Soundtrack Alley

Podcast about soundtracks, along with interviews and other projects along the way

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Friday Oct 17, 2025

I am Randy Andrews your host.
Today on Soundtrack Alley, I’ll be interviewing Heather Snodgrass a debut novelist for the book A Love Letter to Reading. We’ll discuss her book at length and the curated playlist for the main character. We’ll discuss also how music shapes peoples lives and how it changes lives. And with the written word, there are always more ways to look at music or at art and see something residing inside us.
Heather Snodgrass is the debut award winning author behind A Love Letter to Reading—Its a novel that blends adrenaline-fueled suspense with the healing power of music. The book’s main character, Ariana Rossi, is a nurse by day and a trained assassin by night. Yet in the darkest corners of her double life, she relies on music not just for inspiration, but for survival.
Ariana choreographs every kill to a carefully curated playlist. For her, music becomes more than background noise—it’s how she drowns out guilt, stays present, and makes sense of unbearable emotions. Heather drew from her own lifelong relationship with music, weaving in the idea that sound can anchor us through chaos.
Heather used various elements of her own life including portions of music from the playlist from her Husband, her friends in the film industry and other elements to create this very personal yet very exciting and enjoyable reading experience. If anyone has ever experienced the multi-media project of Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire, this book and playlist will be for you. Here in the notes is a link not only to Heather's website but also her instagram as well as the actual Spotify Playlist .
First of all Soundtrack Alley's theme music is composed by Alexander Scheibel
you can find his work at xanderscores.com
Heather Snodgrass website is found at authorheathersnodgrass.com
Heather's instagram is found at https://www.instagram.com/melted_heathbar/
the Spotify playlist for which you are excited to get into is found here.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7kk1R2ns9lT5lTeBgXtBRk?utm_source=generator
Here also is a link to buy the book on Amazon
A Love Letter to Reading
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Friday Aug 08, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host.
This is yet another older episode that got lost to the void. Eric Woods and I did three of the Indiana Jones films on Soundtrack Alley and then did Crystal Skull over on CSR. This episode is still my favorite Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, My show went through two iterations before I brought things back to the original title of Soundtrack Alley. Now I’m sharing this episode again.
I hope you enjoy this!
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the sets, the locations, the action and adventure and so much more. This film is really so much fun and concludes a trilogy that should have stopped and stayed unique in its film time.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some of the brilliant music from the master John Williams.
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
 
 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
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Friday Aug 01, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host. This is another older episode that got lost to the void. Eric Woods and I did three of the Indiana Jones films on Soundtrack Alley and then did Crystal Skull over on CSR. This episode is a little dated, but the facts remain and the music still stands tall. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom originally marked the 50th episode of my show. My show went through two iterations before I brought things back to the original title of Soundtrack Alley. Now I'm sharing this episode again.
I hope you enjoy this!
 
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the sets, the locations, the action and adventure and so much more. The reason this film stands up so well is because of how tightly written it is.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some of the brilliant music from the master John Williams.
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
www.x.com/soundtrackalley
www.facebook.com/soundtrackalley

Friday Jul 25, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host. This is the another older episode that got lost to the void. Eric Woods and I did three of the Indiana Jones films on Soundtrack Alley and then did Crystal Skull over on CSR. This episode is a little dated, but the facts remain and the music still stands tall.
I hope you enjoy this!
 
