From & Inspired BY
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA bi-weekly podcast that discusses the seminal soundtracks in movie history. We speak with the individuals behind the tunes -- musicians, music supervisors, actors, and more.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
From the Stereo to Your Screen #13, Goo Goo Dolls & Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
October 30, 2017 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8 BytesBack when I discussed Phunk Junkeez and their contribution to the Tommy Boy soundtrack, I mentioned offhand that Goo Goo Dolls’ cover of The Damned’s “Wait for the Blackout” wasn’t bad. Being as how I’m always trying to track down weird-ass music videos for this column as well as look for bands to come on my soundtrack podcast and talk about how weird it was to have their song in a movie, I come across quite a few surprises. Thus, we come to the fact that Goo Goo Dolls’ first soundtrack cont...
Episode #50, Jungle Trap with Taken By Savages
October 23, 2017 07:00 - 29 minutes - 28 BytesShot in 1990 and unreleased until this very moment, Jungle Trap is the final collaboration between exploitation demigods James Bryan (DON’T GO IN THE WOODS) and the late Renee Harmon (FROZEN SCREAM). The movie is a decapitation-fueled, shot-on-video horror masterpiece about a jungle hotel haunted by kill-crazy ghosts in loin cloths. The movie remained unedited, unscored, and unseen by human eyes for over two decades, until it saw release back in late July. Under Bryan’s guidance, the Bleedin...
From the Stereo to Your Screen #12, The Fat Boys & ANOES 4: The Dream Master
October 09, 2017 07:00 - 6 minutes - 6 BytesDespite the fairly atrocious “Baby You’re a Rich Man” from Disorderlies, the Fat Boys might’ve recorded one of the best horror movie soundtrack songs you’ve probably long since forgotten, probably because there are two Nightmare On Elm Street-themed hip-hop tunes, both released right around the same time. Like most folks, I’m sure you probably think that DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s “Nightmare on My Street” is the real deal holyfield.
Episode #49, The Lost Boys with G Tom Mac
October 02, 2017 07:00 - 24 minutes - 23 BytesThe soundtrack to The Lost Boys is a collection of amazingly catchy tracks. Be it INXS teaming up with the Easybeats' Jimmy Barnes to do a version of "Good Times," the Who's Roger Daltry covering "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me," or the exquisitely perfect version of the Doors' "People Are Strange" by Echo and the Bunnymen, the soundtrack is a solid collection of classic songs by what were then modern artists. It's a nice nod to the ageless nature of the forever young vampires in the film. ...
Episode #48, Freaked with Blind Idiot God
September 25, 2017 17:31 - 25 minutes - 24 BytesFreaked is a crazy-pants bit of claymation, makeup, and blaring punk rock. In addition to Blind Idiot God, the soundtrack also features the Butthole Surfers, which should definitely clue you into the sheer madness of the film, whose plot is too bizarre for words. Suffice it to say, there are freaks, evil corporations, ecological warnings, and a talk show hosted by Brook Shields. The film's soundtrack was never officially released, but the titular song, by Henry Rollins and Blind Idiot God, se...
Episode #47, EuroTrip with Lustra's Nick Cloutman
September 18, 2017 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12 Bytes"Scotty Doesn't Know" was written for the film by the band Lustra. It's kind of taken on a life of its own, due in no small part to its hilarious premise -- the lead singer of the band is singing a song about fooling around with Scotty's girlfriend, Fiona, and describing things in excrutiating detail. It's kind of nasty, and hilarious. The fact that Matt Damon's lip-sync'ing it all while pierced to high heaven is icing on the cake. We spoke with Lustra's guitarist, Nick Cloutman, about writin...
From the Stereo to Your Screen #11, Tom Hanks & Dan Aykroyd & Dragnet
September 11, 2017 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7 BytesOn this episode, we're running down “City of Crime” by Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd, from 1987's Dragnet, which represents the pinnacle — or nadir, depending on how you look at it — of the "terrible end credits rap song" trend. The film — starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks — was a filmic reworking of the popular 1960s television show, which was itself a reworking of the popular 1950s radio program. It’s very tongue-in-cheek, yet managed to be a fairly faithful homage to the show, which had bee...
