Music of Stranger Things: Difference between revisions

==="Should I Stay or Should I Go"===

"[[Should I Stay or Should I Go]]" by the English [[punk rock]] band [[the Clash]] was specifically picked to play at pivotal moments of the first season, such as when Will is trying to communicate with Joyce from the Upside Down.<ref name="pitchfork albums"/> According to Bill Desowitz of ''[[Indiewire]]'', the song's subject - a tumultuous end to a relationship - sees a new light in the context of the series, where it "becomes a way of calming Will when he sings it in the Upside Down, and a way of reminding Joyce and Jonathan that he’s still alive, lifting their spirits as well."<ref name="BillIndie">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/stranger-things-the-clash-should-i-stay-or-should-go-emmy-nomination-1201867771/ |title=How The Clash Became an Integral Part of the ‘Stranger Things’ Musical Emmy Nomination |first=Bill |last=Desowitz |date=August 18, 2017 |accessdate= May 21, 2019 |work=[[IndieWire]] }}</ref> The Duffers found this song of particular importance to the main narrative, though The Clash were reluctant to lend their song to a show they perceived to be about "monsters from an alternative world" that may denigrate its original cultural significance and meaning.<ref name="Giz1">{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/stranger-things-had-to-hide-the-monsters-to-get-the-rig-1797975772 |title=Stranger Things Had To Hide the Monsters To Get the Rights To 'Should I Stay or Should I Go' |first=Germain |last=Lussier |date=August 18, 2017 |accessdate= May 21, 2019 |work=[[Gizmodo]] }}</ref> The brothers left it up to the show's [[music supervisor]], the Grammy-winning Nora Felder, to obtain the rights to use the song.<ref name="BillIndie"/><ref name="Giz1"/> She convinced the band to lend the narrative their song after downplaying the role of the monster, explaining that the show is more about the "bonds between family."<ref name="BillIndie"/><ref name="Giz1"/> After the song's usage was approved, Felder made an effort to "protect [the band]" from being trivialized, specifically with the context of the song's use in conjunction with the happenings on-screen.<ref name="BillIndie"/> The Duffers weren't made aware of the struggle to obtain the rights to the song's usage until Felder spoke about the process during an event held by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine.<ref name="BillIndie"/><ref name="Giz1"/>

 

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