I felt inspired to write a bit about Soundtracks, the source of the inspiration is a great Netflix show called Stranger Things
Without spoiling the show for you it is a really well put together series that draws a lot of creative influences from 80’s cinema.
Stranger Things has a very moody soundtrack and constantly gives you clues about the era’s cinema through dialogue and well placed poster art. This made me feel quite nostalgic about the period when I first started collecting LP’s.
I have always liked collecting Vinyl Soundtrack LP’s, the simple reason being that you not only got the music from the movie, you also got a 12” card sleeve covered in the poster art.
So here are a few examples of what came to mind while watching the show.
The Goonies:
Brilliant poster art from Drew Struzan combined with 80’s pop!
Firestarter:
Great story from Stephen King and “weird” synth prog from Tangerine Dream.
Escape From New York:
John Carpenter’s music at it’s creepy best.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind:
Here the John Williams soundtrack manages to perfectly capture the scale of this epic piece of cinema (Genius).
Aliens:
Simply terrifying, the soundtrack always makes me jump out of my skin, well done to James Horner.
Russell Milton