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the sets, the locations, the action and adventure and so much more. The reason this film stands up so well is because of how tightly written it is.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some of the brilliant music from the master John Williams.
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
www.x.com/soundtrackalley
www.facebook.com/soundtrackalley

Friday Jul 18, 2025

This is an interview I did with Chelsey Back in 2018. At Planet Comic-Con it was noisy, but I think the audio is just right. Hope you enjoy!
I ask her various questions about her cosplay
What she enjoys most about the craft and what her plans for the future are.
this is an interview podcast. the questions are in the podcast. 
Here is her link tree for all her places.
https://linktr.ee/chelseycurentlycosplay?fbclid=IwY2xjawLmVoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA2NHlISnhtTFZGRVl6MGtBAR5RhktA1Ftaqym9HoYdK7p_l3gPnNuquJs84QW9-rIKPhtCY-EuLFKGHJprEQ_aem_wmpNnS5h5lpStQczh4dZOg
 
I am Randy Andrews. A podcaster and artist
Alexander Scheibel composed Soundtrack Alley's theme music
find his work at xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
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Friday Jul 11, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host. This is the Sixth episode in a series of episodes for Star Trek
This one is of course for Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country , this film is my second favorite Star Trek Film with Nicolas Meyer directing. I'm really excited about this episode
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the sets, the locations, the aliens and so much more. The reason this film stands up so well is because of how tightly written it is.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some excellent music cues from Cliff Eidelman and how he really made the film stand on its own.
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
www.x.com/soundtrackalley
www.facebook.com/soundtrackalley

Saturday Jul 05, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host. this Episode is a day late and I apologize for that. This is the Fifth episode in a series of episodes for Star Trek
This one is of course for Star Trek V The Final Frontier, Its considered the worst made Star Trek Film ever. We actually challenge that. Its better than people think.
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the props , the models, the actual movement of a story that makes Star Trek, Star Trek. If you know, you know.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some key music cues from the film and see how those affect us. Jerry Goldsmith pulled this score out and created an amazing wondrous piece of music that stands high on the films for Star Trek. 
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
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Friday Jun 27, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host. We have two to go after this one for older Star Trek Episodes
this is the fourth episode in a series of episodes for Star Trek
This one is of course for Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the props , the models, the issues with the Challenger accident as well as the dedication for the crew of that ship. This is one of the most beloved favorite of Star Trek films.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some key music cues from the film and see how those affect us or even show wonders of Leonard Rosenman whom Leonard Nimoy picked to score the film. We talk a lot about the ending cue which stands out for the whole film honestly.
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
www.x.com/soundtrackalley
www.facebook.com/soundtrackalley

Friday Jun 20, 2025

Hello, I am Randy Andrews, your host. These episodes are older but I am reissuing them.
this is the third episode in a series of episodes for Star Trek
 
This one is of course for Star Trek III The Search for Spock
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the props and so much more.
This episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some key music cues from the film and see how those affect us or even show the brilliance of James Horner's great score. We talk a lot about Stealing the enterprise and we discuss Christopher Lloyd, he's awesome.  
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
www.x.com/soundtrackalley
www.facebook.com/soundtrackalley

Friday Jun 13, 2025

this is the second episode in a series of episodes for Star Trek
Eric Woods and I go into detail on the film and its background. We discuss the behind the scenes, the props and so much more.
this episode will involve discussing some of the trivia from IMDB curated and then discussing some of the liner notes from the deluxe edition of the score of the film. Then we will discuss some key music cues from the film and see how those affect us or even show the brilliance of James Horner's excellent score. 
Eric Woods as you know is a talented podcaster who runs Cinematic Sound Radio and I am a part of his podcasting network. There are several shows associated with the network. He has been doing the podcast or a form of it for over 25 years. He’s a good friend from Kitchner Ontario Canada and is a great admirer of film scores. He also has a Patreon where you can join and share in the playlist and the exclusive shows only to Patreons
With the show we discuss points on the film and background on the production of the movie. 
After that we go into the cues from the film, some we will do a selection of two to three cues per section and we discuss background on the different selections 
Then we promote our shows 
The theme for Soundtrack Alley is composed by Alexander Schiebel and you can find his work at 
www.xanderscores.com
Please check out my website 
www.soundtrackalley.com
follow the podcast through your favorite podcasting app. 
Follow for more info through my social pages
www.instagram.com/soundtrackalley
www.x.com/soundtrackalley
www.facebook.com/soundtrackalley
 
 

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