Sound Of Cinema - 358. Stranger Things About The Eighties

SOUND OF CINEMA - 358. STRANGER THINGS ABOUT THE EIGHTIES (320kbs-m4a/136mb58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 30th July 2022

What was it about the 1980s setting that proved so distinctive and right for the hit television series Stranger Things? Matthew Sweet reflects on the spirit of the decade as told through the music of its films. The programme includes music from the Goonies, The Breakfast Club, Wall Street, Witness, Driving Miss Daisy, The Final Countdown, War Games, Terminator and Germlins. The Classic Score of the Week is Jerry Goldsmith's music for Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things (2016) - Theme [Lakeshore]
Dave Grusin - The Goonies (1985) - Fratelli Chase [Varèse Sarabande]
Keith Forsey - The Breakfast Club (1985) - I'm The Dude [A&M]
Stewart Copeland - Wall Street (1987) - Anacott Steal [Hollywood]
Maurice Jarre - Witness (1985) - Building The Barn [Varèse Sarabande]
Hans Zimmer - Driving Miss Daisy (1989) - End Titles [Varèse Sarabande]
John Scott - The Final Countdown (1980) - Main Titles [JOS]
Arthur B. Rubinstein - WarGames (1983) - Suite [Intrada Special Collection]
Brad Fiedel - The Terminator (1984) - Theme (Extended Version) [Silva Screen]
Jerry Goldsmith - Gremlins (1984) - The Gremlins Rag [WaterTower Music]
Jerry Goldsmith - Gremlins (1984) - High Flyer [WaterTower Music]
Jerry Goldsmith - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - Nightmare At 20,000 Feet [Film Score Monthly]
Rita Wolf - My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) - Dance Mix [Milan]
Wendy Carlos - Tron (1982) - Ending Titles [Walt Disney]