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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.

Matt Lombardi, Heather Samples, Joshua Weber

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    • Mar 14, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 7:58


    Yep. This is big.Feel free to air your grievances:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    BONUS CONTENT!! -- COCKTAIL (our first recording ever! previous unreleased!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 75:12


    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:All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490eFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    THE END OF THE SEASON HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 90:58


    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:All episodes:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490eYoutube:https://youtu.be/zn0ZxoWX9iEFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 91:06


    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 SoundtrackSPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:All episodes:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490eYoutube:https://youtu.be/zn0ZxoWX9iEFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 72:33


    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/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcastTHE VIDEO BONUS -- Short bonus conversations:https://youtu.be/zn0ZxoWX9iESPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:EPISODE NINETEEN — coming soonAll the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490e

    THELMA & LOUISE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 95:24


    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=2e146573fa9a49ebAll episodes:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490eYoutube:https://youtu.be/zn0ZxoWX9iEFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!! THE TOPIC IS A SURPRISE! (IT'S A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 98:22


    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!LAST WEEK'S BONUS SEGMENT -- A short conversation about movies that scare us that didn't make the episode:https://youtu.be/zn0ZxoWX9iESPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490eFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    SCREAM(S) 1 & 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 116:42


    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.SPOTIFY PLAYLISTSEPISODE SIXTEEN — SCREAM(S) (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode)All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZFQSQLze8Fd8t8FjfbvgO?si=82c81790e699490eFOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    WHEN HARRY MET SALLY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 99:16


    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 PLAYLISTSEPISODE FIFTEEN — WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wEGM7AjGxjHMOcnqJdqBD?si=30bebfffda274af1All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcas

    TRAINSPOTTING

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 76:16


    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 PLAYLISTSEPISODE FOURTEEN — TRAINSPOTTING (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sYejPmHVYNpnKxjPtADX8?si=f0897fb4cbe7492bAll the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    DIRTY DANCING

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 85:39


    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 PLAYLISTSEPISODE THIRTEEN — DIRTY DANCING (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nc4hkjLgfIM4HvaaAGt78?si=ab1e2990b52d4855All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    FOOTLOOSE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 86:40


    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 PLAYLISTSEPISODE TWELVE — FOOTLOOSE (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rGnlkWYlp84IEZMBxp0p8?si=79532e3fe6674006All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    Charlie's Angels (2000)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 80:05


    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 PLAYLISTSEPISODE ELEVEN — CHARLIE'S ANGELS (the soundtrack and songs featured in the episode)https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WQkl2Ol6tpKrX7Ni7kQGK?si=e01c5e789d42400aAll the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    THE SUMMER MOVIE SPECIAL!! Our Top Ten Summer Movie Songs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 98:05


    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=0bd0b1aa81d54b90All the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    American Psycho

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 75:02


    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.PLAYLISTSEpisode Nine Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1N1JaRLwNx7U1KnqvqkU5w?si=415f4299f00c417dAll the Soundtracks Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Uho0eZBF7GUwcA0NOhht1?si=88c5a03f8f3941a1FOLLOW US:https://twitter.com/TPMSPodcasthttps://instagram.com/TPMSPodcast

    The Harder They Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 66:26


    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.

    Special Interview Episode -- HUSTLE (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 105:12


    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 DanPart 2: Interview with Dan -- 45:00Part 3: Sports Movie Needle Drops with your hosts Heather, Matt and Joshua -- 1:12

    Waiting to Exhale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 72:09


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 65:33


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 80:16


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 66:16


    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.

    Judgment Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 71:52


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 63:28


    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.

    Bonus Mini-Episode: 2022 Oscar Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 5:28


    Get out your brackets and join your hosts for our first inaugural Oscar special!!

    Pretty in Pink

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 63:09


    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.

    Welcome to The Perfect Movie Soundtrack

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 1:01


    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.

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