Gotham West Studios launches its latest podcast *IN SYNC, a historiography celebrating your favorite music moments in TV and film. Combining the masterful storytelling and the emotional power of music, the new show is an episodic deep dive into music history and fandom. Each episode looks at one great song-to-screen sync and breaks down the cultural impact. With their extensive experience in music and podcasting, cultural critic Rachel Brodsky and filmmaker/podcaster Aviv Rubinstien are thrilled to unveil the first episode, available now, centered around Sia’s “Breathe Me” closing out cult TV show, Six Feet Under.

The next few episodes of *IN SYNC feature classic needle-drop moments from Do Revenge, Empire Records, Wednesday, The Last Of Us and Cruel Intentions. Rachel and Aviv are often joined by guests such as the music supervisors behind these highly memorable music moments. Initial guests include music supervisors Rob Lowry, Gary Calamar and Thomas Golubic as well as Jordan Ross Schindler, Creator of Cruel Intentions the Musical and That Thing You Do! actor Tom Everett Scott.

First 7 episodes:

Ep 1: Six Feet Under // “Breathe Me” (ft. an interview with SFU music supervisors Gary Calamar and Thomas Golubic)

Ep 2: Do Revenge // “Bitch” (ft. an interview with the film’s music supervisor Rob Lowry)

Ep 3: Empire Records // “Sugarhigh”

Ep 4: Wednesday // “Goo Goo Muck”

Ep 5: The Last Of Us // “Long Long Time”

Ep 6: Cruel Intentions // “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (ft. special guest Jordan Ross Schindler, Creator of Cruel Intentions the Musical)

Ep 7: That Thing You Do! // “That Thing You Do!” (ft. special guest Tom Everett Scott)

About Rachel Brodsky

Rachel Brodsky is a freelance culture writer, critic, and reporter living in Los Angeles. She is a staff writer/editor and Pop Columnist with Stereogum and was previously on staff with The Independent, Grammy.com, SPIN, and MTV. Her writing about music, TV, comedy, podcasts, film, gender, and lifestyle has been published by outlets including the LA Times, InStyle, The Guardian, Vulture, Nylon, GQ, UPROXX, Paste, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and more.

About Aviv Rubinstien

Aviv Rubinstien is a Philly native filmmaker and podcaster living and working in Los Angeles. He has written and directed several genre-jumping feature films both in the United States and Southeast Asia. He teaches screenwriting and filmmaking at Emerson College, and Hussian College Los Angeles and formerly New York Film Academy, and the University of Rhode Island. Aviv leads a double life as a musician, lead singer of rock and roll band Jacob the Horse.

Aviv’s love for film and music led him to host several pop culture podcasts including Law and Order: Special Viewing Unit, Lyric for Lunch, and *IN SYNC.

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