Yes, I know we’re studying podcasts, and this is a media course, not a music course, but I thought this week might be my only chance to have a shitty ramble about my love for film soundtracks…. Because film soundtracks are audio obviously, it’s just a podcast… With rhythm? ANYWAY let’s just role with it.

The soundtrack for Submarine, by Richard Ayoade. One of my favourite movies of all time, paired with also being a super wonderful soundtrack. It could however just be my slight bias towards Alex Turner, but we’ll ignore that for the sake of this very serious, and (obviously) very professional review.

Track 1: Stuck on the puzzle (intro). Arguably the best track, despite it only being 53 seconds long. The guitar paired with piano works so perfectly in unison, and if any of you have seen the film, it’s pretty much just an musical representation of all the feels you feel. Also, not to mention that Alex Turner is definitely the human embodiment of EMOTIONS.

Track 2: Hiding tonight. The one I don’t care for so much. Still great. Still love Alex Turner.

Track 3: Glass in the park. Again if you’ve seen the film, if you listen to this track, you can pretty much see the main character, Oliver Tate, having an angsty, melodramatic breakdown whilst this song accompanies him. Personally, I think this song sums up the entire movie, or at least Oliver as a character, in the space of 4 minutes. BRILLIANT.

Track 4: It’s hard to get around the wind. Aka the one that makes me cry. Not sure why. A solid 10/10.

Track 5: Stuck on the puzzle. This one kind of makes me angry, because I wish it was just an extended/full version of track 1. But that’s okay, good song, giving me all of the emotions!

Track 6: Piledriver waltz. A joyous conclusion to a soundtrack that tugs on all the heartstrings. This one definitely has a different feel to the rest of the songs, which I can appreciate. On the flip side to track one, I think it closes the narrative, it definitely feels like the end of a story.

Where does this bring me? Much like the films themselves, or any sort of visual piece that has a narrative, as does an audio piece. Much like podcasts, whether or not it’s explicit, they all tell stories. There’s the beginning, middle, and you guessed it, the end. Maybe it’s not as obvious in a film soundtrack, as it may be in a podcast, but trust me, if you have the time to listen close enough, I guarantee you’ll hear it.