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Avant-Bard is a biweekly discussion review podcast where Megan and Marquez, two fans of the works of William Shakespeare, dissect and recap media inspired by the Bard of Avon himself.
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2022 ShakespYeare in Review
Episode Notes
It's 2023, so we're going back through the highs and lows of 2022. Let's talk best and worst films, MMVP, and future resolutions!
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Concert Scream Applause Short" on audioblocks.com
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Much Ado About Christmas
Episode Notes
It's Christmas Time on Avant-Bard which means we "get to" watch a Christmas rom-com based on Shakespeare. Today we're tackling Much Ado about Nothing with Much Ado About Christmas! Are we filled with the Holiday Shakespirit?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Short Canned Laughter", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Jingle Sleigh Bells Ringing", "Serene Stinger", "Comic Male Laughter", "Crowd Boos 2" on audioblocks.com
Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia
"Warp Speed", "Wah Wah Sad Trombone" on freesound.org
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The Hungry
Episode Notes
Getting our November tradition out at the last second! You know we had to cover a Titus Andronicus before the feasting month ended! So we're here this week with The Hungry. How will this Tamora-focused adaptation strike our collective fancy?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
Support the show on Patreon
Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX:
Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia
""Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start". "Female Saying Oh", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Gasp 3" on audioblocks.com
"Evil Laughter Joker", "Sniff mmmm" on freesound.org
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Rosaline (2022)
Episode Notes
We love covering new films that fit our shtick, so we're doing back-to-back Romeo and Juliet so we can cover Rosaline! What's this classic like through the eyes of the forgotten first love? Let's find out.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
Support the show on Patreon
Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: ""Minuet", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Super Short Drum Roll with Cymbal Crash at the end", "Cat Call Whistle 2", "35mm Film Projector Start". "Short Canned Laughter", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Crowd Boos 2", "Warning Attention Security Alarm 3", "Sigh Content", "Gasp 3", "Bird Goose Honk", "Jail crate Closing", "Harp Spell Classic" on audioblocks.com
"Cat Screaming", "Surprised Child Voice Sound" on freesound.org
Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia
"Night at the Club" by Neil Cross-- Link: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/night-at-the-club-rgw-wla3uvhk0wy3e6k.html
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Warm Bodies
Episode Notes
What's a Spooptober Month without a zombie love story? Any other Spooptober Month. But not this one! This one has Warm Bodies, a twee-zombie-love-tale inspired by Romeo & Juliet. Let's dig in.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
Support the show on Patreon
Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX:
"Cricket Chirp Single", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Harp Spell Classic", "35mm Film Projector Start". "News Flash Background Music", "Party Noise Maker Blow Unfold" on audioblocks.com
"Action Cue", "Cash Register Kaching", "KB_Heartbeat", "Cat Screaming" on freesound.org
Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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Throne of Blood
We're back! It's Spooktober month, so how could we stay away? We're back with more Akira Kurosawa; this time, Throne of Blood (his take on Macbeth)!
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
Support the show on Patreon
Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Creaking Door", "Hooded Crow", "Cackling Creepy Laughter", "Man Screams in Pain", "Stabbing Stab Knife" on freesound.org
"Cartoonish Ghost Moaning", "Horror Style Impact 2", "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start" on audioblocks.com
Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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