharsis. This was Nick's pick and we took a road trip down memory lane for the Colin Hanks/Jack Black teen flick that epitomized the early 2000's era. With tracks from the Offspring, Foo Fighters, Crazy Town, Cake, and Phantom Planet, we really burn down the admissions office with this ep. Nick also prepared an edition of Covers Blown for us that uncovered songs we absolutely wished never existed. At the end of this episode, we recommend our favorite color song and add those gems to the Track Listing Spotify Playlist. We dedicate this episode to all the kids trapped in Orange County who might end up at a safety college lest they live out their lives stuck in their parents' mansions. 

In the distant future (2021), all good music disappears and only Keanu can save us because he has a floppy disc full of .wav files jammed in his brain. That's the plot to this week’s soundtrack, Johnny Mnemonic. Caleb picked this 1995 cyberpunk soundtrack and provided a new game that had Nick and Chris FEUDing for hours afterward. You’ll hear some trippy tracks from Stabbing Westward, Helmet, Orbital, Bono & The Edge (sorry U other 2). We also dig in deep to this flick which has a star studded cast, even a goddamn dolphin. Check out our Spotify Playlist to see our recommended songs of future past! Now excuse me, I’m having a case of the black shakes.

Do you like the Track Listing Podcast? I’ve been a big Track Listing fan ever since the 2019 episode on Reality Bites. But I think this week’s episode the American Psycho soundtrack is the groups undisputed masterpiece. You can practically hear every nuance of every hot take the boys have on this 2000 controversial cult classic. Chris really came into his own (commercially and artistically) by picking this soundtrack and coming up with a brand new game about musicians having public meltdowns. The whole episode has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the commentary a big boost. Most people probably don't subscribe to the Official Track Listing Playlist. But they should, because they've added their favorite Psycho Killer songs and the playlist is also a personal statement about the podcast itself. This is a great, great episode, a personal favorite.

Swayze, Snipes, Leguizamo...no, it's not a 90s B action movie. It's a movie about 3 drag queens on a road trip who may or may not have murdered a cop. This week's soundtrack is To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar. Yes, that's the film's title. We wrote that correctly. Nick picked this episode, Caleb prepared a game of Super Group to stump us and we also recommend our favorite song with an absurdly long title. We learned a lot about the drag world and a lot about ourselves this episode. Please now refer to us as Penny Kravitz, Steely Jan, and Jenny Loggins. Submit your guesses as to who is who.

Sometime in your 30s you begin to realize your limitations and that you will never accomplish certain goals and dreams. Luckily, there's a soundtrack about it! It's called The Big Chill and it was Caleb's pick for this week's episode. The 1983 star studded movie has one of the most iconic soundtracks of all time, featuring greats like Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Three Dog Night and Procol Harum. Nick prepared a grueling edition of Super Group which was as difficult as our collective existential crisis during the recording. Tomorrow isn't promised, so let's all get together at our friend's estate in South Carolina, recognize our mortality, dance to some old records and bully Jeff Goldblum. 

NAME: Jericho Jackson NICKNAME: "Action" HOME: Detroit PROFESSION: Cop OBJECTIVE: Uhhh unclear. MUSICAL TASTE: Listen to find out! This week's episode is Action Jackson, the Carl Weathers cult classic. Chris picked this soundtrack and it's got some great 80's R&B jams from the Pointer Sisters, Sister Sledge and of course VANITY. Chris also prepared a round of Tinsel Town Tunes (with some sea shanty vibes?) and we recommend our favorite "action" song. We need help from our listeners on this one, please let us know if Vanity is a good in this movie or if Prince is just inhabiting her soul. 

New Years Eve sucks. Tons of pressure to have a good time, everywhere is usually crowded and overpriced, plus you gotta get that kiss or you'll be cursed to never find love. But this soundtrack definitely makes it suck a lot less though: 200 Cigarettes. It's an 1999 film about New Years in 1981 NYC. With tracks from Blondie, The Cars, Kool & the Gang and more celebs that you can shake a noisemaker at, this episode was a ball dropping blast. This was Nick's pick but Caleb prepared the game (an installment of Super Group). We're late to celebrating New Year's but all the cool kids show up late to the party anyway. Happy 2021!

We're back and coming in hot into 2021 with a classic(?) 90's soundtrack: Scream 2!! We decided to make this a group pick because of a birthday gift Chris received from his lovely and brilliant girlfriend, Kelsey (tune in to understand why). This episode has almost as many plot twists and turns as the Wes Craven self-referential horror sequel itself. Nick dazzled us with an edition of Super Group (the Only Connect inspired game) and we recommend our favorite song with a scream in it. Great to be back in the studio. We think we love you. So what are you so afraid of?

It's easy to forget the true reason for the holidays: helping lost loved ones, who have returned to this mortal realm as sentient snowmen. This week's very special Christmas/Holiday/Decemberween episode is Jack Frost (1998). Not the 1997 slasher comedy, the 1998 far more disturbing one with Michael Keaton and music by Hanson. It's also the last episode of 2020! What a fun cap to end a goddamn banner year at the ol' Track Listing household. Chris put together a once in a season game (TinselTIME Tunes) and we recommend our favorite "Comeback" song. We're really thankful for all of you listeners out there and from the bottom of our hearts: Michael Keaton is the one true god who will return as snow to freeze away our pain. See you in 2021!