The ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Soundtrack Is the Ultimate Love Letter to the 1980s
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*SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4 PART 1 OF STRANGER THINGS BELOW!*
Stranger Things has always amplified great 1980s nostalgia. The clothes, the hair, and yes, especially the music. And while we’ve enjoyed the tracks they’ve featured over the years—who could forget Max and El shopping to Madonna’s “Material Girl” or Dustin and Suzie’s duet to “Never Ending Story”?—season 4 might take the cake thanks to a new villain who can only be taken down through music. Stranger Things season 4 is giving us another reason to listen to bops like Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” along with other fun tracks that’ll be on repeat for the next several weeks. Get your playlists ready, because you’re going to want to add all these songs after bingeing the season.
Here are all the songs from the Stranger Things season 4 soundtrack.
Chapter 1: “Hellfire Club”
“California Dreamin,’” by The Mamas & The Papas
Playing when Mike is reading El’s letter sent from California.
“Object of My Desire,” by Starpoint
Playing when Steve and Robin are driving to school.
“The Red Army Is the Strongest,” by The Red Army Choir
Playing when Joyce opens up a mysterious package from Russia.
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Max is walking down the hallway.
“Fever,” by The Cramps
Playing when Eddie is introduced in the cafeteria.
“Chica Mejicanita,” by Andrea Litkei & Ervin Litkei
Playing when Murray is on the phone with Joyce.
“Play With Me,” by Extreme
Playing when the guys are trying to recruit members for the Hellfire Club.
“Steve’s Rocking Star Spangled Banner,” by X-Ray Dog
Playing when the students are all at the basketball game and Hellfire is about to begin their game.
“Detroit Rock City,” by Kiss
Playing while both games are happening.
“Got Your Number,” by The Lloyd Langton Group
Playing when Eddie and Chrissy arrive at his place.
Chapter 2: “Vecna’s Curse”
“Surf Time,” by The Surf Riders
Playing when Mike and Murray arrive at the airport.
“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record),” by Dead Or Alive
Playing when Eleven, Mike, and Will all go roller-skating.
“Rock Me Amadeus,” by Falco
Playing when Angela sees Eleven and Mike skating together.
“Diamonds and Emeralds,” by The Interior Castle
Playing when Nancy and Fred are driving to the trailer park.
“Tarzan Boy,” by Baltimora
Playing when Angela goes up to Eleven, Mike, and Will at the rink.
“Wipe Out,” by Surfaris
Playing when Angela forces Eleven out to the rink and pulls the prank on her.
“Iolanta, Op.69: Scene 5, Ibn-Hakia’s Mon,” by Tchaikovsky, performed by the
The National Bolshoï Orchestra
Playing when Hopper is being moved as a prisoner.
“Psycho Killer,” by Talking Heads
Playing when Jason talks to the team and tells them that they’re going after Eddie.
“Burning Up,” by Donnell Pitman
Playing when El confronts Angela.
Chapter 3: “The Monster and the Superhero”
“In Transit to Bermuda,” by Dorian Zero
Playing in the car as everyone heads home from the rink.
“Rigoletto, Act III: V’ho Ingannato. Colpevole Fui,” performed by Nadine Sierra and Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Playing when the California kids see Murray cooking.
“Guardian Angel,” by Fergus Mac Roy
Playing at the diner where Owens and Eleven eat.
Chapter 4: “Dear Billy”
“Legless,” by Hipbone Slim
Playing when the agents order pizza and Argyle picks up the phone.
“Hard Feelings,” by Al Kerbey
Playing when Steve is driving Max and the group to her place.
“Minuet in D Minor,” by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Amelia Davis
Playing when Robin and Nancy walk through Pennhurst.
“Pass the Dutchie,” by Musical Youth
Playing when Argyle is driving to the Byers with the pizza.
“Dream a Little Dream of Me,” by Ella Fitzgerald
Playing when the Creel family is having dinner.
“Clair de Lune,” by Claude Debussy
Playing when Robin and Nancy are being escorted out of the facility.
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Lucas, Dustin, and Steve are trying to get Max back from Vecna’s trance.
Chapter 5: “The Nina Project”
“Travelin’ Man,” by Ricky Nelson
Playing when Yuri flies the plane.
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Max is showing her drawings to Nancy. Plays again throughout the episode to keep Vecna away.
“Quand le bien-aimé reviendra,” by Nicolas Dalayrac from Nina performed by Cecilia Bartoli
Playing when Dr. Brenner is trying to get El’s attention. Plays again during the end credits.
“Never Ending Story,” by Limahl
Will sings it to hint at who they’re going to see.
Chapter 6: “The Dive”
“Violin Concerto, Op. 35: III. Finale Allegro assai vivace,” by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Wilson
Playing when Will, Mike, Jonathan, and Argyle arrive at Suzie’s house. Playing again when Suzie hacks into the Nina project.
“The Snow Maiden: Chorus of the People and the Courtiers,” by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by the Russian State Orchestra and the Russian State Chorus, conducted by Andrey Chistiakov
Playing when Hopper and the prisoners arrive at the feast.
“Pass the Dutchie,” by Musical Youth
Playing when Argyle is discovered with Eden in the back of his truck.
Chapter 7: “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab”
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Max is done being interrogated.
“Dream a Little Dream of Me,” by Ella Fitzgerald
Playing when Henry/One/Vecna is explaining his past.
“Akhnaten: Act II, Scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti,” by Philip Glass, performed by The Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
Playing when Henry/One/Vecna asks Eleven to join him.
Chapter 8: “Papa”
“Natty Dread On The Go,” by Lone Ranger
Playing when the California crew is driving.
“Les Feux Du Crépuscule,” by Boris Alexandrov, performed by Les Choeurs De L'armée Rouge
Playing when the Russian soldiers are playing cards by the gate.
“Up Around The Bend,” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Playing when Eddie hotwires the RV.
“Fire And Rain,” by James Taylor
Playing when Steve is driving the RV and is talking with Nancy.
“Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo,” by Rick Derringer
Playing when the Hawkins group arrives at War Zone.
“Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) [Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks Remix],” by Journey
Playing when Steve is driving the group back to Hawkins.
Chapter 9: “The Piggyback”
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Max is walking through Creel House.
“B.G.'s One Eye,” by The Nuchez's
Playing when El, Mike, Will, Jonathan, and Argyle arrive at Surfer Boy Pizza.
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Max and Lucas are waiting at Creel House.
“Master of Puppets,” by Metallica
Played by Eddie when he is trying to distract the demobats.
“Every Breath You Take,” by The Police
Playing when El is trying to find Max in her memories.
“Dream a Little Dream of Me,” by Ella Fitzgerald
Playing when Max's memories start to get overtaken by Vecna.
“Running Up That Hill,” by Kate Bush
Playing when Vecna starts to get overpowered by El.
“When It's Cold I'd Like To Die,” by Moby
Playing when Eddie dies.
“Spellbound,” by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Playing during the final end credits.
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