Episodes

  • The Bear Season 4 (2025) - The Show's Soundtrack is Known for 90s Rock but Season 4 Tweaks the Formula w/ Erin Marlow and Jenn Owens

    The Bear Season 4 (2025) - The Show's Soundtrack is Known for 90s Rock but Season 4 Tweaks the Formula w/ Erin Marlow and Jenn Owens
    Jun 8 2026
    Erin Marlow of It's a Fandom Thing and Jenn Owens of My Streaming Bubble are back to talk the soundtrack of The Bear, Season 4, with Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak as we all wait for the much anticipated 5th and final season of The Bear. This episode was recorded from a livestream shortly after Season 4 was released but was kept until now with Season 5 just days away. From favorite S4 needle drops to reactions to the stunt casting for the season, Erin, Jenn, Nicole and Ryan break down the good, the bad, and wonder if a St. Vincent needle drop is too cool for The Bear. Check Out It's a Fandom Thing My Streaming Bubble Twin it to Win It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Chinese American Bear Discuss Their New Album and Explain Potato Europe vs Tomato Europe

    Chinese American Bear Discuss Their New Album and Explain Potato Europe vs Tomato Europe
    May 29 2026
    Anne Tong and Bryce Barsten of the Seattle via Chicago vs New York band Chinese American Bear join Ryan Pak to discuss their new album, Dim Sum and Then Some, which was released back on May 8, 2026. They discuss Anne and Bryce's favorite cities to get dim sum, their favorite meal on tour, the strangest meal they've had on tour, and how they came up with the band name. They also discuss some of their favorite scores and they play Life in 3 Tracks. Chinese American Bear is out on tour now! For More Information About Chinese American Bear: Website Bandcamp Instagram Calling All Angels (432 hz), the new single by mehro. Listen to the single here!: ⁠⁠https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/mehro_callingallangels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Only Murders in the Building (2021 - Current) - Award Winning Music Editor Micha Liberman on His Emmy Nominated Episode & Other Stories from His Career

    Only Murders in the Building (2021 - Current) - Award Winning Music Editor Micha Liberman on His Emmy Nominated Episode & Other Stories from His Career
    May 25 2026
    Award winning music editor and composer, Micha Liberman, joins Ryan Pak to explain the role of a music editor on a production on Soundtrack Your Life. They discuss the Emmy nominated episode "Sitzprobe" from Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building and the complexity of working with multiple teams to create a fake musical production. They also chat about Micha's career, from being an assistant to composer John Frizell to current projects like Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Running Point, and the upcoming Disney Plus show, Coven Academy. Micha also has a new album called Whole New Sun under the name Micha Meir. For more information about Micha Liberman: Micha on Instagram Micha's Website Mind Meld Arts Micha on LinkedIn Calling All Angels (432 hz), the new single by mehro. Listen to the single here!: ⁠https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/mehro_callingallangels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Jane Austen's Period Drama (2024) - The Soundtrack for the Oscar Nominated Short Film Blends a Chamber Pop Score with an End Credits Banger w/ Nicole Alyse Nelson

    Jane Austen's Period Drama (2024) - The Soundtrack for the Oscar Nominated Short Film Blends a Chamber Pop Score with an End Credits Banger w/ Nicole Alyse Nelson
    May 11 2026
    Actress Nicole Alyse Nelson, from the Oscar nominated short film, Jane Austen's Period Drama, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about recently nominated film. The music for the soundtrack was composed by Alex Winkler who also wrote the end credits song "Slide Up" featuring Bryce Charles. The stark differences between the score and the song show Winkler's musical range. From how Nicole got involved with the project to the instructions she was given on how to handle a live chicken, all of this is discussed and more! For More Information about Nicole Alyse Nelson: Instagram Facebook Calling All Angels (432 hz) by mehro Listen to the single here!: https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/mehro_callingallangels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Drive (2011) - The Soundtrack That's Too Cool To Listen To with Pop Culture Writer Chris Deville

