Cinematic Sound Radio - A Soundtrack Podcast / Radio Show Since 1996

Today, on THE 1UPBEAT, we celebrate the great Koji Kondo’s 65th birthday with a look back on his career, with particular focus on his early and later lesser-known works. Skipping his well-known game scores from the late 80s and the 90s, you’ll hear Kondo’s music from his early years at Nintendo and skipping ahead to his more supervisory role within the company, when he made m...

In this episode of PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME, we explore a fun theme called "Vacations Gone Wrong" to an either horrifying or hilarious degree. (I feel like in movies, there are only those two extremes.) This is part one of a two-parter, and the second part will be along shortly. Stick around for selections from Morricone's FRANTIC, Yared's THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, Peake's THE HI...

As the Super Mario Bros. series continues the yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary, we take a look back at its decades-long history via the musical arrangements featured in 2025’s Mario Kart World. The game’s free-roam mode features brand new arrangements of music from every single game in the series. In part 1, we covered music from the 1985 birth of the series throu...

As the Super Mario Bros. series continues the yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary, we take a look back at its decades-long history via the musical arrangements featured in 2025’s Mario Kart World. The game’s free-roam mode features brand new arrangements of music from every single game in the series. In part 1, we will cover from the 1985 birth of the series through ...

Our guest hails from Greece, where she attended several acting schools and appeared in numerous plays, television shows, and films. She then pursued her dream by relocating to Los Angeles, where she appeared in several independent films and began writing screenplays. Her playlist includes music by Hans Zimmer, John Williams, and Bill Conti. Her selections include music from H...