The Typography of ‘Stranger Things’
I watched the show entirely on the strength of the title song; Netflix was playing promos for the show in the weeks leading up to its release, and I loved the music so much. It references classic 80s themes like <i>Terminator</i>, as well as horror scores from the era, but is still modern and interesting. It isn&#x27;t <i>merely</i> nostalgic, just like the intro video sequence isn&#x27;t merely nostalgic. They use modern techniques to manipulate classic imagery and sounds to come up with a thing that is both nostalgic <i>and</i> novel. It&#x27;s awesome.<p>The show isn&#x27;t bad, either, but the intro really is a perfect thing. It gives me that weird creepy feeling I got from Stephen King movies on VHS when I was a kid. I feel like the composers and the folks behind the intro should be getting higher billing in the credits. It&#x27;s so integral to the success of the show.