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So here we are, doing everything we can… and chatting THPS music with the pros! We’re so excited to have Ralph D’Amato (producer of the Tony Hawk series through Project 8 and also a new documentary about the series) and Blake Hester (writer, musician, and THUG lover) join MinnTrax to talk about the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks, how Neversoft picked such great songs, how they were shaped by skate culture, and the impact they had on games and music tastes for generations to come. Then, with questions from the MinnTrax community, we learn about a song that didn’t make it onto the THPS soundtracks and why, who’d be perfect for one of those soundtracks today, and what each of our wrestling themes would be (because why not?). Thanks for listening!

To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below…

14:30 - Dead Kennedys - “Police Truck”

17:30 - Suicidal Tendencies - “Cyco Vision”

24:15 - Goldfinger - “Superman”

36:55 - Rage Against the Machine - “Guerrilla Radio”

41:00 - Bad Religion - “You”

43:47 - Millencolin - “No Cigar”

48:00 - The High & Mighty - “B-Boy Document ’99”

52:25 - Anthrax & Public Enemy - “Bring the Noise”

55:47 - Lagwagon - “May 16”

1:02:12 - Community questions

1:27:04 - Community song (“Kick, Push” by Lupe Fiasco, suggested by MinnMax supporter Cade Mead) Find Ralph’s new THPS documentary, “Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story,” at thpsfilm.com and wherever you stream movies

Follow Blake at twitter.com/metallicaisrad and read his oral history of THUG

(https://bit.ly/2ExQen7) and his profile of Neversoft cofounder Joel Jewett (https://bit.ly/2QtsXVT)

Watch Leo and Blake rank all 31 Tony Hawk games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNmaVDrKJ08 Support MinnMax on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/

MinnTrax Episode Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2vgqfvK

MinnTrax Community Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox