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Lis­ten to the Stranger Things orig­i­nal series soundtrack

11 Aug 2016

Words by Adam Woodward

Three cyclists riding through a foggy, ethereal forest with beams of light.
Three cyclists riding through a foggy, ethereal forest with beams of light.
The record­ing fea­tures music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of S U R V I V E.

Lakeshore Records is releas­ing the Orig­i­nal Net­flix Series Sound­track to Stranger Things in two parts this month – Vol­ume One is out dig­i­tal­ly 12 August and on CD 16 Sep­tem­ber, while Vol­ume Two will arrive dig­i­tal­ly 19 August and on CD 23 Sep­tem­ber. Both vol­umes fea­ture the orig­i­nal score by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of exper­i­men­tal synth out­fit S U R V I V E fame.

Writer/​directors the Duf­fer Broth­ers used a song from the band’s debut LP in a trail­er they made to pitch their con­cept to Net­flix, and they were quick­ly brought on to write the full orig­i­nal score. Stein reveals that he and Dixon ​“dis­cussed hav­ing a clas­sic tone and feel to the music for the show but being reserved enough that it wasn’t ​’80s cheese, while offer­ing a refresh­ing qual­i­ty so that felt mod­ern.” Their approach cer­tain­ly res­onat­ed with fans of the show, who have hailed the pair’s fore­bod­ing, synth-heavy score.

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Order the sound­track from 12 August via lakeshorere​cords​.com

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