Explore every episode of the podcast The Perfect Movie Soundtrack
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:07:58 | |
| BONUS CONTENT!! -- COCKTAIL (our first recording ever! previous unreleased!) | 03 Jan 2023 | 01:15:12 | |
To tide you over during our season break, we're offering up the legendary and long lost and previously unreleased first recording of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack!! We were so young, so naive, so unaware of proper recording volumes! Enjoy the time machine as we delve into the deep secrets behind Don't Worry Be Happy and Kokomo. Yes, both are connected to cults. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: Bonus Episode Cocktail: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EvfRHCUBLuFbQXYnN1hnP?si=972be7ddd5254cf5 All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e THE VIDEO BONUS -- Short bonus conversations: FOLLOW US: | |||
| DIRTY DANCING | 30 Aug 2022 | 01:25:39 | |
How does a romantic little indie rise to become a timeless cultural touchstone? Joshua teaches Heather and Matt the Lift in this end-of-summer episode of the Perfect Movie Soundtrack. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS EPISODE THIRTEEN — DIRTY DANCING (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nc4hkjLgfIM4HvaaAGt78?si=ab1e2990b52d4855 All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||
| FOOTLOOSE | 16 Aug 2022 | 01:26:40 | |
What does Kenny Loggins have to do with Nazis and the Satanic Panic? Matt drags Heather and Joshua onto the forbidden dance floor to find out in this episode of the Perfect Movie Soundtrack. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS EPISODE TWELVE — FOOTLOOSE (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rGnlkWYlp84IEZMBxp0p8?si=79532e3fe6674006 All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||
| Charlie's Angels (2000) | 02 Aug 2022 | 01:20:05 | |
What happens when Independent Women fall into a nostalgia fever dream? Heather punches all the jukebox buttons for Matt and Joshua as they consider the Perfect Movie Soundtrack at the dawn of the 21st century. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS EPISODE ELEVEN — CHARLIE’S ANGELS (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WQkl2Ol6tpKrX7Ni7kQGK?si=e01c5e789d42400a All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||
| THE SUMMER MOVIE SPECIAL!! Our Top Ten Summer Movie Songs! | 19 Jul 2022 | 01:38:05 | |
Celebrate summer with Heather, Matt and Joshua as they reveal their Top Ten Summer Movie Songs!! Also, listener submissions! PLAYLISTS (SPOILERS!!) Summer Movie Special Top Ten Playlist (SPOILERS!!): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aUJXv5D6F0FR1cttRELFQ?si=0bd0b1aa81d54b90 All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||
| American Psycho | 05 Jul 2022 | 01:15:02 | |
Was it all just an (American) dream? Joshua invites Matt and Heather to celebrate the Fourth in psychotic style on this episode of the Perfect Movie Soundtrack. PLAYLISTS Episode Nine Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1N1JaRLwNx7U1KnqvqkU5w?si=415f4299f00c417d All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||
| The Harder They Come | 21 Jun 2022 | 01:06:26 | |
Is a great album automatically a great soundtrack? Matt hides out with Joshua and Heather as the cops comb the streets of Kingston in a Jamaican outlaw episode of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| Waiting to Exhale | 07 Jun 2022 | 01:12:09 | |
A comic book villain or an R&B genius at the height of his powers? Heather turns the Babyface up and the lights down for Matt and Joshua on their search for The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| Baby Driver | 24 May 2022 | 01:05:33 | |
How much manic energy can one musical hold? Joshua buckles Matt and Heather in for a pedal-to-the-metal drive to The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| Pulp Fiction | 10 May 2022 | 01:20:16 | |
Is Pulp Fiction still cool? Matt shoots Heather and Joshua with enough adrenaline to figure out the exact ratio of Pulp Fiction posters to dorm room walls as they wonder if the glowing briefcase contains The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| Romeo and Juliet (1996) | 26 Apr 2022 | 01:06:16 | |
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou CD player? Heather turns on the subtitles for Matt and Joshua in an iambic pentameter edition of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| THE END OF THE SEASON HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!! | 20 Dec 2022 | 01:30:58 | |
Join us for an end of the year celebration. Christmas Movie Music! Year End Retrospectives! Our Favorite Episodes! The Worst Movie We Saw! We got all sorts of fun lined up for you in this, the Season One finale episode of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack! SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: Holiday Special https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3V8io23REktRij9IfxfxNr?si=31afb92f39eb48b6 All episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e THE VIDEO BONUS -- Short bonus conversations: FOLLOW US: | |||
| Judgment Night | 12 Apr 2022 | 01:11:52 | |
Can it be a soundtrack if it never appears in the movie?Joshua leads Heather and Matt down their darkest tunnel yet, as they race toward the light of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| The Big Chill | 29 Mar 2022 | 01:03:28 | |
Does The Big Chill begin the Big Soundtrack Era? Matt drags Heather and Joshua to the dawn of recorded sound and back as they continue their hunt for The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| Pretty in Pink | 15 Mar 2022 | 01:03:09 | |
