Soundtrack Showdown

We’re trying something new!

We really want to talk about some of the great new game music that is coming out every year. But games episodes are so hard to do. The soundtracks are hard to compare, particularly of brand new games where we need to play them fully and work out what tracks are most comparable – where those tracks are even known, or available!

So, we’ve come up with a new approach. We have looked through a lot of the best music and games from the last year and come up with 6 categories to discuss.

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Welcome to our customary February “Romantic Movie” showdown in honour of Valentine’s Day.

*CONTENT WARNING* This year we are looking at two films that look at BDSM relationships. Please note that this makes the episode somewhat more ‘adult’ than usual. We focus primarily on the music and the underlying relationships, but please avoid this episode if discussion of sex, sexuality and bondage is uncomfortable for you (or unsuitable for the environment in which you listen to podcasts).

Rounds for this month

1 – Opening Music

2 – Characters and Fetishes

3 – Sexual Fantasy

4 – Relationship Breakdown

5 – Legacy

Also a disclaimer that whilst we are professional film composers and knowledgeable on that side of things, we openly acknowledge that neither of us are experts regarding BDSM. If you find that we have been disrespectful or inaccurate in any of our discussion, it is not intentional and please let us know through the channels below so that we can discuss how we can make right.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all, it’s the Soundtrack Showdown Christmas Special.

This month we compare Michael Convertino’s score for The Santa Clause and John Debney’s for Elf. Two cult films built around dominant comedians of their generations.

Rounds for this month

1 – Santa’s Workshop

2 – The Journey

3 – Showdown with the “villians”

4 – Credits Song

5 – Legacy

Stay safe out there everybody.

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It’s November, and that means time again for one of our “fireside chat” episodes where we sit down and talk about the music that has influenced us. This year, in the spirit of 2020, we talk about the music that has gotten us through Lockdown. Note that at the time of recording, we actually were in the UK’s second national lockdown.

We also provide some of our best tips for how to survive and remain productive through lockdown.

So, whether you are listening to this at time of release, and still going through the feels of 2020, or perhaps just want a reminder of what we were all going through, please enjoy.

Content warning: We don’t get too heavy in this episode, but if talking about the virus, lockdown and/or isolation is upsetting for you, then please be careful with this episode.

Stay safe everyone. Wear masks and follow local instructions.

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It’s Ella’s favourite time of year again, Halloween!

And this year we’re celebrating by going way back into the vaults to two of the earliest soundtracks in cinema history. We consider the work of the “father of film music” Max Steiner in his seminal 1933 score to King Kong. And what could stand against that? Only the equally iconic Franz Waxman and his score for 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein.

Rounds for this month

1 – Monster Intro

2 – Romance and Flirting

3 – Rampage and Carnage

4 – Finale and *spoiler*

5 – Legacy

Stay safe everyone.

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