Episode #46, MST3K: The Return with Har Mar Superstar
September 04, 2017 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16 BytesWe're glad to be back from vacation, and on this episode, we're talking with Sean Tillman -- better known as Har Mar Superstar -- about his musical contributions to the Netflix series, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, as well as his new EP, Personal Boy.
Episode #45, Your Favorite Soundtrack with Bianca Brown & Sarah Jane
July 31, 2017 20:00 - 35 BytesOn this episode, we continue our summer series, Your Favorite Soundtrack, where we talk to our favorite podcasters about the soundtracks they love. We start with Bianca Brown, co-host of ScreenGab, talking about Amelie. We also talk with Sarah Jane, writer for Talk Film Society, about Valley Girl.
From the Stereo to Your Screen #10, Class of '99 & The Faculty
July 23, 2017 07:00 - 6 BytesClass of ‘99 recorded two songs, both for this soundtrack, and they’re both Pink Floyd covers. They’re essentially just two parts of the same song, depending on whether you want to look at “Another Brick in the Wall” as three songs, or one suite broken into three parts. “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” is the vocal portion of the song / suite, which is why it comes first on the soundtrack, even though chronologically, it doesn’t quite work out that way in the film. Anyway: for about nine ...
Episode #44, Your Favorite Soundtrack with Justin Lore & Liam O'Donnell
July 17, 2017 07:00 - 30 BytesOn this episode, we kick off our summer series, Your Favorite Soundtrack, where we talk to our favorite podcasters about the soundtracks they love. We start with Justin Lore, creator of Horror Business, a podcast where he and co-host Liam O'Donnell watch and talk about two related horror films. We also talk with Liam, who is -- in addition to co-hosting Horror Business -- along with Joshua Alvarez, one of the co-founders of Cinepunx.
Episode #43, Federale & The Films of Ana Lily Amirpour
July 02, 2017 07:00 - 18 BytesOn this episode, we're talking with Federale's Collin Hegna about the Portland band's work in the films of Ana Lily Amirpour. Federale's been releasing music for a decade now, but their music came to the notice of many genre fans with its inclusion in Amirpour's debut feature, the striking take on the vampire film entitled A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. The group also has a song in the director's recently-released The Bad Batch. Collin and I talked about the formation of the band, as well ...
From the Stereo to Your Screen #9, "Phunk Junkeez & Tommy Boy"
June 26, 2017 07:00 - 4 BytesOnce upon a time, rap-rock act Phunk Junkeez had covered KISS’ “I Love It Loud.” It wasn't until I tracked down the video to troll my uncle with it on Facebook that I discovered that the song had been on the soundtrack to the 1995 Chris Farley / David Spade comedy, Tommy Boy. The video’s not only loaded with clips from the film, but Chris Farley is on stage thrashing around with the band. The movie’s full of pretty memorable musical moments — the car singalong, most notably — but I’d pretty m...
Episode #42, Deadtime Stories with Larry Juris
June 19, 2017 07:00 - 19 BytesOn this episode, we're talking with Larry Juris about his work on the '80s horror anthology, Deadtime Stories. In addition to his work on Deadtime Stories, Mr Juris's production company did work in dubbing for many anime series, including the majority of the episodes for Pokemon. We talked with Mr Juris about all that and more.
From the Stereo to Your Screen #8, "The Coupe de Villes & Big Trouble in Little China"
June 12, 2017 07:00 - 4 BytesThis song’s rough. Carpenter’s a great musician, an excellent director, and interesting cat, but he sings like Jim Morrison fronting an ’80s skinny tie bar band. Like Huey Lewis and the News, but without the edge. The Coupe De Villes were basically this band that Carpenter put together in the ’80s as a way to have some fun. The band also featured director Tommy Lee Wallace and actor Nick Castle, and their one and only LP, Waiting Out the Eighties, was never commercially released. It wasn’t ev...
