121-499: The Whole Story is the second compilation album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush and her first greatest hits album worldwide. Released on 10 November 1986, it earned Bush her third UK number-one album and went on to become her best-selling release to date, being certified four-times platinum in the United Kingdom. The album includes eleven of Bush's singles. It also includes " Experiment IV ", which had been released as
242-644: A "lot of heated arguments" over this final title. To pitch the series, the Duffer Brothers showcased images, footage and music from classic 1970s and 1980s films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Poltergeist , Hellraiser , Stand by Me , Firestarter , A Nightmare on Elm Street and Jaws , in order to establish the tone of the series. The idea of Stranger Things started with how
363-519: A 1980 interview Released in September 1980, Never for Ever was Bush's second foray into production, co-producing with Jon Kelly . The first two albums had resulted in a definitive sound evident in every track, with orchestral arrangements supporting the live band sound. The range of styles on Never for Ever is much more diverse, veering from the straightforward rocker "Violin" to the wistful waltz of hit single " Army Dreamers ". Never for Ever
484-501: A backdrop of falling snow", with a total running time of 65 minutes. The album's songs are built around Bush's quietly jazzy piano and Steve Gadd 's drums, and use both sung and spoken word vocals in what Classic Rock critic Stephen Dalton calls "a ... supple and experimental affair, with a contemporary chamber pop sound grounded in crisp piano, minimal percussion and light-touch electronics ... billowing jazz-rock soundscapes, interwoven with fragmentary narratives delivered in
605-481: A chance. The brothers started casting and brought Levy and Cohen in as the other executive producers to discuss storylines, with Levy also directing for the show. Montauk is an eight-hour sci-fi horror epic. Set in Long Island in 1980 and inspired by the supernatural classics of that era, we explore the crossroads where the ordinary meet the extraordinary...emotional, cinematic and rooted in character, Montauk
726-470: A charming stranger only to discover in the morning that he is Adolf Hitler . The title track drew its inspiration from James Joyce 's novel Ulysses . The Sensual World went on to become her biggest-selling album in the US, receiving an RIAA Gold certification four years after its release for 500,000 copies sold. In the United Kingdom album charts, it reached the number-two position. Another single from
847-556: A diverse blend of musical styles and is known for its near-exhaustive use of the Fairlight CMI. The Dreaming received a mixed reception in the UK, and critics were baffled by the dense soundscapes Bush had created to become "less accessible". In a 1993 interview with Q magazine, Bush stated: "That was my 'She's gone mad' album." The album entered the UK album chart at No. 3, but is to date her lowest-selling album, garnering "only"
968-495: A farmer in County Waterford . She grew up with her elder brothers, John and Paddy, in a 350-year-old former farmhouse at East Wickham near Welling , which neighbours Bexleyheath. Bush came from an artistic background: her mother was an amateur traditional Irish dancer , her father was an amateur pianist, Paddy worked as a musical instrument maker, and John was a poet and photographer. Both brothers were involved in
1089-584: A gateway between Earth and the Upside Down. The ensemble cast includes Winona Ryder , David Harbour , Finn Wolfhard , Millie Bobby Brown , Gaten Matarazzo , Caleb McLaughlin , Natalia Dyer , Charlie Heaton , Cara Buono , Matthew Modine , Noah Schnapp , Sadie Sink , Joe Keery , Dacre Montgomery , Sean Astin , Paul Reiser , Maya Hawke , Priah Ferguson , Brett Gelman , Jamie Campbell Bower , Eduardo Franco , Joseph Quinn , and Amybeth McNulty . The Duffer Brothers developed Stranger Things as
1210-442: A high number of sales and spawned the hit single " Wow ", it did not achieve the success of The Kick Inside , reaching number six in the UK album charts. She went on to express dissatisfaction with Lionheart , feeling that it had needed more time. Bush set up her own publishing company, Kate Bush Music, and her own management company, Novercia, to maintain control of her work. Members of her family, along with Bush herself, composed
1331-490: A horror film as soon as the monster was introduced and abandon the characterization. Within the eight episodes, the brothers aimed to make the first season "feel like a big movie" with all the major plot lines completed so that "the audience feels satisfied", but left enough unresolved to indicate "there's a bigger mythology, and there's a lot of dangling threads at the end", something that could be explored in further seasons if Netflix opted to create more. Regarding writing for
SECTION 10
#17327982460511452-485: A limited-edition promotional single. In September 2020, Bush became a Fellow of The Ivors Academy , the UK's independent professional association for songwriters, composers and music authors. Following Bush's award, another Fellow, Annie Lennox , commented, "She is visionary and iconic and has made her own magical stamp upon the zeitgeist of the British cultural landscape." Stranger Things Stranger Things
1573-639: A million copies. "Wuthering Heights" topped the UK and Australian charts and became an international hit. Bush became the first British woman to reach number one on the UK charts with a self-written song. " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " made it onto the US Billboard Hot 100 where it reached number 85 in early 1979, and went on to win her an Ivor Novello Award in 1979 for Outstanding British Lyric. According to Guinness World Records , Bush
1694-406: A mix of investigative drama and supernatural elements portrayed with horror and childlike sensibilities, while infusing references to the popular culture of the 1980s. Several thematic and directorial elements were inspired by the works of Steven Spielberg , John Carpenter , David Lynch , Stephen King , Wes Craven and H. P. Lovecraft . They also took inspiration from experiments conducted during
