One of the best parts of Netflix’s brilliant new series Stranger Things is its soundtrack and, thankfully for us, we can now put it on repeat.
Stranger Things’ soundtrack — Volume 1 — debuted Friday, a few weeks after the new series took the internet by storm. We’ve written about why you need to tell your friends to watch it, and why Dustin is the person everyone should be talking about more.
The soundtrack was created by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. In a press release, the composers spoke about how they came on board for Stranger Things: “The directors were previously fans of S U R V I V E. They used a song from our first LP in a trailer they made to pitch their concept to Netflix. Once the show was picked up, they reached out to see if we were available to score the show.”
“We 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. This was one of the qualities that drew them to our music in the first place. Having a familiarity with classic synths worked, but with an overall forward thinking approach.”
You can grab the soundtrack on Apple Music.
‘Stranger Things’ soundtrack list:
1) Stranger Things
2) Kids
3) Nancy and Barb
4) This Isn’t You
5) Lay-Z-Boy
6) Friendship
7) Eleven
8) A Kiss
9) Castle Beyers
10) Hawkins
11) The Upside Down
12) After Sarah
13) One Blink For Yes
14) Photos in the Woods
15) Fresh Blood
16) Lamps
17) Hallucinations
18) Hanging Lights
19) Biking to School
20) Are You Sure?
21) Agents
22) Papa
23) Cops Are Good at Finding
24) No Weapons
25) Walking Through the Nether
26) She’ll Kill You
27) Run Away
28) No Autopsy
29) Dispatch
30) Joyce and Lonnie Fighting
31) Lights Out
32) Hazmat Suits
33) Theoretically
34) You Can Talk to Me
35) What Else Is There to Do?
36) Hawkins Lab
Unfortunately, it looks like Spotify users are out of luck for the time being.
Can’t wait for Stranger Things Volume 2? Don’t worry, you only have to wait a week (it arrives August 19!). The Stranger Things soundtrack CDs will be released in September.
The Stranger Things vinyl is expected to be released in the future. It’s sure to be the perfect gift for fans who are nostalgic for the ’80s!