Kate Bush Is Back: Running Up That Hill Returns in Stranger Things Season 5 Soundtrack
Stranger Things returns for its final chapter with a soundtrack that leans hard into nostalgia, tension and that signature Hawkins melancholy.
Season 5 Volume 1 has already delivered some instantly iconic needle-drops, bringing back familiar favourites while slipping in deeper cuts that colour every eerie corridor and emotional beat.
Below is the complete song list from Episodes 1–4, the entirety of Volume 1.
Episode 1 – The Crawl
Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
Rockin’ Robin – Michael Jackson
Pretty In Pink – The Psychedelic Furs
Upside Down – Diana Ross
May 25th – Matthew Cardinal
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush
Episode 2 – The Vanish of Holly Wheeler
Fernando – ABBA
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush
Someone in Your Garden – Philip Glass
Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes
Notes On A Scandal – Philip Glass
Episode 3 – The Turnbow Trap
To Each His Own – Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
Oh Yeah – Yello
Car Boy – Julek Ploski
Episode 4 – Sorcerer
Higitus Figitus – Karl Swenson
Premature Plans – Elmer Bernstein
Betrayal – Elmer Bernstein
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) – The Chords
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush
Episode 5 – Shock Jock
Heart and Soul – Floyd Cramer
(Plus additional horror cues — including music from Nightmare on Elm Street 3 in the background)
Episode 6 – Escape from Camazotz
Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
Running Up That Hill (Instrumental Cover) – Rob Simonsen / London City Orchestra
Episode 7 – The Bridge
Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
When It’s Cold I’d Like to Die – Moby
Human Cannonball – Butthole Surfers
Episode 8 – The Rightside Up (Finale)
Sh‑Boom – The Chords
When Doves Cry – Prince (used during escape sequence)
Purple Rain – Prince (emotional closing moment)
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Here Comes Your Man – Pixies
The Trooper – Iron Maiden
(Various additional score cues by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein)
Soundtrack Volumes
So far:
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Volume 1 (Episodes 1–4) dropped Nov 27, 2025.
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Volume 2 (Episodes 5–7) was officially released Dec 25, 2025 with expanded track lists including Human Cannonball and Heart and Soul plus deeper cuts.
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Season 5 (Full Season) / Deluxe editions now include key finale tracks from Episode 8.
The complete score by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein continues to underpin the season but hasn’t been fully itemised in public track releases yet — though many cues from the finale are now circulating via fan sources.
Expect more surprises, deeper cuts, and emotional hits as Stranger Things cements its final season as one of its most musically memorable yet.
