Stranger Things is famous for its magnificent soundtrack, which highlights the greatest of the 1980s and presents these timeless classics to a new generation.
Season 4 of the Netflix programme is no exception, as evidenced by the comeback of Kate Bush’s song “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” in Volume 1 as Max Mayfield’s (Sadie Sink) favourite song.
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Volume 2 contains even more grandiose musical moments, including the return of Bush’s popular song.
Joseph Quinn previously foreshadowed an epic sequence in the Upside Down with his character Eddie Munson and a guitar, which was briefly shown in the Volume 2 teaser.
Eddie picks up his guitar in the scene as part of the Hawkins crew’s strategy to defeat Vecna. Eddie is jamming out to Metallica’s legendary hit “Master of Puppets” for people who are wondering about the familiar metal tune.
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Eddie’s choice of music while in the Upside Down seems apt, given that Vecna is a puppet master in his own way.
Quinn told the Guardian that “the scale and ambition are astonishing” for the scenario, and that “all the seeds that have been planted bear fruit and it’s just carnage.”
“You know the finale is two-and-a-half hours, right? Ending with this monster, feature-length episode is so bold,” Quinn states.
Along with the previously mentioned Metallica song, Volume 2 (two episodes) has Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” in a fairly touching scene towards the close of Episode 8.
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Meanwhile, in Episode 9, Sink’s Max has a sequence where The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” takes centre stage, much like Bush’s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” did in Volume 1.
Fans who thought they’d heard the last of Bush’s 1980s classic would be mistaken, as the song appears heavily in the final two installments of Stranger Things Volume 2.
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Other bands featured in the programme include The Beach Boys, Kiss, and Talking Heads, and are included on the season’s official soundtrack, which is being published by Legacy Recordings.
The following is the complete tracklist for the ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Soundtrack:
- “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” – Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix, Journey, Steve Parry
- “California Dreamin'” – The Beach Boys
- “Psycho Killer” – Talking Heads
- “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” – Kate Bush
- “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” – Dead or Alive
- “Chic Mejicanita” – Mae Arnette
- “Play With Me” – Extreme
- “Detroit Rock City” – Kiss
- “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” – The Cramps
- “Pass The Dutchie” – Musical Youth
- “Wipe Out” – The Surfaris
- “Object of My Desire” – Starpoint
- “Rock Me Amadeus (The Gold Mix)” – Falco
- “Travelin’ Man” – Ricky Nelson
- “Tarzan Boy” – Baltimora
- “Dream a Little Dream of Me” – Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
- “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” – Rick Derringer
- “Fire and Rain” – James Taylor
- “Spellbound” – Siouxsie & The Banshees
- “Master of Puppets” – Metallica
- “When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die” – Moby
- “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” – Journey
