Complete Soundtrack List for Netflix’s Animated ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ Series

Netflix’s animated spin-off ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ returns to the Hawkins crew between Season 2 and Season 3, set during the winter of 1985. Despite its animated format, the series delivers the same nostalgic ’80s soundtrack that made the original show a cultural phenomenon.

Just days before its January 2025 premiere, Netflix unveiled the full episodic song list, featuring iconic tracks from artists like The Go-Go’s, Black Sabbath, The Cure, and more.

The original ‘Stranger Things’ series revitalized classic songs, sending hits like Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ and Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ back to the top of the charts. The show also wove music into its narrative, with The Clash’s ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ serving as a defining moment for Will’s journey through the Upside Down.

With ‘Tales from ’85’, the tradition continues. Below is the complete soundtrack breakdown by episode:

Chapter One: Welcome to Hawkins, New Kid

• “Kids In America” by Kim Wilde
• “We Got the Beat” by The Go-Go’s
• “Eighties” by Killing Joke
• “Possessed” by Suicidal Tendencies

Chapter Two: Bad Harvest

• “A Forest” by The Cure
• “People Who Died” by The Jim Carroll Band
• “Children of the Grave” by Black Sabbath
• “This Time” by Animatiqs

Chapter Three: Evolution

• “There’s Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked

Chapter Four: The Confession

• “Left of the Dial” by The Replacements
• “Rebel Yell” by Billy Idol

Chapter Five: The Weekly Watcher

• “Knight Rider” Theme

Chapter Six: A Storm Is Coming

• “You” by Jetzons

Chapter Seven: Enter the Storm

• “Art-I-Ficial” by X-Ray Spex
• “Beat Goes On” by Little Murders

Chapter Eight: The Party

• “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane” by Peacock Party
• “Girl U” by Devo

Chapter Nine: The Suspect

• “Hold Me Now” by Thompson Twins

Chapter Ten: Countdown

• “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper
• “One Thing Leads To Another” by The Fixx
• “We’ll Meet Again” by Vera Lynn

Original Score by Brad Breeck

The series also features an original score by Brad Breeck, including:

• “Flamethrower” (feat. Brian Parkhurst)
• “Kids Riding Bikes”
• “Big Snowstorm Coming”
• “Someone In There”
• “HIC Theme”
• “I Just Saved Your Life”
• “Strange Stones”
• “Gotta Go Dark”
• “How Long Is Detention”
• “Sewer Chase” (feat. Brian Parkhurst)
• “Towns”
• “Clean Up”
• “Investigating Pumpkins”
• “Heaven Eleven”
• “Nice Time Tonight”
• “Storm the Gates”
• “What Were These Things”
• “Ground Rules”
• “seluR dnuorG”
• “Her Royal Nastiness”
• “We Have To Try”
• “Tales from ’85 End Titles” (feat. Cooper Babbes)