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The Soundtrack Show is a weekly look at film scores and soundtracks for some of the most popular movies, TV Shows, Video Games and Theater pieces of all time.
Perhaps the most significant piece of Star Wars music of the prequel trilogy, "Duel of the Fates" for chorale and orchestra boldly captures...
In 1999, Star Wars and its music were about to change forever. In this introductory episode to the Phantom Menace and prequel trilogy, we di...
Part 2 of our interview with The Lord of the Rings sound designer David Farmer. We discuss the sounds of the Balrog, the Ents, and other var...
The Lord of the Rings sound designer David Farmer joins us for an interview about his work on the films of Middle-Earth. Learn more about yo...
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Part IV of The Two Towers focuses on the love story of Aragorn and Arwen, as well as the poems of Tolkien that can be found in the orchestra...
Part III of our look at The Two Towers focuses on Gollum, Treebeard and more. We also discuss how the music blends themes and story points t...
Part II of our examination of The Two Towers focuses on the kingdom of Rohan. We examine its modal melodies and how they are first introduce...
Our journey through Middle-earth continues as we begin discussing the music of The Two Towers. We discuss the structural challenges of bring...
Our final look at the music of Star Trek puts us in the position of the show's music editors and composers. With so many classic episodes to...
Music production on a full season of Star Trek begins! Our first two composers get to work, as Alexander Courage and Fred Steiner start writ...
Before making it to air, Star Trek had not one, but two pilots scored by Alexander Courage. Once the first season finally went into producti...
The history of television and the origins of Star Trek are explored through the life and career of composer/orchestrator Alexander Courage,...
In our final episode on the music of E.T. we listen to the second half of the movie's incredible music, cue by cue. We also discuss the work...
In Part II we take it from the top, and listen to how the film score for E.T. is constructed in the first half of the movie. We examine mult...
The film score to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is widely considered to be one of the most important film scores of all time. We discuss what m...
In Part III of our series on Ocarina of Time, we tackle our main quest to save Hyrule by learning more complex melodies, mastering new music...
In Part II of our series on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, we look at the first act of the game and discuss all of its musical divers...
The groundbreaking interactive music of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is both diegetic and non-diegetic music, as it plays a central...
The music to original NES title The Legend of Zelda is discussed. We break down the main overworld theme, talk about its impact, and share m...
In part II of our interview with Carlos Rafael Rivera, we discuss how he wrote around diagetic music and sound design. Themes for the main c...
We meet and celebrate Carlos Rafael Rivera, the composer for the hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. His musical background and career ri...
In part II of our interview with Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg, we discuss the rock and metal influences in Cobra Kai's score. We also tal...
We get a chance to sit down with Cobra Kai composers Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg, as they discuss their music, their process, and their...
In our second episode on the music of Karate Kid, we take a close look at the music of Mr. Miyagi, the pan flute music of Zamfir, and how it...
The music in 1984's The Karate Kid is both song score and film score, and composer Bill Conti worked with both. We discover how the songs an...
We take a close listen to the end of Home Alone, breaking down how the music scores the comedy, and when it holds back. Diagetic songs and s...
Let's hear it from the top! We take a close look at various parts of Home Alone to break down the compositions, and we examine a scene with...
In our first look at John Williams' score for Home Alone, we discuss the background of the project, and how it greatly influenced the score....
Our final episode on Superman the Movie takes a close look at the heroic music in Metropolis, as well as the unfolding villainy of Lex Lutho...
In part three of our look at Superman the Movie, we examine great musical moments from the film score, starting at the beginning. Multiple v...
We continue our fly-through of Superman (1978) by listening to the love theme from the film score, and discuss a fascinating behind-the-scen...
John Williams' iconic Superman score is analyzed in context of a 3-part superhero movie: science fiction in the beginning, Americana growing...
We continue our interview with Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, discussing the iterative and very personal nature of songwriting, li...
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez join us in the studio for a 2-part interview about the songs of Frozen II. They discuss their proces...
We conclude our listen to Return of the Jedi, and the whole classic Star Wars trilogy, with the Battle of Endor. Themes are discussed, as ar...
In part 2 of our analysis, we look at roughly the first half of Return of the Jedi. We discuss each cue, its dramatic effect, and the creati...
Return of the Jedi is the third Star Wars score from John Williams, and it transforms his overall musical approach to that of an operatic cy...
We continue our listen to Morricone's groundbreaking, stylish scores for director Sergio Leone and his "Spaghetti Westerns," including a clo...
Ennio Morricone's iconic music for the "Spaghetti Westerns" of Sergio Leone had an enormous impact on western soundtracks... especially the...
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In our second look at The Nightmare Before Christmas, we discuss the enormous contirbutions of the voice talent in this cast. We also contin...
Danny Elfman's contribution to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is enormous, as the composer not only wrote the score, but helped...
In 1989, Danny Elfman redefined the sound of superheroes on the silver screen. His theme for the Batman is explored, as well as his musical...
Danny Elfman's origin story is as fascinating as his music. We discuss his incredible success with Oingo Boingo, as well as his long-time co...
The music of The Goonies is a unique mix of classic film scoring, 80s pop, and film nostalgia, all combined with Dave Grusin's contemporary...
Let's sit back and enjoy Casablanca and its music with this feature-length commentary. Max Steiner's wonderful music is dissected, and many...
One of the greatest films to ever be produced by the classic Hollywood studio system features a song that infuriated composer Max Steiner. R...
Our look at the music and sound of Raiders of the Lost Ark concludes with a breathtaking truck chase, scoring Indy in disguise, and the clim...
Our adventures continue with Indiana Jones in Cairo, where John Williams and Steven Spielberg masterfully use film score and diegetic music...