“Stranger Things” is back. The second season is now streaming on Netflix, which means you’ll be hearing Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein‘s terrific theme song all over again (unless you do that Skip Intro thing during your binge watching). Their music is essential fabric to the world Matt and Ross Duffer have created, and now the composers are sharing how they put it all together.
Dixon and Stein recently stopped by the excellent “Song Exploder” podcast to discuss how they got the gig, and break down the elements of that title track. The Duffers already had the pair on their radar, using the song “Dirge MNQ 026” from their band S U R V I V E in the trailer they created to pitch “Stranger Things” to networks. Dixon and Stein are thankful that Netflix acquired the show, because it allowed the Duffers to hire the newbie TV composers, where another network might’ve wanted more experienced hands. From there, the duo reveal how an old piece of music from their library of sounds was assembled into the Emmy Award winning theme.
If you need a break between binging episodes, the “Song Exploder” chat is the perfect thing to fire up. Listen below. [Pitchfork]