In the thrilling conclusion to our Spring Season, Sideshow Sound Radio takes flight with a Score Guide dedicated to James Horner’s magnificent score for The Rocketeer (1991). Directed by Joe Johnston, this film brings to life the high-flying adventures of Cliff Secord, a stunt pilot who discovers a jetpack and becomes the titular hero. Horner’s sco…

Lasse Vogt and guest Edmund Meinerts welcome you back to Middle-Earth, as they continue to explore music for Tolkien’s world NOT composed by Howard Shore. This time, Edmund brought tracks from a radio play, while Lasse turned to a video game once again. Get ready for some truly amazing songs!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Welcome to the 11th episode of The Sideshow Theme Show, and this time we’re unlocking the sonic secrets of the Kingsman franchise! Based on the cult comic series by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, the film Kingsman: The Secret Service set a new standard in stylish espionage, complete with jaw-dropping action and an equally unforgettable score. In thi…

In this episode of The Sideshow Theme Show, Will and Lasse take a deep dive into the enchanting main theme of the Ori franchise, composed by Gareth Coker. We explore how this beautifully straightforward, diatonic melody captures the magic of Ori’s ethereal world—its sense of flight, wonder, and luminous adventure. Join us as we dissect the musical …

Once again, it is time for Lasse Vogt to present his Top 10 Favorite Soundtracks of the previous year, including honorable mentions. Sit back and enjoy, as your Friendly Neighborhood German Guy gushes over some truly outstanding music you absolutely should not missDe către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Hey, Narnia fans! In this episode of The Sideshow Theme Show, Will and Lasse take a playful romp through one of our favorite themes from the Chronicles of Narnia Series. They break down the majestic sounds that make you feel like you’re sprinting through enchanted woods on a lion’s back, all with plenty of tongue-in-cheek banter and geeky insights.…

In the season debut of The Sideshow Theme Show, Will and Lasse present an episode devoted entirely to the magic of John Williams’ Superman theme. Our dynamic duo break down the epic theme, spotlighting its memorable variations and explaining why it remains the ultimate sonic embodiment of heroism. Expect witty banter, deep dives into musical detail…

Welcome to the season debut of Sideshow Sound Radio—a podcast network dedicated to the film scores we love and why we love them! In our very first episode of this exciting new season, we’re kicking things off with a brand new Score Guide for The Incredibles. In this episode, we dive deep into the super-powered soundscape that defines The Incredible…

Happy Holidays! If you’ve traveled through the seven levels of the candy cane forest looking for entertaining and informative musical insights, you’ve arrived at your destination! Join hosts Wend and Will as they discuss the themes, leitmotifs, and peppermint-flavored instrumentation that make Elf one of their holiday favorites, all brought to us b…

(Original Air Date – December 24th, 2017) Join Will & Wend for their first Christmas Score Guide! In their final episode of 2017 they merrily explore a childhood classic, the 1990 comedy chrimbo movie, Home Alone, composed and conducted by masterful maestro, John Williams. Your festive hosts shall be pulling back the composer’s christmassy curtain …

Welcome back to the Sideshow Theme Show! In the 7th installment of our newest show, Will and Lasse take a look at the Wings/Flying/Fairy Godmother theme from James Newton Howard’s criminally underrated score to 2014’s Maleficent, and gush over how incredible the man truly is. Join us!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Welcome to the second round of “Music for Middle-Earth”! Edmund Meinerts is back to talk about scores for Tolkien media NOT composed by Howard Shore. Once again, him and Lasse are spotlighting video game soundtracks, one a bit obscure, the other for a well-known big budget title. Join them and listen to some special tunes! Also, check out the link …

**Original Air Date** July 14, 2014 To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Score Guide, we dug deep into the Sideshow vault to bring you our very first Score Guide ever, Independence Day. Released 10 years ago this week, this blast from our past comes from a time when the editing style and presentation of the show was quite different than it is to…

Welcome, sons of the Pharaohs, under the shadow of Anubis to our 42nd Score Guide! Will, Wend, and Claude return to 1999 once more to guide you around quicksand, past plagues and curses, through the action-adventure horror remake, cream of cinematic cheese, The Mummy, composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Twenty-five years after its release, y…

**Original Air Date – May 17, 2017** As we continue our tribute to our friend Ian Crabb, please enjoy his favourite episode of IDO – Alien 3. This episode represented much of what Ian hoped IDO would be – a film that was much maligned being defended vigorously by those who loved it, and Ian LOVED Alien 3. It was also a thrill for him to podcast wit…

