The Boroughs (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series)
Various Artists
The Boroughs (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series) is a various‑artists compilation built around the needle‑drops that define the tone of the sci‑fi mystery show created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews and executive‑produced by the Duffer Brothers. Released in 2026 by Legacy/Sony, it appears in slightly different configurations: the vinyl edition offers 10 tracks, while the CD and digital versions expand to 20, all sequenced to mirror the way songs frame key moments in the series. Both formats are book‑ended by Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road and Born To Run, which open and close the season and serve as musical “wake‑up calls” for the show’s retirement‑home heroes.
Between those two tent‑pole tracks, the album leans into a rich rock‑and‑soul palette that helps situate the show’s story—older protagonists in a seemingly idyllic New Mexico retirement community confronting a buried supernatural threat—in a world where memory and nostalgia are always close to the surface. Santana’s Oye Como Va, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Shining Star, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Do You Believe in Magic, Bob Seger’s Night Moves, Bill Withers’ Lovely Day, Siouxsie & The Banshees’ The Passenger, The Undisputed Truth’s Smiling Faces Sometimes, and Heart’s Barracuda all appear, each tied in‑series to character beats or turning points. As Netflix’s music notes explain, supervisor Nora Felder curates the soundtrack to function much like the music in Stranger Things: these songs are not just period color but emotional signposts, underscoring themes of second chances, hidden danger, and the lingering restlessness of people who refuse to go quietly into their “golden years.”
The Boroughs (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series) is a various‑artists compilation built around the needle‑drops that define the tone of the sci‑fi mystery show created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews and executive‑produced by the Duffer Brothers. Released in 2026 by Legacy/Sony, it appears in slightly different configurations: the vinyl edition offers 10 tracks, while the CD and digital versions expand to 20, all sequenced to mirror the way songs frame key moments in the series. Both formats are book‑ended by Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road and Born To Run, which open and close the season and serve as musical “wake‑up calls” for the show’s retirement‑home heroes.
Between those two tent‑pole tracks, the album leans into a rich rock‑and‑soul palette that helps situate the show’s story—older protagonists in a seemingly idyllic New Mexico retirement community confronting a buried supernatural threat—in a world where memory and nostalgia are always close to the surface. Santana’s Oye Como Va, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Shining Star, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Do You Believe in Magic, Bob Seger’s Night Moves, Bill Withers’ Lovely Day, Siouxsie & The Banshees’ The Passenger, The Undisputed Truth’s Smiling Faces Sometimes, and Heart’s Barracuda all appear, each tied in‑series to character beats or turning points. As Netflix’s music notes explain, supervisor Nora Felder curates the soundtrack to function much like the music in Stranger Things: these songs are not just period color but emotional signposts, underscoring themes of second chances, hidden danger, and the lingering restlessness of people who refuse to go quietly into their “golden years.”
The Boroughs (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series)
Various Artists
The Boroughs (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series) is a various‑artists compilation built around the needle‑drops that define the tone of the sci‑fi mystery show created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews and executive‑produced by the Duffer Brothers. Released in 2026 by Legacy/Sony, it appears in slightly different configurations: the vinyl edition offers 10 tracks, while the CD and digital versions expand to 20, all sequenced to mirror the way songs frame key moments in the series. Both formats are book‑ended by Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road and Born To Run, which open and close the season and serve as musical “wake‑up calls” for the show’s retirement‑home heroes.
Between those two tent‑pole tracks, the album leans into a rich rock‑and‑soul palette that helps situate the show’s story—older protagonists in a seemingly idyllic New Mexico retirement community confronting a buried supernatural threat—in a world where memory and nostalgia are always close to the surface. Santana’s Oye Como Va, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Shining Star, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Do You Believe in Magic, Bob Seger’s Night Moves, Bill Withers’ Lovely Day, Siouxsie & The Banshees’ The Passenger, The Undisputed Truth’s Smiling Faces Sometimes, and Heart’s Barracuda all appear, each tied in‑series to character beats or turning points. As Netflix’s music notes explain, supervisor Nora Felder curates the soundtrack to function much like the music in Stranger Things: these songs are not just period color but emotional signposts, underscoring themes of second chances, hidden danger, and the lingering restlessness of people who refuse to go quietly into their “golden years.”
The Boroughs (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series) is a various‑artists compilation built around the needle‑drops that define the tone of the sci‑fi mystery show created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews and executive‑produced by the Duffer Brothers. Released in 2026 by Legacy/Sony, it appears in slightly different configurations: the vinyl edition offers 10 tracks, while the CD and digital versions expand to 20, all sequenced to mirror the way songs frame key moments in the series. Both formats are book‑ended by Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road and Born To Run, which open and close the season and serve as musical “wake‑up calls” for the show’s retirement‑home heroes.
Between those two tent‑pole tracks, the album leans into a rich rock‑and‑soul palette that helps situate the show’s story—older protagonists in a seemingly idyllic New Mexico retirement community confronting a buried supernatural threat—in a world where memory and nostalgia are always close to the surface. Santana’s Oye Como Va, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Shining Star, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Do You Believe in Magic, Bob Seger’s Night Moves, Bill Withers’ Lovely Day, Siouxsie & The Banshees’ The Passenger, The Undisputed Truth’s Smiling Faces Sometimes, and Heart’s Barracuda all appear, each tied in‑series to character beats or turning points. As Netflix’s music notes explain, supervisor Nora Felder curates the soundtrack to function much like the music in Stranger Things: these songs are not just period color but emotional signposts, underscoring themes of second chances, hidden danger, and the lingering restlessness of people who refuse to go quietly into their “golden years.”