Leitmotif and Movement: A Father and Son Musical Journey Podcast

Leitmotif and Movement: A Father and Son Musical Journey Podcast

A father and son listen to, review, and discuss music from the past and present. We will take a deep dive into our favorite records, talk our favorite artists, give our recommendations, and maybe someday do some interviews with the musicians that inspire us. If you like classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock/metal, movie scores, video game scores, or just music in general we invite you to join us on our journey! Shoot us a message at leitmovepod@gmail.com and we will read it on air! Please keep it clean. Subscribe to us on your favorite podcasting platform! Like and subscribe on YouTube! Leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Threads Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 23, 2025 67 mins

We're breaking down Skid Row’s 1989 debut release, “Skid Row”!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Stay Alive"

Performed by Date Back To Dawn

From the album:  Reminiscence

Composed by:  Date Back To Dawn

Lyrics by:  Date Back To D...

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In this special bonus episode, we are talking about our experience attending the Infinite Arc Tour (featuring Periphery, Mastodon, and Coheed and Cambria)!


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We're breaking down Coheed And Cambria’s 2002 debut release, “The Second Stage Turbine Blade”! We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery. Plus we discuss The Commodores’ “Easy” and Michael receives his next assignment!


WARNING: We do get into story spoilers in this week’s album discussion. We also discuss some difficult topics within the story such as murder and rape. Listener discretion is...

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We're breaking down Soundgarden’s 1994 release, "Superunknown"! We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss John Waite’s “Missing You” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Best Of Times"

Performed by Full Throttle

Composed by:  Kaelin Chase Caron, Max William McGill, Evan Samuel Levite

Lyrics by:  Evan Samuel Levite, K...

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We got an early chance to check out the new record from Bragging Rights, "A Personal Curse", and we're providing our thoughts on it!

 

Purchase music from Bragging Rights at:

https://braggingrights2022.bandcamp.com/

 

HUGE thanks to Bragging Rights for giving us the early listen!

 

A complete list of how to contact, follow, like, and subscribe to us can be found at: leitmotifandmovement.com/bio

 

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We're breaking down Sammy Hagar’s 1982 release, "Standing Hampton"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss The Four Tops’ “I Can’t Help Myself” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Delicate Little Thoughts"

Performed by Sin Seer

Composed by:  Trey Saucillo & Cameron McLendon

Lyrics by:  Trey Saucillo

 

"Th...

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April 28, 2025 94 mins

We're breaking down dredg’s 2002 release, "el cielo"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want) and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Very special thanks to traversingboard.com via The Internet Wayback Machine for all of the great analysis of “el cielo”!  

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"A Burial...

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We got an early chance to check out the new record from Knight Of The Round, "Refractions", and we're providing our thoughts on it!


Preorder the album on vinyl, cd, or digital at: https://knightoftheround.bandcamp.com/album/refractions


HUGE thanks to Knight Of The Round for giving us the early listen!


A complete list of how to contact, follow, like, and subscribe to us can be found at: leitmotifandmovement.com/bio


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We're breaking down Rainbow’s 1975 debut release, "Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Battle at Marthon"

Performed by Overlorde

From the album:  “Awaken the Fury”

Composed by:  Overlorde

 

"S...

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We're breaking down Periphery’s 2016 release, "Periphery III:  Select Difficulty"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery. Plus we discuss Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"As Tight as Phantoms Hold"

Performed by Beriedir

From the album:  “Liminal Spaces”

Composed by:  Stefano Nusperli, Francesc...

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March 17, 2025 77 mins

We're breaking down Van Halen’s 1978 release, "Van Halen"! We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"The Elephant Man As A Distinguished Gentleman Sipping His Tea"

Performed by Beware The Gong

From the album:  “Eternal Rain”

Composed by:  ngaothr’gn...

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March 3, 2025 77 mins

We're breaking down Rush’s 1976 release, "2112"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Corey Hart’s “Never Surrender” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Soul Killer"

Performed by The Lucidia Project

Composed by:  Daniel Williams, Chris Polasky, Benjamin Ezekiel Jacobs, Chase Cody Baldwin

Lyrics by:  Chase Cody...

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February 17, 2025 85 mins

We're breaking down Sevendust's 2003 release, "Seasons"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss The Jackson 5's "Who's Lovin' You" and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Misery"

Performed by Coldlung

From the “Habit” EP

Composed by: Sam Brown, Max Brown, Tyler Chambers, Wolf Millier, Jesseb O'donnell

Lyrics by: Sam Brown, M...

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We're back with our third bonus episode! This time we are covering meanue's new record: "The Divine, Evolution, Extinction And Other Modern Prophecies"!

  

A complete list of how to contact, follow, like, and subscribe to us can be found at : leitmotifandmovement.com/bio


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We are now a part of the SPDM Crew Network of podcasts!

 

Leav...

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It's our second bonus episode! This time we are covering the debut record from Am I In Trouble?: "Spectrum"!

  

A complete list of how to contact, follow, like, and subscribe to us can be found at: leitmotifandmovement.com/bio

 

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We are now a part of the SPDM Crew Network of podcasts!

 

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February 3, 2025 86 mins

We're breaking down Queen's 1974 release, "Sheer Heart Attack"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Empire of the Necromancers"

Performed by Ashenheart

From the “Tales From Eternal Dusk” EP

Composed by: Amanda Kauffm...

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We're breaking down The Beatles’ 1963 debut studio record, "Please Please Me"!  We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery.  Plus we discuss Edwin Starr’s “War” and Michael receives his next assignment!

 

Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:

 

"Fear Is The Little Death That Brings Total Obliteration"

Performed by meanue

From the “The Divine, Evolution, Extinction, And Other Modern Prophecie...

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We're breaking down Loathe's 2020 release, "I Let It In And It Took Everything"! We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery. Plus we discuss Etta James' "At Last" and Michael receives his next assignment!


Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:


"Method Acting"

Performed by Monosphere

From the album: Sentience

Composed by: Rodney Fuchs & Marlon Palm

Lyrics by: Kevin Ernst


"Firestone"

Performed b...

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December 23, 2024 100 mins

We're talking our Top 5 Records of 2024! We also feature our Top 5 Discoveries of 2024 in our Art of Discovery segment! Plus we discuss John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" and Michael receives his next assignment!


Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:


"Raise Your Voices"

Performed by Hike The Peak (featuring Heathcliff)

From the album: Only The True Fly Free

Composed by: Lee Byatt

Lyrics by: Stefan Fischer, Sebas...

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We're breaking down Opeth's brand new record, "The Last Will And Testament"! We also feature our regular segments including The Art of Discovery. Plus we discuss George Michael's "Freedom '90" and Michael receives his next assignment!


Songs featured in The Art of Discovery:


"Perihelion"

Performed by These Cursed Hands

From the album: Intelligent (RE)Design

Composed by: Von-Aldrynne Eslava, Travis Cody, Wesley Griswold


"Al...

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