Stranger Things 3 soundtrack to be released on vinyl

A doo-wop turn in the upside down.

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s soundtrack to the third series of retro sci-fi romp Stranger Things is to be released on vinyl, via Lakeshore and Invada Records.

Members of the synth-power-pop outfit S U R V I V E, Dixon and Stein have previously drawn heavily on ’80s b-movie soundtrack motifs for the show’s score. However, according to the press release, season 3 will step away from familiar territory, in favour of “the pop sensibilities and melancholic undertones of ’50s doo wop.”

As the duo explain, “With the season 3 soundtrack, we’ve made an album that doesn’t feel like a “score” necessarily, but one that feels more like a stand-alone record than a collection of brief cues. We’ve incorporated the main narrative elements of the series and stayed true to the original sound while at the same time expanding on our musical palette — we often pushed it to the limit.”

The 41-track score will be released digitally on 28th June, ahead of the season premiere on 4th July. As in previous seasons, a vinyl version is set to follow, likely with multiple variants.

Check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. I Like Presents Too

3. Starcourt

4. Blank Makes You Crazy

5. I Need You to Trust Me

6. You’re a Fighter

7. The Ceiling Is Beautiful

8. The First I love You

9. Rats

10. What Did You Do To Him?

11. Find the Source

12. The Silver Cat Feeds

13. Heather’s

14. William

15. Destroying the Castle

16. In the Void

17. Tammy

18. Mirkwood

19. Portal Drill

20. Happy Screams

21. Ruins

22. It’s Just Ice

23. The Door Is Opening

24. Planck’s Constant

25. She’s Gone Home

26. Seven Feet

27. The Week Is Long

28. Sauna Test

29. Six Facts

30. The Trees Are Moving

31. On Their Tracks

32. Not Chinese Food

33. Blueprints

34. Land Deeds

35. Not Kids Anymore

36. Code Red

37. Feel Safe

38. He’s Here

39. Scoops Troop

40. We Don’t Understand Each Other

41. Aftermath