You really can’t overestimate the importance of music in a TV Show. It’s there to fill the silence in between dialogue, it’s there to establish the mood of an opening scene, and it’s there to set the vibe. Music is an integral part of storytelling in film and today we’re going to talk about the TV Shows with the best soundtracks. And the best part is – you don’t even have to look for these yourself or assemble them song by song since most of these soundtracks are available as playlists on many of the music streaming platforms.
Stranger Things
We have to start with the show that we all recently binge-watched. Stranger Things are all about 80s nostalgia, the music there is such a wonderful throwback to the days of synth-pop, with a perfect blend of pop and rock hits of the decade. The soundtrack of Stranger Things features bangers like Material Girl by Madonna, Africa by Toto, Every Breath You Take by the Police, California Dreaming by the Beach Boys and of course Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill, which has been stuck in our head from the start of season 4 and many many more.
The Umbrella Academy
The Umbrella Academy’s creator, as many of you know, is Gerard Way. You know, the singer of the recently reunited My Chemical Romance. So naturally, the soundtrack of this show is absolutely amazing. It includes both insanely popular and incredibly obscure. Where else would you hear Iggy Pop, The Lovin Spoonful, Kiss, Queen, The Kinks, but also Butthole Surfers, a rock remix of Istanbul, and a ska version of Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy by the Interrupters, and of course some of the new collaborations by Gerard Way.
