by
Kyle Dixon
- Record Label: Lakeshore Records
- Release Date: Aug 12, 2016
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Aug 24, 2016This is music that also stands on its own, a work by turns eerie and sparse, but also tinged in the warm nostalgia of bike rides at dusk and the loyalty of friends.
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Dec 22, 2016While the show itself is clear about its influences, its soundtrack manages to do this too, while ultimately culminating as an in-depth and invigorating piece of atmospheric electronic music.
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Aug 24, 2016An hour of music which can be moving, transcendent, invigorating and relaxing all in a matter of minutes.
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Sep 30, 2016Like composers Mike Post (Law & Order), Danny Elfman (The Simpsons), or Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Survive axis Dixon and Stein's heterodox hard-wiring ameliorates TV's ambient takeaway.
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Aug 25, 2016In the show’s context, this soundtrack is a solid A. Evocative, thrilling, and dynamic, it’s everything you could possibly want from a TV score. On its own, it’s one of the most refreshingly forward-thinking electronic releases of the year, even if the tracklist could use some cleaning up.
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Aug 24, 2016Removed from the narrative of the series itself, every emotion is given the space to take its own form – and the result is as mysteriously powerful as the world that it hails from.
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Aug 24, 2016Taken as a suite of music on its own merits, Volume One flows rather seamlessly—no small achievement. The canvas they paint on is remarkably spare and restrained.
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Nov 8, 2016For all the memories Stranger Things and its soundtrack evoke, they've also given us something new worth remembering.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 39
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Mixed: 1 out of 39
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Negative: 4 out of 39
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Sep 25, 2022Very coooooool i love it its very good oh my god thanx duffer brother for this coool series
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Apr 25, 2021This OST is so amazing. It fits the show of the tone so perfectly, and yet fits on it's own.
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Jul 7, 2019