Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein are Texas-based musicians who make up half of the synthesizer band S U R V I V E. They composed the original score for Netflix's Stranger Things across all five seasons, earning an Emmy for their work. Their analog synth-driven compositions, rooted in the aesthetic of 1980s sci-fi and horror cinema, became inseparable from the show and helped revive broader interest in retro-futurist sound design.
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein announced a European tour where they will perform live music from all five seasons of Stranger Things - the first stop was Prague on April 25, 2026.
The tour was expanded to additional cities: Belgrade, Barcelona, Madrid, Sopot, Sofia, Bratislava, Athens, and Dublin.
After the broadcast of the final episode of season 5 (December 31, 2025), songs from the finale experienced massive streaming growth - Prince's 'Purple Rain' increased by 608% globally on Spotify.
The complete soundtrack for season 5 of Stranger Things was released in digital and physical formats (CD, vinyl, cassette) through Legacy Recordings.
Spotify released data for the platform's 20th anniversary: the Stranger Things soundtrack is the most-streamed soundtrack from all Netflix series with a total of 765 million plays.