Episode #41, Deathgasm & Pool Party Massacre with Axeslasher
June 05, 2017 07:00 - 22 BytesDeathgasm is the amazing 2015 splatstick film from New Zealand, and if you haven’t seen it by this point, please pause the podcast and come back in an hour and a half. It’s metal as hell, funny, and so very, very bloody. There’s also some surprisingly-deep lessons to be learned about not judging appearances, as well as interpersonal relationships. Plus, bludgeoning with a dildo. The soundtrack is positively killer (pun intended), and features Axeslasher in addition to Midnight, Nunslaughter, ...
From the Stereo to Your Screen #7, "The Dickies & Killer Klowns From Outer Space"
May 29, 2017 14:30 - 4 BytesThis is, quite honestly, one of my favorite songs of all time. Any chance I have to work it onto a compilation, mix tape, radio show, podcast, or otherwise, I will foist it upon those listening. Not only is it the theme to an excellently underrated movie, but it’s probably the best punk song to ever use “Entry of the Gladiators” as its backbone.
Episode #40, Craig Wedren
May 15, 2017 07:00 - 25 BytesOn this episode, we speak with Craig Wedren, former frontman of Shudder to Think, who’s composed music for nearly every project from MTV comedy troupe the State, including Reno 911! Miami, Balls of Fury, and the 2001 cult classic, Wet Hot American Summer. We talk the fascinating story of how Wedren got to where he is today, as well as recent projects such as NBC’s DC Comics sitcom, Powerless, and the new movie, How to Be A Latin Lover.
From the Stereo to Your Screen #6, "Ramones & Pet Sematary"
May 08, 2017 07:00 - 4 BytesIt’s only taken half a dozen videos and a couple of months, but here we are finally marrying punk rock and movies in this podcast. Granted, late ‘80s Ramones is probably about as punk as a Clash t-shirt you bought at Urban Outfitters, but we do what we can. “Pet Sematary” was written for the movie adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name — which I didn’t even know until I started watching the video for this column. It’s weird to think that the Ramones — punk rock progenitors — m...
Episode #39, Austin Powers with Matthew Sweet
May 01, 2017 07:00 - 28 BytesMike Myers' 1997 comedy, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. Originally released on May 2, 1997, the movie was a box office success and pop culture sensation. Successfully skewering modern sensibilities and '60s culture simultaneously, Myers crafted a character who would go on to be in two fabulously successful sequels. Adding to the interest of the character was the fact that Powers was so swinging in the '60s that he sang for his own psych...
Episode #38, "Coady & The Creepies"
April 10, 2017 20:00 - 29 BytesCoady & The Creepies is a new comic from Boom! Studios, about three sisters in a punk rock band, and their return to the punk scene after an accident leaves one scarred and another in a wheelchair.
From the Stereo to Your Screen #5, "Bobby Brown & Ghostbusters II"
April 03, 2017 19:00 - 4 BytesThe video for Bobby Brown’s “On Our Own” is a textbook case of how music videos from films sometimes use the slimmest of connections in order to sell a movie. Watching the video, it seems like the director shot two different ideas for the song — one for the song before it was attached to the film, and the other afterward — and then stitched them together as best he could.
Episode #37, The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears with Blanck Mass
March 27, 2017 07:00 - 8 BytesBlanck Mass is better known as Benjamin John Power, one half of Fuck Buttons. In 2015, Power was commissioned by the East End Film Festival to curate a rescore for Bruno Forzani and Héléne Catet's film. The original score for The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears wasn't actually original. Instead, as the University of Wisconsin's Mike King wrote in a blog post for UW's Cinematheque, "much of the soundtrack is directly lifted from the 1970s cinema that inspires them."