*Original Air Date: September 12, 2016* Longtime listeners will remember our show In Defence Of, created by Ian Crabb, Will Dodson, and Wendell Jones, and hosted by Ian from 2015 to 2017. A fan favorite podcast on our network, IDO was a concept thought up by Wend and Will, and offered to Ian after his appearance on Episode 11 of the main show. Ian …

**Original Air date: December 16, 2014** This week marks 3 years since our friend, producer, host, and collaborator Ian Crabb passed away. Since this is also his birthday week, we’ve decided to spend the next couple of weeks re-releasing some of our favorite episodes that he was a part of, starting with this episode, which was his first ever appear…

Welcome back to The Sideshow Theme Show! In today’s episode, Will and Lasse return to Gotham City, this time exploring Michael Giacchino’s two chord SLEDGEHAMMER of a main theme to 2021’s The Batman. Riddle us this, dear listeners – what does Nirvana, The Empire, and triple forte have to do with the loudest main theme in modern cinema? Hit play and…

**This episode originally aired October 8th 2016** Will and Wend are joined by host and producer of Cinematic Sound Radio, Erik Woods, to discuss their favourite score of this century in our Halloween Score Guide of 2016! The trio discuss the 2002 sci-fi thriller Signs by James Newton Howard. Guiding you through this sensational, supernatural film …

Welcome back to The Sideshow Theme Show! In today’s episode, Will and Lasse delve into the iconic main theme of Batman: The Animated Series, also known as Gotham City Overture, composed by Shirley Walker. Explore the dark and atmospheric soundscape crafted by Walker, reminiscent of classic film noir scores, and learn how her collaboration with Dann…

Welcome to Hut 41 of Sideshow’s soundtrack farm for the next Score Guide. Will & Wend return to Dreamworks to count their chickens and guide you through the memorable score to the 2000 stop-motion claymation, Chicken Run by John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams. Your regular armchair musicologists shall be pulling back the perimeter fence to revea…

Synopsis: Ready for something Marvelous? Natalie is back on Track Swap! Her and Lasse talk about two scores from two successful, but also kind of divisive sequels within the MCU. And be warned: It’s getting quite emotional!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

We welcome you and all fairytale creatures across the land to our 37th Score Guide! Will & Wend set off from Duloc to embark on a great and noble quest to guide their loyal listenership through the masterful score to the 2001 Academy Award-winning, DreamWorks animation, Shrek by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell. Your hosts journey past French…

Join hosts Will and Lasse as they dive into the iconic Portals scene and its accompanying theme from the Avengers: Endgame. Discover how Alan Silvestri’s powerful theme foreshadows the climactic battle of the film and captures the emotional essence of the conclusion to the 22-film Infinity Saga.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Welcome to another episode of The Sideshow Theme Show! In this episode, hosts Will Dodson and Lasse Vogt dive into the magical world of Trevor Jones’ enchanting theme for the 1998 miniseries, Merlin. Join us as we explore the intricacies of this captivating score and discuss its significance in the realm of fantasy soundtracks. From haunting melodi…

The time has come once again: Lasse Vogt is counting down his favorite scores of the previous year. This time, it’s “only” a Top 3, but those are truly something special. And plenty of honorable mentions get their spotlight as well! Maybe some of your favorites also made the list? Tune in and find out!…

In the second episode of The Sideshow Theme Show, host Will Dodson is once again joined by Lasse Vogt to explore the electrifying main theme from “X-Men: First Class,” composed by Henry Jackman. Together, they dissect the theme’s intricacies and discuss its significance within the film’s narrative. Tune in as they share their favorite moments from …

Join host Will Dodson and special guest co-host Lasse Vogt as they embark on the inaugural episode of “The Sideshow Theme Show”! In this episode, Will and Lasse delve into the iconic main theme from the video game “God of War,” composed by Bear McCreary. They explore their favorite moments from this powerful theme and discuss its significance withi…

In this throwback to a show we released back in 2015, join Will and Wend as they discuss the 2011 Dreamworks animation Puss in Boots and it’s amazing film score by the talented English film composer Henry Jackman. Produced by Guillermo del Toro and directed by Chris Miller, this spin-off prequel to the Shrek franchise features music which plays to …

