If you’ve smelt the distinct whiff of nostalgia emanating from the internet, that’ll be because everybody’s currently talking about Stranger Things, the mysterious 1983-set televisual love letter to the Amblin generation, and Netflix’s latest hit. One of its most celebrated elements was the synth-y John Carpenter soundtrack – which is now, happily, set for a proper release.
Never one to do things in small doses, Netflix are releasing two volumes of music from the series. Volume One features the original Carpenter-esque score from Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, better known as the band S U R V I V E.
Details for Volume Two, meanwhile, are yet to be revealed, but we understand that will be more of a compilation soundtrack. The show has featured classic 1980s-era tracks like Foreigner’s Waiting for a Girl Like You and Toto’s Africa, so crank your nostalgia-o-meters up to 11 when that arrives.
Volume One of the soundtrack is set to be released on August 12, and old-school physical formats (though presumably not cassette tape) from September 16, while Volume 2 gets a digital release on August 19, with a physical release on September 23. The Stranger Things TV show, meanwhile, can be streamed in full on Netflix now. Read our interview with the Stranger Things creators here.
Here's the full track listing for Volume 1.
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