From the Stereo to Your Screen #4, "Oingo Boingo & Weird Science"
March 20, 2017 20:00 - 5 BytesIt only seems natural that Danny Elfman would end up doing film scores, given the number of times his Los Angeles psychotic cabaret act, Oingo Boingo, had their music appear in films during the ‘80s. Their appearance in Back to School doing “Dead Man’s Party” is one of that movie’s more iconic scenes, and they’re all over the soundtrack to 1984’s Bachelor Party, also appearing in the film itself. However, it’s the title track for the 1985 sci-fi comedy, Weird Science, with which I identify th...
Episode #36, Joe Bob Briggs
March 13, 2017 07:00 - 10 BytesMovie critic Joe Bob Briggs is known for his reviews of drive-in movies, even if there aren't all that many drive-ins around these days. He's become something of a go-to guy for films with exploding heads, car chases, nudity, and all aspects of action, be it kung-fu, car-fu, or chainsaw-fu. While he was once best known for his hosting duties on The Movie Channel and TNT, introducing films as part of Joe Bob's Drive-In and MonsterVision, he's now an author of some repute, with the essential ...
From the Stereo to Your Screen #3, "Last Action Hero & AC/DC"
March 06, 2017 08:00 - 4 BytesLast Action Hero bombed so hard, people were baffled at how good and successful the following year’s True Lies ended up being. That, however, was basically a last gasp, and with the exception of Schwarzenegger’s appearances in the Expendables films, his ability to make a film make bank with his name above the title essentially ended with Last Action Hero.
Episode #35, 48 Hours with the BusBoys' Brian O'Neal
February 13, 2017 08:00 - 26 BytesOn this episode, we're talking with Brian O'Neal of the BusBoys about the band's appearance in the buddy-cop classic, 48 Hours. The 1982 film was the film debut of Eddie Murphy. In it, he plays convict Reggie Hammond, who is taken out of jail for the titular period of time in order to help Nick Nolte's cop, Jack Cates, catch a thief and murderer named Albert Ganz. It's funny, cool, and made Murphy a huge star. In one of the film's two rather classic nightclub scenes, at a bar Vroman's, Hamm...
From the Stereo to Your Screen #2, "Addams Family & MC Hammer"
February 06, 2017 08:00 - 4 BytesIn the brief period where MC Hammer sold millions of records, he was tapped to record an original song to promote The Addams Family. His song for that film, Addams Groove, is notable for many things, not the least of which is that it was Hammer’s last top ten single. The song also received the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song that year, even going so far as to beat out Vanilla Ice’s titular song from Cool As Ice. That being said, the song was successful enough to see inclusion o...
Episode #34, April March's "Chick Habit"
January 30, 2017 08:00 - 23 BytesOn this episode, we're talking with April March about her song, "Chick Habit.," an English language rewrite of the song, "Laisse tomber les filles," composed by Serge Gainsbourg and originally performed by France Gall. March's song was featured in the opening credits of 1999's But I'm A Cheerleader, and in the closing credits of Death Proof in 2007. We go deep into the history of March's version, as well as discussing her upcoming projects.
From the Stereo to Your Screen #1, "Clerks & Soul Asylum"
January 23, 2017 08:00 - 3 BytesWe talk the video for Soul Asylum's "Can't Even Tell" from the soundtrack to Clerks for the inaugural episode of From and Inspired By the Stereo to Your Screen. These podcasts will be short mini-episodes focusing on music videos for various films, and will run in the weeks where there aren't new episodes of From & Inspired By. Episodes are audio versions of the From the Stereo to Your Screen columns I write over at Cinepunx.
Episode #33, Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo
January 16, 2017 08:00 - 25 BytesOn this episode, we're talking with Kay Hanley, frontwoman of '90s alternative rock act Letters to Cleo, about the band's work in films like 10 Things I Hate About You and the Craft. We also discuss Hanley's work as the singing double for Rachel Leigh Cook in Josie & the Pussycats.
