The original score from the fifth and final season of Stranger Things is set to be released on vinyl for the first time.
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The Emmy-winning original music for all seasons of the hit Netflix show was composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, who are also one half of the Texas-based band Survive.
The 95-track fifth season score will be released in two volumes via Invada Records internationally, with ‘Volume 1’ coming on metallic bronze-coloured vinyl and ‘Volume 2’ in metallic silver. They will both come in a gatefold sleeve and printed inner with full colour photos. Pre-order here.
In the US, it is being released via Lakeshore Records, on 2xLP blue smoke-coloured vinyl with gatefold jacket and full colour printed sleeves. Pre-order here.
‘Stranger Things’ season five vinyl. CREDIT: Lakeshore Records
‘Stranger Things’ season five vinyl. CREDIT: Lakeshore Records
Dixon and Stein are also taking an immersive live celebration of the show’s music on the road, with customised light and fog effects to recreate the series’ distinctive aesthetic, thanks to the visual artist MFO (Marcel Weber). Find tickets here.
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein will play:
JUNE
26 – Fiastra, IT – Fiastrapalooza Festival
28 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
SEPTEMBER
3 – Belgrade, RS – Drugstore
5 – Barcelona, ES – Paral·lel 62
8 – Madrid, ES – The music Station PRÍNCIPE PÍO
12 – Sopot, PL – Brasswood Festival
14 – Sofia, BU – National Palace of Culture
16 – Bratislava, SK – Majestic Music Club
19 – Athens, GR – Hellenic Cosmos
21 – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia Theatre
OCTOBER
31 – Nantes, FR – Le Lieu Unique
NOVEMBER
4 – Belfast, UK – Ulster Hall
7 – Birmingham, UK – Town Hall
9 – London, UK – EartH Theatre
14 – Braga, PT – Theatro Circo
16 – Berlin, DE – Theater Des Westens
The complete Stranger Things collection will also be released on physical media for the first time in July as a Blu-ray and 4K UHD box set.
The creators of the show, meanwhile, have said they will be willing to reveal what really happened to Eleven at the end of the series, but not until 2046.
There were generally mixed reviews of the final episode, with some fans left disappointed by the ambiguous ending, and others left convinced that a surprise final ninth episode was in the works to wrap up the loose ends.
The final episode also made waves musically, with streams of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ and ‘When Doves Cry’ more than doubling on Spotify after their inclusion in the last episode. Iron Maiden also celebrated their track ‘The Trooper’ being featured, while David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ also saw a huge streaming surge.
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