Stranger Things - Stranger Morning Cartoons S01

The brief: Create something similar to the much beloved and trusted tonalities of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s Stranger Things soundtrack.
No pressure then.
Being given the opportunity to make a dark, synth-heavy composition is exactly my kind of brief. Writing it for an animated version of one of Netflix’s biggest shows is the cherry on top of a Scoops Ahoy sundae.
The track starts with an ominous pulsing drone as The Party are playing DnD, a Moog ostinato builds the tension as Joyce shouts for Will, and the dials on the synths are turned up to eleven as Barb (#JusticeForBarb) gets pulled into the Upside Down by the Demogorgon.

CREDITS
Client - Netflix Originals
Global Creative Marketing, Original Series - Erin Mumy, Nell Riley, Spencer Davis
Consulting Producer - Mark Medernach
Marketing - Ralph Creative

Music & Sound Design - Joe Worters
Animation - Blind Pig
Animation Directors - Christine Peters, Niall High
Animation - Christine Peters, Niall High, William Smith
Compositing - Ric Comline
Title Animation - Lawrence Scanlon
EP & Producer - Thierry Levy