![]() Stranger Things 4 picks its soundtrack well, as usual, and in turn gives viewers a whole new mixtape of '80s classics to obsess over this summer. songs that reverberate with us, and it looks like Season 3s soundtrack. And Stranger Things knows that too.īut that's just one aspect of things. Half the fun of Netflixs Stranger Things series is made up of 80s style. We all have those songs that can save us from the darkest of moments the songs that can change a mood from the very first note. And we won't spoil too much, but the show makes a not-too-subtle but completely true point: music can save your life. Stranger Things uses monsters as metaphors for real issues in Season 4, from depression to anxiety. So Max escapes in her music, and her music, most of the time, is Kate Bush. New Order’s haunting synth-and-guitar epic Elegia recalls New Wave at its most bittersweet The Bangles’ Hazy Shade of Winter neatly captures the. And while Billy was an asshole, he was the closest thing she had to a close family member. While Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s original score to Stranger Things sets the series’ eerie tone, pitch-perfect musical selections round out the retro scene-setting. She's relatively new to Hawkins, she's coming from a broken home, and now she's just lost her stepbrother, Billy. ![]() ![]() Stranger Things does quite a nice job of establishing "Running Up That Hill" as Max's favorite song Max, we know, is a character in a precarious place. Season 4 of Stranger Things has no shortage of those, but there's one familiar motif that comes up again and again, and may just be stuck in your head for a couple weeks: the music of Kate Bush. Who can forget Will and Jonathan bonding over "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash back in Season 1? How about Eleven and Max bonding in the mall while Madonna's "Material Girl" played in Season 3? There are few things that can help create a mental association as well as a well-placed musical cue, and Stranger Things music supervisor Nora Felder is great at creating just that. While Dixon & Stein's music largely helps to create the mood and aesthetic that so defines the nostalgic horror vibe of Stranger Things, it's the expertly-chosen needle drops that really give the show its moments. Until the creepy-crawlies from the Upside Down return in season four, this collection of beloved tunes is a nostalgic comfort and great singalong fun.Music has always been a huge part of Stranger Things, and we're not even talking about the incredible synth -driven original score by composers Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein. Oingo Boingo, Just Another Day (1985): Opening song on band’s Dead Man’s Party album. ![]() The compilation closes with a humorous-yet-touching duet by "Dusty-bun" Gaten Matarazzo and "Suzie-poo" Gabriella Pizzolo, who take on the magical Limahl theme "Never Ending Story," a fitting end that washes away the dread and anxiety brought upon by the Mind Flayer. Chapter One: Madmax Devo, Whip It (1980): Signature tune of Ohio-based New Wave band. Other highlights include a very Stranger Things remix of the Who's "Baba O'Riley," which adds atmospheric synth textures to give the '70s classic a neon, sci-fi spin the recurring space-bop "Neutron Dance" by the Pointer Sisters and Howard Jones' "Things Can Only Get Better," which sums up the overarching sentiment of the show with the line, "And do you feel scared, I do/But I won't stop and falter," a rallying cry for the young heroes of Stranger Things. Corey Hart's "Never Surrender" serves as the backdrop to a tender moment between two main characters (as Foreigner's "Cold as Ice" compliments a less-affectionate climax), while a cleverly placed "Movin' in Stereo" by the Cars not only references an '80s teen classic, but also that movie's star, Phoebe Cates, who is alluded to throughout season three as a running inside joke. The track list features genre-spanning hits by Madonna, REO Speedwagon, Teena Marie, Weird Al, Wham!, and many more, used to strategic effect throughout the eight episodes of the season. Released the day after the July 4th premiere of season three of the sci-fi/coming-of-age show, Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 3 is a nostalgia-packed companion soundtrack that culls from an era of music that might have been heard in this fictional '80s setting. ![]()
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