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Great tunes, great shows, and cold drinks. Welcome to Back Tracks: Theme Music. Join Corey & John and we dive deep into the music and stories we love!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Corey Morissette and John Mariano connect comedy scenes to the riffs, performances, and production details that make their featured songs stick.
Corey Morissette and John Mariano use a familiar pairing in each episode: one memorable film, then the song that helps give it a pulse. Their conversations move easily between comedy recollection and music commentary, treating "Born To Be Wild" in One Crazy Summer, "I Will…
A Steppenwolf bass line gets its moment; your favorite movie gag gets a seat beside it.
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A loose sports-movie conversation that lands on Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive."
The piece leans into a loose, funny sports-movie setup to arrive at Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," and that is where its appeal sits. Coach McGinty, Clifford Franklin, Shane Falco, Danny Bateman, Brian Murphy, and Eddie all get pulled into the same easygoing mix of fears,…
A loose, funny movie-and-music hang with real chemistry and plenty of trivia.
Back Tracks: Theme Music treats Talladega Nights as a loose, good-natured hang built on movie memory, racing talk, and Motley Crue side roads.
A Hangover rewatch that turns the movie's chaos into an easy, joke-friendly hangout.
Back Tracks treats The Hangover as a fast, affectionate rewatch, with Corey Morissette and John Mariano keeping the pace lively as they move through the Vegas setup, the missing Doug, the trashed hotel room, the tiger, Mike Tyson, and the black Doug gag.
A breezy rock-memory hangout that finds real pleasure in one famous riff.
A Catskills resort memory sets up a loose, affectionate conversation around Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild," and Corey and John spend much of their time on the riff, the bass line, the late-60s production, and a few bits of rock history.
A relaxed Pee-Wee rewatch built around jokes, character talk, and affection for Paul Rubens.
Back Tracks takes Pee-Wee's Big Adventure as a warm look back at a 1985 comedy classic. Corey Morissette and John Mariano lean into the catchphrases, the Mr. T cereal memory, and a respectful nod to Paul Rubens, which gives the conversation its heart.
Records worth hearing, reasons worth arguing over.
Annual Songlines Music Awards ceremonies spotlighting global artists, from Afrobeat to sevda.
A high schooler's music diary — Grammys press pass stories to family concert interviews.
Rap verdicts, fight-night takes and wandering movie arguments.
Corey Morissette has John Mariano back from vacation.
Cash, cereal, and a clean Pee-Wee callback.
Spiders, scars, and replacement football get things moving.
Detailed analysis of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, covering the film's plot about race car driver Ricky Bobby's journey through crashes and recovery, ensemble cast performances, iconic scenes including the on-fire sequence, and discussion of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's creative partnership that ended after the Winning Time series.
Cash sets the odd little mood.