The Secret Soundtracks of Movies & TV

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In the ‘60s and ‘70s, world-class musicians gathered in smoky studios to record tracks that you couldn’t buy in a store… but ended up everywhere. In this episode, Dallas and the TTH crew dive into the golden age of production music: versatile cues crafted for everything from car chases to romantic montages to space odysseys. Along the way, they uncover how these obscure records found their way into sports broadcasts, hip hop singles, and modern sitcoms, and reveal the vintage library track that Quentin Tarantino brought back into style. Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Threads, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Explore incredible speakers, soundbars and more at ⁠sonos.com⁠. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/20k⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠quo.com/20k⁠⁠⁠ for 20% of your first 6 months of business phone software. Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at ⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/hertz⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Sonos.
0:03.0	It's hard to believe, but the holiday season is just around the corner,
0:07.0	meaning it's time to start thinking about those presents.
0:10.0	Fortunately, Sonos has a bunch of great gift options,
0:13.0	whether you're surprising the music lover in your life
0:15.0	or upgrading their home theater for movie nights.
0:19.0	For me, I know my family and I will be watching lots of
0:21.9	Christmas movies this season using our Sonos sound system. If you thought Elf was fun in stereo,
0:27.7	just wait until you hear it in Glorious 5.1. And throughout the house, I'll be playing
0:32.9	plenty of Christmas music through our interconnected Sonos speakers. I can even use my Sonos port to beam vinyl records to my speakers wirelessly.
0:42.3	And with the portable Sonos move too, I can bring those classic records with me into the front yard while we make a snowman.
0:49.4	Give someone the gift of audio bliss with Sonos.
0:52.9	Visit Sonos.com to explore their selection of speakers, soundbars, headphones, and more.
0:58.5	That's s-o-n-os.com.
1:04.3	You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
1:09.3	The stories behind the world's most iconic and fascinating sounds.
1:15.0	I'm Dallas Taylor.
1:17.8	Testing one, two, testing one, two.
1:20.3	Recently, our supervising producer Casey scheduled a mysterious recording with me and our producer, Grace.
1:26.8	I have no idea what's about to happen and I'm thrilled about it.
1:30.9	Yeah, it should be fun.
1:32.1	Basically, Casey manages this podcast, while Grace oversees our sound designers and works with
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