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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Round 1 – Best Game Remix/Arrangement

Final Fantasy 7 – Aerith and Tifa Medley – Vocal cover by Andrew and Jillian Aversa, feat. Aeralie Brighton

Monkey Island Theme – Arrangement by The Game Brass

Round 2 – Best Original Song

I’m your GPU – Astro’s Playroom - https://youtu.be/C9_ooljYl60

The Way of the Ghost – Ghost of Tsushima - https://youtu.be/uoqWH32i1wg

Round 3 - Best Original Song for e-sports

Honor of Kings - Evolve - (2020 Honor of Kings World Champion Cup) - Ki: Theory https://youtu.be/cYzVlOU0XbA

League of Legends – K/DA – More - https://youtu.be/3VTkBuxU4yk

Round 4 - Best Main Theme

Empire of Sin – Tommy Buckley - https://youtu.be/_o99gCTHqOM

Little Orpheus – Jim Fowler and Jessica Curry - https://youtu.be/vZQw1hbxY_E

Round 5 - Most Unique

The Pathless (none have returned) – Austin Wintory - https://youtu.be/C_1qUwfaP9U

Metamorphosis - https://youtu.be/fUAlHSJ6mtI

Round 6 - Most Fun

Spyder - https://youtu.be/H4wjbOENtgU

Hades - https://youtu.be/Yco-B4BSaj4?list=PL53mjgVKFq7y1B8tEQwdyfW-FG9-LXuzM

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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.

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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

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See you all next year!

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.

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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

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In July this year (2020) we lost one of the true titans of film composition, Maestro Ennio Morricone.

This week we talk about two of his finest achievements. His iconic collaboration with Sergio Leone on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from 1966 vs Roland Joffe’s somewhat dated 1986 masterpiece “The Mission”.

Rounds for this month

1 – Main Theme

2 – Arrival

3 – Tension and Combat

4 – Elegy

5 – Legacy

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This month we focus on the Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist – Guillermo Del Toro.

We’re talking about the music for two of his most respected “adult fairytale” films, 

• Pan’s Labyrinth - score by the Spanish composer Javier Navarrete; and 
• The Shape of Water - score by the French composer Alexandre Desplat.

Rounds for this month

1 – Main Theme and Main Character [13:12]

2 – The Supernatural [31:50]

3 – Suspense [45:34]

4 – Death And Resurrection [1:04:36]

5 – Legacy [1:18:48]

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This month we talk about two gangster films made by legendary directors.

We have Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal The Godfather from 1972 up against one of the ‘most watched’ movies of the 2020 Coronavirus lockdown, Michael Mann’s 2009 Public Enemies. This pits the Italian maestro Nino Rota against one of our favourite contemporary film composers, Elliot Goldenthal

Rounds for this month

1 – Opening Music

2 – Character Transformation

3 – Love theme

4 – Finale

5 – Legacy

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We kick off season 3 with a battle of the ages, Marvel vs DC

Representing DC, we have Hans Zimmer’s score for Zac Snyder’s 2013 Superman reboot – Man Of Steel

And for Marvel we have Marco Beltrami’s score for Logan from 2017, the farewell to Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, directed by James Mangold.

Rounds for this month

1 – Main Character Theme

2 – Villain Theme

3 – Action

4 – Emotion and Breakthrough

5 – Legacy

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This month we made the ill-advised decision to watch two TV series about grief and the end of the world. We promise that we decided to do these before it got bad!

We only discuss season 1 of each show. In our humble opinion, the best viewing experience is to only watch season 1, and leave it at that.

An early disclaimer. We hit the spoilers hard from the beginning of this show. If you’d prefer to watch the shows first, maybe hold off on this one until you have. Particularly Wayward Pines is the sort of show that is built around suspense and mystery and will not be as fun if you know what happens.

Please note that there are also some heavy moments in this episode as we discuss how the shows resonate with our feelings around being around 10 weeks into lockdown in London.

Rounds for this month

1 – Main Title Theme

2 – Loss

3 – Mystery

4 – Release

5 – Legacy

We hope that this episode brings you some joy and distraction from the current state of the world. Even if the shows don’t. But remember, if you’re having trouble coping in any way, please reach out to friends, family and helplines in your local country. There is no shame or weakness in getting assistance.

And, a huge thank you to the front line staff in this crisis including medical staff, emergency personnel and anyone on those crucial helplines.

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Social isolation special.

We absolutely didn’t intend this. But, as Covid-19 reaches pandemic proportions and social distancing measures are put in place around the world, we find ourselves analysing two films that consider the consequences of social isolation.

Rounds for this month

1 – The city

2 – Relationship with women

3 – Guns and violence

4 – Transition

5 – Legacy

We hope that this episode brings you some joy and distraction from the current state of the world. But remember, if you’re having trouble coping in any way, please reach out to friends, family and helplines in your local country. There is no shame or weakness in getting assistance.

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We hope you’re enjoying these Soundtrack Showdown episodes as much as we enjoy making them.

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