    Drive (2011) - The Soundtrack That's Too Cool To Listen To with Pop Culture Writer Chris Deville
    Apr 27 2026
    Pop Culture Writer Chris Deville (Stereogum) has just released his first book, Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion, back in August of 2025. He joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to discuss the soundtrack to the 2011 Nicholas Winding Refn film Drive. Both the film and the soundtrack have become very influential. The film launched Ryan Gosling into a superstar leading man and the soundtrack's influence has permeated into both the indie and pop music space, influencing artists The Weekend, Schoolboy Q, and M83. The soundtrack boasts amazing synthwave needle drops, a great Clint Martinez score, and a bit of both from Chromatics mastermind, Jonny Jewel. All of this is discussed as well as Gosling's rise from the Notebook to the superstar that he is now. For More Information About Chris Deville: Order Such Great Heights Substack Stereogum Instagram Bluesky Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Shrek 2 (2004) - The 2000s Blockbuster Pop Soundtrack Tries to Go Bigger than Its Predecessor with Pop Culture Writer/Podcaster Candice Lim

    Shrek 2 (2004) - The 2000s Blockbuster Pop Soundtrack Tries to Go Bigger than Its Predecessor with Pop Culture Writer/Podcaster Candice Lim
    Apr 11 2026
    Candice Lim, former host of Slate's ICYMI, former producer of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and total pop colture savant, joins Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 2004 Adamson, Asbury, and Vernon directed film, Shrek 2. As with many blockbuster sequels, the Shrek 2 soundtrack is filled with expensive needle drops, covers of famous songs, and a new song that was nominated for the 2004 Best Original Song Oscar. That would be the Counting Crows' "Accidentally in Love", which would end up falling to Jorge Drexler's "Al Otro Lado del Rio" from The Motorcycle Diaries. For covers, you have Butterfly Boucher covering David Bowie's "Changes", Frou Frou covering Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero" and Pete Droge covering "Ever Fallen in Love" by the Buzzcocks. Tom Waits and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds also appear in the soundtrack with previously released songs, as do The Eels, who are the connective thread between the various Shrek soundtracks. Candice attributes the Shrek 2 soundtrack to filling in pop culture blind spots of her youth and joins the hosts in making predictions about the upcoming Shrek 5 sequel. For More Information About Candice Lim Substack Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Vicious (2025) - What Did Composer Tom Schraeder Learn From Scoring Vicious and The Dark and the Wicked?

    Vicious (2025) - What Did Composer Tom Schraeder Learn From Scoring Vicious and The Dark and the Wicked?
    Mar 16 2026
    This episode is part of the Pocasthon 2026! We're supporting the YWCA of Minneapolis. Please learn more about the YWCA of Minneapolis here Tom Schraeder is a songwriter and composer and he scored the 2025 Brian Bertino film, Vicious,. He talks to Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak and scoring the film as well as his previous scores like The Dark and the Wicked, on this episode of Soundtrack Your Life. The Vicious Soundtrack Score is out now on Paramount Music. Tom also discusses his path to becoming a composer, collaborating with rock musicians such as Mars Williams (Psychadelic Furs), Nels Cline (Wilco). Clive Deamer (Portishead, Radiohead), and Stan Harrison (saxophonist for Bowie, Talking Heads, etc). He also talks about a musician that he may collaborate with in the future that Nicole and Ryan are very excited about. Nicole and Ryan also ask Tom about directors that he'd love to work with in the future, and they give flowers to the unsung heroes in soundtracks: sound editors and designers. For More Information About Tom Schraeder: Website Bandcamp Instagram For the month of March, Soundtrack Your Life is offering 10% off on merch with promo code: SYLMPLS. All proceeds from merch will be donated to the YWCA and other organizations to help Minneapolis. ⁠Merch Store⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 2026 Oscars Best Original Song – K-Pop Demon Hunters vs. Sinners Soundtrack

    2026 Oscars Best Original Song – K-Pop Demon Hunters vs. Sinners Soundtrack
    Mar 9 2026
    We've launched a SYL Merch Store! 10% for the month of March by using promo code SYLMPLS. All profits will go to various organizations in Minnesota. Nicole Barlow and Ryan Pak break down the 2026 Oscars Best Original Song category. It looks like Huntrix's "Golden" from K-Pop Demon Hunters is the heavy favorite but Raphael Saadiq and Sinners is the most nominated film of the year. We break down the nominees, songs snubbed from the short list and give our thoughts on the Best Original Score category as well. Dianne Warren is hoping that her 17th nomination will finally get her The Oscar... for her song from a documentary about Dianne Warren. Head to SoulInsole.com and use code SNDCAST for 10% Off Your Order Take the 90 day Just Thrive Probiotic Challenge Today: (Save 20% on your 1st Order) ⁠https://justthrivehealth.com/CX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins