Netflix unveils 'The Boroughs' 70s‑80s soundtrack
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- Netflix released The Boroughs, a new Duffer‑brothers series created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.
- Nora Felder, who supervised music for Stranger Things, curated the series’ soundtrack, which leans heavily on 1970s‑80s hits.
- David Bowie’s “Golden Years” opens the trailer, and episodes feature songs by Bruce Springsteen, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bob Seger, Etta James, Lauryn Hill, Tina Turner, Johnny Cash, Bill Withers, and Djo.
- The Killers’s “All These Things I’ve Done” (Netflix recording) appears, and Alfred Molina performs a cover of “Thunder Road”.
- The Boroughs follows a group of retirement‑community residents investigating a lurking threat, echoing the mystery tone of Stranger Things.
Why it matters: Netflix’s addition of *The Boroughs* expands its original‑content slate, giving the platform fresh programming to present to shareholders after a 10 % stock decline, while the retro soundtrack targets older viewers.
