#168 - Spinal Tap

#168 - Spinal Tap

This week on The Tracklist, Daron and Chris are strapping in for the loudest, most ridiculous, and somehow most earnest rock soundtrack ever committed to film: This Is Spinal Tap (1984). Rob Reiner's mockumentary masterpiece didn't just parody '80s heavy metal — it became it. The music in this film is the joke AND the heart, and that's a genuinely hard thing to pull off. From Big Bottom to Hell Hole to the haunting, Stonehenge-adjacent opus Stonehenge, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer wrote and performed every track themselves — and somehow made songs that are both hysterically bad and undeniably catchy. We're breaking down the score, the songs, the performances, and asking the real question: Is this a Cult Classic? Follow us on Instagram: @thedaronjenkins [https://www.instagram.com/thedaronjenkins] | @chrissaunders_music [https://www.instagram.com/chrissaunders_music] | @tracklistshow [https://www.instagram.com/tracklistshow] Rep the show and grab some Tracklist merch at tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com [https://tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com] If you enjoy the episode, leave us a rating, subscribe, and follow the show wherever you listen — it means the world and helps more people find us!

#167 - Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Two gangsters, one woman, and a time machine walk into the most chaotic night of their lives — and The Tracklist is talking about it. This week, we're reviewing the film/tracklist for Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026), the R-rated action-comedy starring Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, and Eiza González. We discuss whether the film/tracklist holds up under the film's wild premise. Follow us on Instagram: @thedaronjenkins [https://www.instagram.com/thedaronjenkins] | @chrissaunders_music [https://www.instagram.com/chrissaunders_music] | @tracklistshow [https://www.instagram.com/tracklistshow] Rep the show and grab some Tracklist merch at tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com [https://tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com/] If you enjoy the episode, leave us a rating, subscribe, and follow the show wherever you listen — it means the world and helps more people find us!

#166 - Dope (2015)

The Tracklist is back, and this week we're diving deep into one of the most criminally underrated soundtracks of the 2010s — the Dope (2015) tracklist. Director Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age crime-comedy was a love letter to '90s hip-hop culture. Follow us on Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedaronjenkins⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thedaronjenkins%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠@chrissaunders_music⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/chrissaunders_music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tracklistshow⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/tracklistshow%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rep the show and grab some Tracklist merch at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com⁠ [https://tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy the episode, leave us a rating, subscribe, and follow the show wherever you listen - it means the world and helps more people find us!

#165 - 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

We're rewinding to 1999 — Padua High, Patrick Verona, and a soundtrack packed with late-90s alt-rock gold. This episode, we break down the music behind the magic of 10 Things I Hate About You, from Letters to Cleo to the tracks you forgot you knew by heart. Follow us on Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedaronjenkins⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thedaronjenkins%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠@chrissaunders_music⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/chrissaunders_music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tracklistshow⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/tracklistshow%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rep the show and grab some Tracklist merch at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com⁠ [https://tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy the episode, leave us a rating, subscribe, and follow the show wherever you listen - it means the world and helps more people find us!

#164 - F1: The Movie (2025)

This week, Daron and Chris strap in for the tracklist of F1: The Movie — breaking down every track that made you feel like you were doing 200mph in a car you definitely can't afford. And we brought in some serious horsepower to help us do it. Follow our guest, Rory Wells (screenwriter, attorney, and speaker) on TikTok at @rorywellsnj [https://www.tiktok.com/@rorywellsnj]. Follow us on Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedaronjenkins⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thedaronjenkins%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠@chrissaunders_music⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/chrissaunders_music%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tracklistshow⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/tracklistshow%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rep the show and grab some Tracklist merch at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com⁠ [https://tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoy the episode, leave us a rating, subscribe, and follow the show wherever you listen - it means the world and helps more people find us!