Kate Bush is not the only artist to benefit from the renewed craze for “Stranger Things”. The Netflix series has released “Running Up That Hill”, the song that helps Max (Sadie Sink) protect himself from Vecna, catapult himself to the top of the charts in several countries, break records along the way and monopolize trends on TikTok. Bush is estimated to have earned $ 2.3 million from this second life his single, released in 1985, is experiencing.. But the final episode of the fourth season features another musical moment that aims to be, once again, tremendously beneficial to the original artists.
In the ninth episode of the season, we see Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) performing a spectacular guitar solo on Upside Down to attract the attention of the bats guarding Vecna and thus leave others free to approach his enemy bat. Eddie’s song is “Master of Puppets”, a single released by Metallica in 1986, which lasts no less than 8 and a half minutes. Since season 2 volume was released on July 1st, the song has gained momentum as well It has already entered the top 10 of iTunes’ global sales list which, interestingly enough, leads Kate Bush with “Running Up That Hill”. On the rock list it is already the number 1 song. It is also climbing positions on Spotify, but ‘Running Up That Hill’ is still the queen of the charts.
Metallica are fans of the series
Nora Felder, musical supervisor of the series, explains to Variety that the choice of ‘Master of Puppets’ “It was another one of those ‘must be that song’ moments. This part of the story was carried forward as a key and most of all hair-raising, with Eddie coming in heroically strong for the battle of his life. the Duffers felt that performing “Master of Puppets” during the long scene was the clear choice. No other song came out other than that and we immediately chased it. “. They had the advantage that the group is a “Stranger Things” fan: “I knew they would take it seriously because we had already used another of their songs (” The Four Horseman “) in Season 2 and found out they were fans of the series. “Master of Puppets” is a pretty significant song in their catalog and I think it’s considered one of their concert favorites. I wanted to be respectful and make sure Metallica fully understood the context in which we were going to use the song, as well as how fundamental that scene would be, especially for this new character, Eddie Munson.that no one had known in previous seasons “.
Speaking of Eddie, when Matt and Ross Duffer interviewed Joseph Quinn they asked him if he could play guitar, to which he said yes. When he got the part and they handed him the scripts, reading the scene in question and how important it was, he ran out to buy a guitar and started practicing. “Joseph took his time learning how to strum the guitar and in the scene he is actually playing along with the lead track. Everyone thought he did a great job.” admits Nora Felder. Joseph Quinn remembers the shooting of the scene as something quite surreal, with a special atmosphere because it was one of the first “concerts” the whole team attended after the pandemic.: “The staircase was hilarious. I had drones lying around while I was playing ‘Master of Puppets’ in Upside Down World. It doesn’t happen every day, so it was a lot of fun. I was overwhelmed by the inventiveness of the whole scene and the brilliance of the throw. out. I don’t think there are many worlds where a Metallica concert wouldn’t sound as ridiculous as a crescendo in a season. It looks totally earned and it looks silly, but it also feels right and inspired and I’m so lucky to have been a part of it. “.
Source: E Cartelera