Synopsis: Ready the ships, dear listeners, and sail with Lasse and his guest Edmund Meinerts into another Track Swap adventure! For their score picks, Edmund and Lasse went with TV soundtracks which both truly deserve more recognition. So raise the anchor and let’s embark!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Synopsis: On this very special episode of Track Swap, Lasse’s friend Natalie joins him for her Podcast Debut. They talk about two scores with quite the sensual (and maybe even scandalous) subject matter. Let’s not beat around the bush: It’s getting hot!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Description: In this episode of Track Swap, Edmund Meinerts returns to the show, much to Lasse’s delight. The theme today: comedies! One awful and a big flop, the other not that good either, but hugely successful… and animated.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Happy New Year and welcome back to the show, Questerians! In our 40th Score Guide, Wend and Will are once again your captains, guiding you through the cosmic musical masterpiece that is David Newman‘s score to Galaxy Quest. We’ll be winding back the red curtain to uncover the memorable theme and it’s development, the space-faring instrumentation, t…

Greetings, citizens of the internet! Happy Holidays from the Sideshow Sound Radio team. After an unexpected hiatus, Wend, Will, and (of course) CLAUDE are back to close out 2023 with a special update episode. In this episode, we share our excitement about the upcoming year, 2024. We’ve genuinely missed all of you and can’t wait to continue our jour…

I thank composer Marcel Barsotti and director Philip Brenke that they let me do a spotlight episode on the score for the German thriller “Forgiveness: Ten Years Without Spring“. The album is available from December 12th on, everywhere you can stream and/or download music.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Josh from Film Score And More is once again Lasses guest on Track Swap. This time, they talk about scores for family adventure movies, one from America by Alan Silvestri and one from Germany by Ralf Wengenmayr.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Edmund Meinerts returns to Track Swap. This time, him and Lasse focus on Video Game adaptations based on the works of Tolkien. How do those scores compare to the Howard Shore masterpieces? Tune in and find out!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

On the newest Track Swap Special, Lasse introduces EARTH, the most recent and this time fully electronic album by composer Marcel Barsotti, available for purchase and streaming pretty much everywhere from March 28th on. https://www.marcelbarsotti.com/en/earth-das-neue-album/De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

This time, the guest on Track Swap is German composer Christoph Zirngibl. The topic of the day: Superheroes! Christoph brought an often overlooked score by a true master, while Lasse took the chance and picked a track by a female composer! Can you guess what their choices are? Link: https://christophzirngibl.com/…

On this year’s first regular episode of Track Swap, Edmund Meinerts joins Lasse as a guest. One of them brought a Video Game Score, while the other chose some music from an 80’s Family Fantasy Film.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Welcome back to Track Swap! Lasse Vogt is counting down his favorite scores of the previous year – nothing more, nothing less! Are some of your favorites among his choices? Were you familiar with all of them or did you discover something new? Tune in, sit back and enjoy some very entertaining recommendations by your friendly neighborhood German Guy…

For the last episode of the year, Jen Wolff joins Track Swap once again! Let us stay within the festive spirit of the holidays and listen to some wonderful seasonal music. We wish you a very Happy and hopefully successful New Year!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Erik Woods returns to Track Swap! Although his pick is definitely christmassey, it is not exactly the kind of music you would want to play while the family is around. But that is the kind of stuff Lasse really enjoys having on the show! Fittingly, his choices are also a little bit unusual, even though they are from a Christmas movie. Sit back, enjo…

Finally, Todd Horan is joining Track Swap. In the second Christmas episode of the season, Todd brings a kinda forgotten 80’s classic to the table, while Lasse’s choice is, again, much more recent.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Brand new guest Shannon Jowett is so lucky to be on the first Christmas Episode of the season. His choices are a little bit unusual, but definitely from a festive film, while Lasse brings something much more traditional, but also very recent to the table.De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Brand new guest Tim Halbur joins Track Swap and brings a classic to the show, while Lasse chooses something matching, but much more contemporary. Link: https://twitter.com/HalburDe către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Another day, another Powell: Josh from Film Score And More returns to Track Swap, this time with a much more recent John Powell score. Lasse brings another great composer with him and presents a score which often seems to get overlooked. Tune in and prepare to be enchanted!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

Rob Rawdon returns to Track Swap. We are discussing comedy scores again, although this time, they are not quite as silly. Rob brings the score of a beloved classic, while Lasse’s choice is a much more recent film, although the music is refreshingly oldschool. Listen and have fun!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

In the silliest episode so far, Lasse welcomes Cole McLeod back on Track Swap. They both brought scores from pretty goofy comedies and truly hope you like this music just as much as they do. Sit down, listen and have a good laugh!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre

The great Jen Wolff joins Lasse on the 11th episode of Track Swap. Both of them have brought music from historical drama films based on famous books – coincidence? Let’s find out and join them on their journey… and listen to these amazing tracks, of course!De către Sideshow Sound Theatre