Stranger Things 3 (soundtrack)

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Stranger Things 3
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Soundtrack album by
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein
ReleasedJune 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
Genre Electronic
Length1:22:25
Label
Producer
  • Kyle Dixon
  • Michael Stein
Stranger Things music chronology
Stranger Things: Halloween Sounds from the Upside Down
(2018)
Stranger Things 3
(2019)
Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 3
(2019)

The original soundtrack album for the third season of the Netflix series Stranger Things , titled Stranger Things 3, was released digitally on June 28, 2019, via Lakeshore and Invada Records. [1] [2] Like the previous two seasons, the soundtrack was composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the electronic band Survive. [1] [2] The album was also released on physical formats such as CD, vinyl, and cassette. [1] [2]

Contents

Composition

In a press release that accompanied the announcement of the score's release, Dixon and Stein disclosed that they 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." [1] [2] They also stated that they "made an effort to curate this album to showcase the moments we think are really special." [1] [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Boys and Girls"1:49
2."I Like Presents Too"1:26
3."Starcourt"3:04
4."Blank Makes You Crazy"1:06
5."I Need You to Trust Me"1:21
6."You're a Fighter"4:20
7."The Ceiling is Beautiful"2:51
8."The First I love You"2:26
9."Rats"4:35
10."What Did You Do to Him?"2:07
11."Find the Source"1:18
12."The Silver Cat Feeds"1:11
13."Heather's"1:38
14."William"2:11
15."Destroying the Castle"1:48
16."In the Void"1:29
17."Tammy"3:01
18."Mirkwood"2:38
19."Portal Drill"1:47
20."Happy Screams"1:25
21."Ruins"2:02
22."It's Just Ice"4:04
23."The Door is Opening"1:19
24."Planck's Constant"1:19
25."She's Gone Home"0:38
26."Seven Feet"1:54
27."The Week Is Long"2:10
28."Sauna Test"0:59
29."Six Facts"2:03
30."The Trees Are Moving"1:15
31."On Their Tracks"0:42
32."Not Chinese Food"1:49
33."Blueprints"2:10
34."Land Deeds"1:08
35."Not Kids Anymore"0:52
36."Code Red"2:03
37."Feel Safe"2:18
38."He's Here"2:35
39."Scoops Troop"1:45
40."We Don't Understand Each Other"2:47
41."Aftermath"3:05
Total length:1:22:25

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 99
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4] 64
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [5] 18
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [6] 5
US Current Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 47
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 18
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [9] 21

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