Soundtrack Your Life - From First Love, Last Rites to Yellow Jackets (with a Wet Hot American Summer in Between): How Craig Wedren Soundtracked My Life w/ Craig We

From First Love, Last Rites to Yellow Jackets (with a Wet Hot American Summer in Between): How Craig Wedren Soundtracked My Life w/ Craig We

07/25/22 • 65 min

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To celebrate 2 years of Soundtrack Your Life, we present to you a very special guest: Craig Wedren, the former Shudder to Think front man, and current TV/Film composer. Craig fronted the highly influential rock band, Shudder to Think in the late 80s/early 90s before the band turned to soundtrack work. Shudder to Think soundtracked Jesse Peretz's 1997 film, First Love, Last Rites and 1998's Lisa Cholodenko's 1998 film, High Art. Craig continued to work the TV/Film space, creating music for films such as Wet Hot American Summer, School of Rock, and Role Models as well as TV shows like Reno 911, Don't Trust the B*tch in Apartment 23, Fresh Off the Boat, Shrill, New Amsterdam and Yellow Jackets.Shudder to Think happened to be on the bill for Ryan's first concert and Ryan has followed Craig's career ever since. They chat about:

How Craig got a crash course in film scoring in college
How he continues to work with his crew from college
How the all-star vocal roster for First Love, Last Rites came about
Why he has a vocal coach credit for Anchorman
Returning to Wet Hot American Summer for Netflix
How Craig met collaborators: Theodore Shapiro, Jefferson Friedman, and Anna Warronker

For More Information about Craig Wedren:Website: https://www.craigwedren.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/craigwedrenTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/craigwedren
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How Craig got a crash course in film scoring in college
How he continues to work with his crew from college
How the all-star vocal roster for First Love, Last Rites came about
Why he has a vocal coach credit for Anchorman
Returning to Wet Hot American Summer for Netflix
How Craig met collaborators: Theodore Shapiro, Jefferson Friedman, and Anna Warronker

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Why is the Fugazi's Instrument (1999) Soundtrack Not Just Another Fugazi Album? w/ David Ballantyne of the Vinyl Score

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David Ballantyne of The Vinyl Score returns to make his 2nd appearance of the year to talk about the 1999 Jem Cohen documentary, Instrument, which captures a 10 year snapshot of the band, Fugazi, between 1987 and 1996. Even though the film has live footage, and footage of the band recording, it's not a traditional rock documentary and the soundtrack also subverts those expectations.David and Ryan share about how they first discovered the band and what expectations they had for the documentary upon first viewing. They also talk about the legend of the band, especially of it's frontman, Ian MacKaye.For More Information about The Vinyl Score:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/the_vinyl_scoreIG: https://www.instagram.com/the_VinylScoreTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/the_VinylScore
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How Hard Does Phil Collins Go On the Tarzan Soundtrack (1999)? w/ Tara Giancaspro aka Sweaty Lamarr

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Tara Giancaspro aka Sweaty Lamarr is our guest for this Phil Collins-centric episode on the 1999 Kevin Lima and Chris Buck directed animated film, Tarzan. She also just released her album, A Little Bit Cuntry, A Little Bit Rock and Roll. (link to her Bandcamp below)Phil Collins wrote all the original songs for this film and he recorded the songs in over 5 different languages. He also won an Oscar for the single, "You'll Be in My Heart" and the soundtrack has sold over 2 million copies. Tara talks with Ryan and Nicole about her fondness for the soundtrack opposed to her ambivalent feelings towards the film and they break down both. They also talk about the other ultra famous stars that Disney employed during the decade (Elton John, Sting, All4One?) for their animated films.They also chat about their favorite songs from classic Disney films and Tara asks Ryan and Nicole to choose the Disney princess that they identify with, and a whole lot more!For More Information about Tara (Sweaty Lamarr):Website: https://sweatylamarrmusic.bandcamp.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/sweatylamarrTwitter: https://twitter.com/sweatylamarrCheck out the Newsly app!For a free 1 month premium subscription, sign up with the promo code: SNDCASThttps://www.newsly.meIf you'd like to support Soundtrack Your Life, we have a Patreon, where you'll get bonus episodes and more!https://www.patreon.com/soundtrackyourlife
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