Have you ever listened to a song that stopped you in your tracks and made you say out loud, ’This is the greatest song I’ve ever heard in my entire life!’? Composer and lapsed-musicologist Scott Interrante and producer Katherine Mohr talk to musicians, writers, actors, comedians, and other cool creative people about the music they love, why they love it, and the song that makes them scream, ’This Is The Greatest Song I’ve Ever Heard In My Entire Life!’ @Gr8SongPod on Twitter and Instagram. @ ...
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Twice a month, Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak take a look at a soundtrack. Whether it be a song, a band, or a connection to a specific scene, They discuss personal connections to the soundtrack, with a guest. Episodes are released on 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Guest inquires can be made at: soundtrackcast@gmail.com You can support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/soundtrackyourlife Voice Over: Amber Aviles https://amberaviles.com Music: Phil Bertulfo of Rubber Spaniel https://sound ...
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Soundtrack Your Life Ep 101 - Soundtracking Monopoly w/ Scott Interrante and Tara Giancaspro
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(After a short hiatus, we're back, and we'll be back to releasing 2 episodes of month until December!) This is the Greatest Song that I've Ever Heard in My Entire Life's Scott Interrante and our favorite substacker, Tara Giancaspro return to Soundtrack Your Life to help Nicole and Ryan soundtrack the recently announced film Monopoly (Margot Robbie’…
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Kishi Bashi Feels Elevated By "Aqualera do Brasil"
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Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi joins to talk about his new album Kantos, the records he listens to at dinner, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Aqualera do Brasil" as covered by João Gilberto. Get Kantos wherever you get your music when it's released August 23rd and follow him on instagram @kishi_bashi @gr…
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Roger Feeley-Lussier Remembers His Mom With A "Heart Of Gold"
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Musician, graphic designer, and writer Roger Feeley-Lussier joins us to talk about his days in popular indie rock bands, sharing music with his daughters, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young. Plus, Scott and Katherine catch up on the Olympics Opening Ceremony and some listener recommendations. Fol…
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Bonus: God Only Knows Music Analysis (Pop Unmuted 2016 Episode Re-release)
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For this special Bonus episode, we're re-releasing an episode of Scott's old podcast Pop Unmuted. Tying in with our most recent episode where Comedian and Musician Allie Goertz chose "God Only Knows" as the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, this 2016 episode of Pop Unmuted finds Scott and his cohost Kurt Trowbridge breaking down th…
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Allie Goertz Agrees With Paul McCartney About "God Only Knows"
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Writer/Comedian/Musician Allie Goertz joins us to talk about her new album of Nine Inch Nails covers, Peeled Back, balancing listening to music and podcasts, and the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys! Plus, Scott and Katherine discuss Katy Perry's "Woman's World" and the viral "Apple" dance. Follo…
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Jocelyn Of Walt Disco Wants All Versions Of "Send In The Clowns"
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Singer and front-person of Scottish band Walt Disco, Jocelyn joins us to talk about their new album The Warping, touring with Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and the greatest song they've ever heard in their entire life, "Send In The Clowns" by Stephen Sondheim Plus, Scott and Katherine chat about Cats: The Jellicle Ball and the "Girl, So Confus…
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Soundtrack Your Life Ep 100 - Soundtracking The Sims w/ Tara Giancaspro and Scott Interrante
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Episode 100! For our landmark 100th episode, we have a couple of our favorite guests, Tara Giancaspro, and This is the Greatest Song I've Ever Heard in My Entire Life's Scott Interrante, returning to join Nicole and Ryan to soundtrack a movie that doesn't quite exist yet, the recently announced movie based on The Sims! Our crew is tasked with comin…
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Stan Talouis Feels The Impact Of "The Message"
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Stand Up Comedian Stan Talouis joins to talk about growing up in the New York hip hop scene, why rap beefs are fun, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Plus, Scott and Katherine talk about Gov Ball, accidentally filming a viral video of the new Chappell Roan song, Charli…
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What are some of Jim from Film Rage's Favorite Needle Drops in Saltburn (2023) that are not "Murder on the Dancefloor"?
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Jim from the Film Rage podcast returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Nicole and Ryan about the soundtrack to the 2023 Emerald Fennell film, Saltburn. Jim was previously a guest for our episode on David Byrne’s True Stories. The movie had a moment in 2023 with its infamous needle drop of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor”, which i…
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LØLØ's Personality Was Shaped By "Sk8er Boi"
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Canadian Singer-Songwriter LØLØ joins us to talk about her upcoming debut album, Falling For Robots And Wishing I Was One, the advice Billie Joe Armstrong gave her about getting stuff thrown at you on stage, and the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne Plus, Scott and Katherine share movies and musicians t…
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What are Some of Rachel Brodsky's Favorite Needle Drops from The Bear - Season 1 and Season 2?