Episode #32, The Splathouse with Jim 'Rock' Schiller
January 02, 2017 08:00 - 22 BytesWe speak with Jim Schiller about his work on The Splathouse podcast, as well as his musical endeavours with San Francisco comedy rock band For the Ladies and hip-hop duo Emu & Lookalike.
Episode #31, Rex Hobart & The Misery Boys
December 05, 2016 08:00 - 12 BytesIt was quite a surprise to see a Kansas City band on the soundtrack to such a big-budget movie from a marquee director, so we reached out to the eponymous Rex Hobart of Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys, better known as Scott, and discussed how their two songs came to be in Ang Lee's film, as well as the band's music in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys.
Episode #30, Record Store Day Black Friday 2016 with Tony Giles
November 21, 2016 08:00 - 38 BytesWe once again welcome Tony Giles, of the Damn Fine Cast, the Lakeshore Records podcast, and 5/5/78, to talk Record Store Day releases. This Friday, November 25, brings a slew of exclusives to record stores, and we break down the various soundtrack and score-related titles. We also both offer up out most-anticipated non soundtrack releases.
Episode #29, Basketball with Reel Big Fish's Aaron Barrett
November 14, 2016 08:00On this episode, we talk Baseketball, the 1998 American sports comedy film co-written and directed by David Zucker and starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The film spawned one of ska-punk band Reel Big Fish's biggest hits, a cover of the a=ha song, "Take On Me."
Episode #28, Wu-Tang Kung-Fu with Dustin Pryor
October 24, 2016 07:00On this episode, we delve into the way music can open your mind to new movies and vice versa, courtesy the intersection of the Wu-Tang Clan and kung-fu films. To delve into this, we talk with Dustin Pryor of the Media Rewind podcast. It's a great discussion, and we get into some interesting areas, not the least of which is a much-deserved RZA lovefest.
Episode #27, Red State with Adam Lee
October 11, 2016 17:00The 2011 film, Red State, was the first departure of Kevin Smith from his rather more comedic roots. It’s a grindhousey horror action film more akin to The Devil’s Rejects than the suburban hijinks of Mallrats or Clerks. Smith self-produced the whole film, then released it under his own Smodcast Films banner. In an interesting turn of events, as Smith was wrapping filming on the movie in October of 2010, he put out a call via Twitter for speed metal and country tunes. The country tune he pick...
Episode #26, The Nice Guys
September 26, 2016 07:00On this episode, we're talking about the soundtrack to the most recent film from director Shane Black, The Nice Guys, out now on Blu-ray. I was hooked from the moment that the Temptations' "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" played over the opening credits, but that's just me. The very utter '70s-ness of the soundtrack really sets the time for The Nice Guys, and mixes rock 'n' roll with funky soul in a way few soundtracks do. It's nice to see a music director recognize that people could listen to Bri...
Episode #25, Septemburton with the Alamo Drafthouse's Ryan Davis
August 29, 2016 07:00On September 30, 20th Century Fox will release Tim Burton's latest feature film, an adaptation of Ransom Riggs' 2011 young adult novel, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. In celebration of the director's latest, as well as his entire career, the Alamo Drafthouse will turn the month of September into Septemburton, with screenings of Burton's best films, including a 35mm screening of 1989's Batman. We spoke with Ryan Davis, creative manager of Kansas City's Alamo Drafthouse Main Stree...
Episode #24, The Good The Tough & The Deadly
August 22, 2016 07:00For those who enjoyed David J Moore's first massive, textbook-sized tome (World Gone Wild: A Survivor’s Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies), his latest -- The Good, the Tough & The Deadly: Action Movies & Stars 1960s-Present -- is even bigger, better, and badder. In addition to interviews with action stars and directors, he teamed up with the likes of Vern, Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, and Destroy All Movies’ Zack Carlson to write reviews. It's a fantastic bit of reading and a very necessary addit...
