Art of the Score
Episode 14: Stranger Things
After a short break, Art of the Score enters the new...
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Jan 11 2018 1h 30m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Welcome to special guest Seja Vogel. Find Seja’s podcast, ‘Hear Sej’ here ( and her amazing Etsy store for felt synth models here (Chapter 2 3 mins
Into the nostalgic world of Stranger ThingsChapter 3 1 min
The ‘nostalgia film’ and Fredric JamesonChapter 4 2 mins
Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon and their analogue synth band S U R V I V EChapter 5 1 min
‘Dirge’, the track that formed the Stranger Things soundChapter 6 3 mins
The influences and musical tools of S U R V I V EChapter 7 6 mins
How the music works in Stranger Things a scene comparison with Williams’ E.TChapter 8 3 mins
The main title is it E minor or C major?Chapter 9 2 mins
Seja breaks down the synths involvedChapter 10 2 mins
Seja’s meticulous reconstruction of the Main TitleChapter 11 10 mins
Square waves and pulse waves, filter sweeps and resonanceChapter 12 7 mins
‘Kids’ and keying between worldsChapter 13 3 mins
Nancy and BarbChapter 14 10 mins
Eleven’s theme and its development throughout season oneChapter 15 4 mins
Lay-Z-Boy couch themeChapter 16 3 mins
The Upside DownChapter 17 4 mins
The DemogorgonChapter 18 2 mins
Searching the woodsChapter 19 5 mins
The government evildoers in portamento bassChapter 20 5 mins
‘This isn’t you’Chapter 21 3 mins
Linking sound with image was Stranger Things written to footage?Chapter 22 4 mins
How each kiss is scoredChapter 23 3 mins
Pop music in Stranger Things: The Clash Should I Stay or Should I Go?Chapter 24
Stranger Things’ secret pop: We Can Be Heroes