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Pop culture writer, Rachel Brodsky returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Nicole and Ryan about the music from the Christopher Storer hit television series, The Bear. With season 3 due in June, we decided to take a look at the massive amount of needle drops from the 1st 2 seasons of this dense award winning dramedy. From Dad rock to Swedish pun…
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PRXZM Turns To The Sun With "Ambrosia" and "Minnesota Is A Place That Exists"
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Synth Pop duo PRXZM (Emma Maidenberg and Nick Ortega) join to talk about their new album Turn To The Sun, writing music remotely, and the greatest songs they've ever heard in their entire lives, "Ambrosia" by Rosie Tucker and "minnesota is a place that exists" by glaive Plus, Scott and Katherine chat about this year's Eurovision Song Contest and Ap…
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How Have the Gender Politics of Charlie's Angels (2000) Aged According to Nicole Tremaglio of the Nicstalgia Podcast?
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Cultural theorist and host of the Nicstalgia Podcast, Nicole Tremaglio, joins Nicole and Ryan to discuss the soundtrack to the year 2000 McG directed film, Charlie’s Angels. The film was a huge success at the box office and the soundtrack was also a hit, with lead single “Independent Women Part 1” topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 consecutive we…
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Skylar Spence Has A Lust For Life Like "Appetite"
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For our 50th episode, Ryan DeRobertis AKA Skylar Spence (FKA Saint Pepsi) joins us to talk about playing Duran Duran on a boombox in middle school, going on tour, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Appetite" by Prefab Sprout! Plus, Scott and Katherine look back at the first 50 episodes of the podcast and gush about the new f…
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Gabrielle Bolin Chases An Impossible High With "Semi-Charmed Life"
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Co-Host of the Movies To Watch Before You Die podcast Gabrielle Bolin joins to receive a Lady Gaga-related apology from Scott, talk about how spin classes ruined listening to music for her, and the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind Plus, Scott and Katherine talk about The Tortured Poets Depart…
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How Amazing Was Writer/Film Critic, Lex Brisuco's, Marie Antoinette (2006) Themed Sweet 16 Birthday Party?
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Film Critic and writer, Lex Briscuso joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about the 2006 Sophia Coppola film, Marie Antoinette and it's iconic soundtrack. The soundtrack pulls from the 80s, 90s, and aughts with tracks from Gang of Four, Siouxie and the Banshees, The Strokes, Aphex Twin and more! Coppola put the soundtrack together with soundtrack supervis…
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Mike Post Has Never Heard It Said Like "Still Crazy After All These Years"
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Legendary Composer and Producer Mike Post joins to talk about his career scoring iconic TV Shows like Law & Order, his new album of orchestral compositions Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul Simon. Follow Mike on instagram @mikepostc…
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Romance of the Fruit Peddler / Romance of the Western Chamber (Metta) w/ Composer Min Xiao-Fen
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Composer and pipa virtuoso, Ms. Min Xiao-Fen is our guest this week to talk about her recently released album Metta, which features the scores of 2 Chinese silent films, The Romance of the Fruits Peddler and Romance of the Western Chamber. These scores were commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute in 2023. We also discuss: Growing up in a musical …
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José Valle Travels To Italy With "How Do You Sleep At Night?" and "Be Your Home"
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Graphic Designer and 'professional fan' José Valle joins to talk about traveling to see concerts, fan communities, and the greatest song(s) he's ever heard in his entire life, "How Do You Sleep At Night?" and "Be Your Home" by Gatlin! Follow José on instagram or youtube @foxiegaspie And go back to hear our interview with Gatlin talking about Joni M…
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The Soundtracks of Dennis Hopper w/ Stephen Lee Naish
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Writer, Stephen Lee Naish joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about 4 soundtracks from films that Dennis Hopper directed: Easy Rider, The Last Movie, Out of the Blue, and Colors. Stephen just recently released a book on Dennis Hopper and these soundtracks called Music and Sound in the films of Dennis Hopper, which can be found here: https://www.routledge…
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Chris P. Thompson Gets Shocked By "The Grid"
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Composer and Alarm Will Sound Percussionist Chris P. Thompson talks about being a contemporary concert musician, Zoom dance parties, and the greatest 'song' he's ever heard in his entire life, "The Grid" by Philip Glass from the score to Koyaanisqatsi Plus, Katherine and Scott talk about the Oscar wins for Billie Eilish and Ludwig Göransson, seeing…
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The 2024 Oscars Best Original Song Episode
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It's that time of year again! Nicole and Ryan are here to break down the 2024 Oscars Best Original Song category. Did you know that "I'm Just Ken" was written by the same people who co-wrote another Oscar winning song? Will Diane Warren finally win after being nominated for the 16th time? Why is Ryan glad that Joseph Gordon-Levitt didn't get nomina…
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Austin Danger Podcast Connects To "Your Song" and "Cloudbusting"
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The hosts of Austin Danger Podcast Kev and McKenzie join us to talk about the loss of monoculture, why Hollywood is afraid of advertising movie musicals as musicals, and the greatest songs they've ever heard in their entire life, "Your Song" by Elton John and "Cloudbusting" by Kate Bush Plus, Scott tells Katherine about meeting David Byrne at a Mit…
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Bonus: JLo's 'This Is Me...Now: A Love Story'