Is nostalgia a blessing or a curse? Heather walks Joshua and Matt through the finer points of brooding 80s pop and thrift store flexes as they begin their search for The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. | |||
| Special Interview Episode -- HUSTLE (2022) | 15 Jun 2022 | 01:45:12 | |
We told you something special was coming, and here it is! We get to talk to Jeremiah Zagar and Dan Deacon about their hit new movie Hustle, starring Adam Sandler and out now on Netflix! And stick around after the interview as your hosts get together to discuss their favorite Sports Movie Needle Drops. Part 1: Interview with Jeremiah and Dan Part 2: Interview with Dan -- 45:00 Part 3: Sports Movie Needle Drops with your hosts Heather, Matt and Joshua -- 1:12 | |||
| Welcome to The Perfect Movie Soundtrack | 08 Mar 2022 | 00:01:01 | |
Which was better, the movie or the soundtrack? Or is it that rare harmonious phenomenon… The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. Join Matt Lombardi, Heather Samples, and Joshua Weber as they take on a different film and its soundtrack each episode. | |||
| Bonus Mini-Episode: 2022 Oscar Extravaganza | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:05:28 | |
Get out your brackets and join your hosts for our first inaugural Oscar special!! | |||
| GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | 06 Dec 2022 | 01:31:06 | |
Mixtape or Soundtrack? Join Joshua as he throttles Heather and Matt into this, the greatest of debates, as they contemplate the state of the soundtrack in this most 21st century episode of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: Episode 20: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4y1b2ytRkli1qe8lLeir8u?si=67ac4ca13d334976 All episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e THE VIDEO BONUS -- Short bonus conversations: FOLLOW US: | |||
| PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES | 22 Nov 2022 | 01:12:33 | |
If a movie falls in the woods and no one remembers the sound, did it become The Invisible Soundtrack? Join Matt as he throws Heather and Joshua out of a plane, in front of a train, and under an automobile on this, our most thankful episode of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. Be sure to subscribe, rate and review!! FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcast https://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast THE VIDEO BONUS -- Short bonus conversations: SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: EPISODE NINETEEN — https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0nmUN5kmIpYP4XOrjazANf?si=e5bccbe8d51547ec All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e | |||
| THELMA & LOUISE | 08 Nov 2022 | 01:35:24 | |
Join Heather as she name checks every country singer of the late Twentieth Century in this week's election episode of the Perfect Movie Soundtrack. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: Episode 18: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nEJE9A3B0vOb57bFipHjK?si=2e146573fa9a49eb All episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e Youtube: FOLLOW US: | |||
| HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!! TOP TEN TELEVISION THEME SONGS! | 25 Oct 2022 | 01:38:22 | |
Does a podcast’s mom make it wear a coat over its costume? Join Heather, Matt and Joshua to find out in our special Halloween episode of the Perfect Movie Soundtrack. MONSTER MASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON! THIS WEEK'S YOUTUBE BONUS SEGMENT -- Another of Matt's famous quizzes! SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: Episode 17: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Jvba7hwGGrW8UqLBxaQEn?si=3b693621c2274e00 All episodes: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e FOLLOW US: | |||
| SCREAM(S) 1 & 2 w/ Joe Vallese! | 11 Oct 2022 | 01:56:42 | |
Is Scream the end of Gen X? Is Scream 2 the beginning of the WB? Did we find the crux of the Big Soundtrack Era? Joshua invites Joe Vallese to talk about his book IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET in this exceedingly literary episode of The Perfect Movie Soundtrack. THE VIDEO BONUS -- A short conversation about movies that scare us that didn't make the episode: Joe's Book -- IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/it-came-from-the-closet SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS: EPISODE SIXTEEN — SCREAM(S) (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=5719c068a2744a8a All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e FOLLOW US: | |||
| WHEN HARRY MET SALLY | 27 Sep 2022 | 01:39:16 | |
The modern rom-com’s Rosetta Stone? A harbinger of 90's nothingness to come? Or…both? Matt makes Heather and Joshua rake all the leaves in New York to find out in this jazzy episode of the Perfect Movie Soundtrack. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS EPISODE FIFTEEN — WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wEGM7AjGxjHMOcnqJdqBD?si=30bebfffda274af1 All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||
| TRAINSPOTTING | 13 Sep 2022 | 01:16:16 | |
Does the Perfect Movie Soundtrack lie at the bottom of the worst toilet in Scotland? Heather insists that Matt and Joshua dive in to find out in this high-on-the-‘90s episode. SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS EPISODE FOURTEEN — TRAINSPOTTING (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sYejPmHVYNpnKxjPtADX8?si=f0897fb4cbe7492b All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1 FOLLOW US: | |||