If you've already watched Netflix's Stranger Things once (or twice, or maybe even three times), then you undoubtedly have the original music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein swirling through your brain. Soon, you'll be able to take the synth sounds of Hawkins with you wherever you go, as Lakeshore Records will release the Stranger Things soundtrack in two volumes on both digital and CD formats.
The first volume of the Stranger Things soundtrack hits digital platforms on August 12th and comes out as a CD on September 16th. Volume two won't be far behind, as it's slated for an August 19th digital release and a September 23rd CD debut.
For more information, we have the official press release with full details, as well as the track listing for volume one (courtesy of Pitchfork) and the cover art for the soundtrack:
Press Release (via Eclipse Magazine): "(August 10, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA) – Lakeshore Records will release the STRANGER THINGS – Original Netflix Series Soundtrack in two parts. Volume One releases digitally August 12th and on CD September 16th. Volume Two releases digitally August 19th and on CD September 23, 2016. Both volumes feature the original score by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, members of the popular Austin experimental synth band S U R V I V E.
“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,” Dixon stated. Stein added, “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.”
STRANGER THINGS is the breakout Netflix original series set in 1983 Indiana when a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. A love letter to the ’80s supernatural classics that captivated a generation, STRANGER THINGS stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Matthew Modine, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton. The series is now streaming globally on Netflix.
Formed in 2009, the prolific Austin, TX experimental synth quartet S U R V I V E have released two full-lengths and numerous EPs / singles since their inception, including recent contributions to the soundtrack for the acclaimed indie horror film The Guest. Additionally, two of the group’s members recently scored the soundtrack for the first season of STRANGER THINGS, launched this summer on Netflix. S U R V I V E has appeared at esteemed festivals across the US including Moogfest, Levitation Fest, Fun Fun Fun, Beserktown, Day in The Desert, Decibel, etc. and have played alongside acts like Goblin, John Maus, Tame Impala, Lightning Bolt, This Will Destroy You, A Place To Bury Strangers, Max Cooper, and many others; Noisey even called their live show “transcendental.”
The first season of STRANGER THINGS is available to stream now on Netflix. Lakeshore Records will release STRANGER THINGS – Original Netflix Series Soundtrack Volume 1 digitally on Friday, August 12th and CD September 16th and Volume 2 digitally on Friday, August 19th and CD September 23, 2016."
Stranger Things, Vol 1 (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack):
01 Stranger Things
02 Kids
03 Nancy and Barb
04 This Isn’t You
05 Lay-Z-Boy
06 Friendship
07 Eleven
08 A Kiss
09 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
Artwork via Stranger Things' Facebook page:
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