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In this special bonus episode, Scott and Katherine talk to Kev and McKenzie of Austin Danger Podcast about 'This Is Me...Now: A Love Story', the new semi-autobiographical musical fantasy film from Jennifer Lopez and director Dave Meyers, now streaming on Amazon Prime. Is this the most Leo thing ever made? Is JLo 'mid'? Is this JLo's 'All That Jazz'…
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The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) w/ Composer Robert Honstein
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Emmy nominated composer, Robert Honstein is our guest this week to talk about the 2021 Peter Middleton and James Spinney directed documentary, The Real Charlie Chaplin. Honstein's Emmy nominated score for the documentary was just released in December of 2023. It is his first film score. We discuss: Honstein's classical composition background and ho…
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Jordan Miller Makes Better Decisions Thanks To "Silver Springs"
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Bassist and lead singer of The Beaches Jordan Miller joins us to talk about being in a band with her sister, making a hit out of a real life break up, and the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, "Silver Springs" by Fleetwood Mac! Plus, Katherine and Scott catch up on new releases and what they've been listening to Follow The Beaches …
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Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films Vol. 2: Who Wants to Live Forever w/ Perseverance Records Founder Robin Esterhammer
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Perseverance Records founder, Robin Esterhammer, joins Nicole and Ryan to talk about his label's recent release, Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films Vol. 2: Who Wants to Live Forever? The compilation features selections from Resident Evil (Mario Beltrami), Phantoms (David Williams), Dragon Soldiers (Edwin Wendler), as well as unused music from The…
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Billy Jay Stein Goes To The Grammys (And Remembers "Tom Sawyer")
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Grammy Award-winning producer Billy Jay Stein joins us to talk about being nominated again for Best Musical Theater Album at this year's Grammys, how he became a professional musician, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. Plus, Katherine and Scott go deep on Grammy and Oscar nominations! Find out more abou…
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TIFFY Appreciates Hometowns Like "Hackensack"
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Indie artist TIFFY joins us to talk about her new album So Serious, moving from Southern California to Boston, and the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, "Hackensack" by Fountains Of Wayne Plus, Scott and Katherine catch up on what they've been listening to since the new year Listen to So Serious wherever you get your music and find…
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The Soundtrack Your Life Season 5 (2024) Trailer
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Nicole and Ryan are back on February 5th with Season 5 of Soundtrack Your Life! Season 5 will be split in 2 halves, each half containing 10 episodes. The first half will be released between February and June (2 episodes per month) The second half will be released between August and December (2 episodes per month) We have an exciting mix of new and …
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These Are The Greatest Songs We’ve Heard All Year (2023 In Review)
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For a special end of the year episode, Scott and Katherine look back and draft their Top 5 Songs and Albums as well as their pick for best song pick from an episode this year! Plus, Katherine surprises Scott with a quiz. Featuring music by Laufey, SZA, Chappell Roan, Mitski, Sufjan Stevens, boygenius, Lizzie McAlpine, and more! Be sure to check out…
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What are Nicole and Ryan's Favorite Moments from Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse (1988)
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Happy Holidays! We've made it to the end of 2023 and Nicole and Ryan are ending the year by paying tribute to the great Paul Reubens aka Pee-Wee Herman, who passed away earlier this year. Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse was released in 1988 as a primetime special but it still holds a special place in the hearts of our hosts. It's a special packed …
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Jack Coyne Taps Into The Spiritual With ”Madame George”
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Co-Founder and Host of Public Opinion NYC and Trackstar Jack Coyne joins us to talk about his viral music quiz show, growing up in New York City, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Madame George" by Van Morrison. Plus, Katherine and Scott discuss your top songs on Spotify Wrapped! You can subscribe to Public Opinion NYC on Y…
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Which Ending of Pretty in Pink (1986) does Pop Culture Writer Rachel Brodsky (Stereogum, The InSync Podcast) Prefer?
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Pop culture writer and co-host of the InSync Podcast, Rachel Brodsky, returns to Soundtrack Your Life to talk to Nicole and Ryan about Howard Deutch's 1986 film, Pretty in Pink. Rachel previously guested on this season's Dirty Dancing episode which you can find here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c8a28688-3efa-4f2a-899a-82edfb335f01 Pretty in…
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Gatlin Romanticizes Heartbreak With ”Both Sides Now”
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Singer-Songwriter Gatlin joins us to talk about moving from Florida to Nashville to LA, the excitement of playing music live, and the greatest song she's ever heard in her entire life, "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell. Plus, Katherine and Scott ring in the Christmas Music Season by talking about some great new Christmas Pop releases Check out Gatl…
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Why Did Kevin Smith's Clerks (1994) Seem Like a Documentary to Sean Faust?
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Musician and cat lover, Sean Faust, joins Ryan to discuss the soundtrack to Kevin Smith's directorial debut, Clerks. Being a New Jersey native, Sean has a deeper connection to the film than the average movie fan. He has also performed on a Christmas album with Brian O'Halloran and Scott Schiaffo's Wandering Wannabes. Ryan and Sean talk about how th…
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