Blog Extra: Tito Larriva on Repo Man
August 11, 2016 13:00Singer and guitarist Tito Larriva has had a healthy musical life in both the early days of the L.A. punk scene, as well as having his music featured in quite a few films. The first cinematic appearance of Larriva's music came as part of the iconic cult film, Repo Man, directed by Alex Cox in 1984, with his band the Plugz supplying both songs for the soundtrack and composing the score. In more recent years, Larriva's been fronting Tito & Tarantula, whose music has popped up in quite a few Ro...
Episode #23, Scored to Death with J Blake Fichera
August 08, 2016 07:00In J Blake Fichera's Scored to Death, the author spoke with 14 different composers of music for horror films. Be it the greats like Harry Manfredini, John Carpenter, and members of Goblin, or newcomers like Jeff Grace and Joseph Bishara, Fichera asks great questions and gets inside the creative processes of these amazing musicians. Scored to Death is the sort of book which appeals to newcomers to film score fandom, as well as deep-digging heads.
Episode #22, Life Moves Pretty Fast with Hadley Freeman
July 25, 2016 14:30On its cover, Hadley Freeman's Life Moves Pretty Fast looks like a frothy summer read, full of goofy observations on fun movies, but once you're into the first chapter, you realize that Freeman has actually noticed that what we learned from '80s movies was way more consequential than you might think. We spoke with the author via Skype from her home in London.
Podcast #21, Tom McLoughlin
July 11, 2016 09:00On this episode, we speak with Tom McLoughlin, director of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, about the return of his band the Sloths, after a 50 year hiatus. Their album, Back from the Grave! is out now via Burger Records. In addition to talking about the Sloths, we touch on Alice Cooper's iconic song for Jason Lives, "He Back (The Man Behind the Mask)," as well as McLoughlin's involvement with the forthcoming Friday the 13th video game.
Podcast #20, The Chris Gethard Show
June 27, 2016 10:00In addition to her work on The Chris Gethard Show, Hallie Bulleit has done theater, and played in bands like the Hissyfits and the Unlovables. We had a really cool discussion about her work in music, as well as the history of the Gethard Show and its journey from public access to cable.
Podcast #19, Gotham with Jason Alexander
May 23, 2016 07:00For me, a large part of the appeal to Gotham comes from its use of music, which contains a width and breadth of sound not frequently found in a primetime show. We were really excited to speak with Mr Alexander, especially given his bonafides on the likes of CSI and Nikita. It's a great discussion that really goes deep into Gotham's aesthetics.
Podcast #18, Green Room with Ben Macensky
May 09, 2016 10:00On this episode, we speak with Ben Macensky, the musician whose songs -- written with Sam Jones -- became the music of the Ain’t Rights, the punk band featured in the new film, Green Room, the latest from director Jeremy Saulnier, known for his movies Blue Ruin and Murder Party. It tells the story of said punk band, who take a gig at the end of a less-than-successful tour, only to have things go very very wrong after the show.
Podcast #17, It Came From the VCR
April 25, 2016 17:00Abel and I talk about digging for VHS tapes, his upcoming iPhone and AppleTV apps, and the glory that is the Le Matos score for Turbo Kid.
Podcast #16.5, Record Store Day UK
April 15, 2016 06:00We realized that we forgot to talk about all the UK releases for Record Store Day, so we reached out via Twitter and got Tony Giles, co-host of The Damn Fine Cast and owner of Shipping Records, to help us run down some gems for our listeners overseas. There are some gems we will likely be importing at great expense.
Podcast #16, You're Next
April 11, 2016 15:30The 2011 home invasion thriller, You’re Next, was directed by Adam Wingard from a script written by Wingard and Simon Barrett. It was probably my favorite movie of 2013, when it officially saw wide release. It’s a taut series of violent encounters that manages to take elements of the slasher genre’s final girl trope and cross them with both home invasion films, as well as the “dinner party from hell” genre that seems to be slowly becoming a thing. It’s fantastic, with lead Sharni Vinson being...