{"id":2503,"date":"2017-10-26T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T17:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2024-08-04T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T21:56:48","slug":"stranger-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/stranger-things","title":{"rendered":"Episode 121: Stranger Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">Kyle Dixon &amp; Michael Stein &#8211; &#8220;Stranger Things (Main Title Theme)&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SongExploder121-StrangerThings-600x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SongExploder121-StrangerThings.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SongExploder121-StrangerThings-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&amp;ge=prx_93_21468c84-f4e2-4412-8bcc-29b9537fe4d5\" width=\"650\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.com\/songexploder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE PODCASTS<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/21468c84-f4e2-4412-8bcc-29b9537fe4d5\/SongExploder121_StrangerThings_DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD MP3<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The show <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stranger_Things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> is a Netflix original series. It was first released in July 2016. Season two\u2019s release date: October 27, 2017. After the first season, the show was nominated for 18 Emmys, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/emmys-2017-stranger-things-wins-outstanding-theme-music-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music<\/a>. The theme music, along with the rest of the show\u2019s score, was composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the band <a href=\"https:\/\/survive.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SURVIVE<\/a>. In this episode, they break down how they made the main title theme.<\/p>\n<p>You can get <a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/stranger-things\/id1143131526?i=1143131699&amp;mt=1&amp;app=music&amp;uo=4&amp;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cStranger Things (Main Title Theme)\u201d on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0listen to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pCfpTK0IB-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official extended version of the theme here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-RcPZdihrp4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofthetitle.com\/title\/stranger-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this great feature on the visuals for the title sequence of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, by Art of the Title.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/stranger-things-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=crGlYqQm3Fw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Dirge&#8221; by SURVIVE<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sequential_Circuits_Prophet-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prophet V<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/roland\/sh2.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roland SH-2<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/sci\/seqpro1.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sequential Circuits Pro One<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Dixon &amp; Michael Stein &#8211; &#8220;Stranger Things (Main Title Theme)&#8221; LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS \u00b7 DOWNLOAD MP3 The show Stranger Things is a Netflix original series. 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