can we just quickly talk about the musical choices in stranger things?
and i don't even mean the classically curated 80s Kate Bush, The Police and so on (that shit slaps of course) but like
kyle dixon and michael stein are fucking geniuses for creating such beautiful tracks and i'm generally an absolute sucker for epic synth melodies oh my god. this one i linked is from both the scenes in season 1 where El saves Mike's ass after jumping from that cliff and in season 4 when she fights Henry in the lab. sends chills over my entire body every goddamn time
whoever is in charge for the stranger things soundtrack curation, please know i love you
music is literally so vital to every moving visual and it plays a major role in how the situations/scenes are perceived by the viewer so, this is a shoutout to whoever's in charge.
CAN WE PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE THIS LIVE PERFORMANCE!? The sassiness, the cuntness, the drama, the falsetto!!! I've been repeating this scene on loop.
I prefer this version than the one in the soundtrack and I'm not sorry to say it. Sam Reid is magnificent!!!
It’s so cute seeing other fandoms complain about their really good anime adaptations meanwhile s1 and 2 of Kuro are just… bad. Just an absolute dumpster fire. Like I’m seeing people complaining because some of the Hellsing characters were drawn slightly differently in Ultimate, I’m seeing BSD fans talk about how they ever so slightly tweaked this one panel from the manga.
Babygirl, they added a whole two and a half seasons of non-canon wacko nonsense. They added a naked dog-man. They spoiled a major plot twist of the manga. They took a hacksaw to like three whole characters personalities. They added the Alice in Wonderland OVA.
I just find it hilarious and very telling that Loki and Sylvie’s ‘romantic love themes’ are called “Pep Talk” and “Stop” and Loki and Mobius’ theme is literally called “Lokius.”
*feral* the show is so good, excellently paced and well-acted…. plus, it has all the stuff we enjoy the most:
whump, crime family, family drama, daddy issues (MAJOR!), mommy issues (MAJOR!), well-done action sequences, trauma, “protect the family” sense of duty mindset, lots of baking (by my poor blorbo charles as a coping mechanism), sibling issues, oldest son vs youngest son dynamic (- two brothers, who have both spent their lives competing for attention, approval, and freedom; in their own different ways -), conflicted tortured oldest son, did i mention major daddy/mommy issues and PLENTY OF THE GOOD OL’ EMOTIONAL WHUMP.
and oh their troubled mother is played by THEE MICHELLE YEOH !!!!!!! ✨MOTHER✨
ahhhh charles, his father brainwashed him, turned him into a ruthless killer and put him through so much trauma. my man just wants to have a normal life, bake pastries etc and reconnect with his mother and brother. like look at him (HE NEEDS A HUG AND SEVERAL CHURROS)
i am a sucker for this type of genre. 10/10 no notes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND MY FRIENDS, GO WATCH IT 🎉.