1815-428: A new title for the series under direction from Netflix's Ted Sarandos so that they could start marketing it to the public. The brothers started by using a copy of Stephen King's Firestarter novel to consider the title's font and appearance, and came up with a long list of potential alternatives. Stranger Things came about as it sounded similar to another King novel, Needful Things , though Matt noted they still had
1936-649: A new vocal remix of her 1985 single "Running Up That Hill" was played. In 2013, Bush became the only female artist to have top five albums in the UK charts in five successive decades. In March 2014, Bush announced her first live concerts in decades: Before the Dawn , a 22-night residency in London running from 26 August to 1 October 2014 at the Hammersmith Apollo . Tickets sold out in 15 minutes. The concerts received universal acclaim. An album of recordings from
2057-465: A pool party that Steve, Nancy, and Barbara are holding. The writers stated that "no scenes from previous seasons have ever been cut or re-edited", including this scene. The first season of Stranger Things was released on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack exclusively to Target retailers on October 17, 2017, and the same for the 4K/Blu-ray combo pack on November 15, 2017, both of which includes vintage CBS-FOX VHS-inspired packaging. The second season received
2178-413: A range of voices from shrill to Laurie Anderson -style cooing". Bassist Danny Thompson appears on the album, while the sixth track on the album, "50 Words for Snow", features the voice of Stephen Fry reciting a list of words to describe snow. 50 Words for Snow received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,
2299-458: A rudimentary version in the early 1960s. Bush's first experience as a producer was on her live On Stage EP , released in August 1979. "Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance... It is man-made so the press can feed off it." —Kate Bush in
2420-651: A silver disc. The album became her first to enter the US Billboard 200 chart, albeit only reaching No. 157. " Sat in Your Lap " was the first single from the album to be released. It preceded the album by over a year and peaked at No. 11 in the UK. The title track , featuring Rolf Harris and Percy Edwards , stalled at No. 48, while the third single, " There Goes a Tenner ", stalled at No. 93, despite promotion from EMI and Bush. The track " Suspended in Gaffa "
2541-446: A similar release on November 6, 2018. Netflix did not initially reveal subscriber viewership numbers for their original series, and Symphony Technology Group compiled data for the season based on people using software on their phones that measures television viewing by detecting a program's sound. According to Symphony, within the first 35 days of release, Stranger Things averaged ratings of around 14.07 million adults between
SECTION 20
#17327982460512662-408: A single three weeks earlier; it also reached the UK top 30. A remix of Bush's debut single " Wuthering Heights " (1978) with newly re-recorded vocals opens the album. The album mix of " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " features on this release rather than the single version. A home video compilation of the same name was released simultaneously, which includes the promotional videos for each song on
2783-412: A thousand different child actors for the roles. They noted that Wolfhard was already "a movie buff" of the films from the 1980s period and easily filled the role, while they found Matarazzo's audition to be much more authentic than most of the other audition tapes, and selected him after a single viewing of his audition tape. As casting was started immediately after Netflix greenlit the show, and prior to
2904-494: Is a love letter to the golden age of Steven Spielberg and Stephen King – a marriage of human drama and supernatural fear. — The Duffer Brothers' original pitch for Montauk The series was originally known as Montauk . The setting was then Montauk, New York , and nearby Long Island locations. Montauk figured into a number of real world conspiracy theories involving secret government experiments . The brothers had chosen Montauk as it had further Spielberg ties with
3025-586: Is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix . Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment , the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things
3146-491: Is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK singles chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights ", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a fully self-written song. Her debut album The Kick Inside
3267-434: Is expected to be released in 2025. The show is known for its cast of characters, plot, nostalgic tones, and mix of the horror , drama , science-fiction , mystery , and coming-of-age genres. Set in the 1980s, the series centers on the residents of the fictional small town of Hawkins, Indiana , as they are plagued by a hostile alternate dimension known as the Upside Down, after a nearby human experimentation facility opens
3388-499: Is in development. Stranger Things is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana , in the 1980s. The nearby Hawkins National Laboratory ostensibly performs scientific research for the United States Department of Energy but also secretly experiments with the paranormal and supernatural, sometimes with human test subjects. They have inadvertently created a portal to an alternate dimension they refer to as
3509-488: Is part of what makes "Wuthering Heights" so special. She appeared on Top of the Pops with it five times in 1978, cementing her public image as an ethereal spirit, embodying the essence of Cathy through a combination of wide eyes, floaty fabrics and wild choreography, still fondly mimicked and parodied today. "Wuthering Heights" turned Bush into a pop star, the rules of which she continues to bend to her own will: her individuality
3630-406: Is set eleven months later, in October 1984. Will has been rescued, but he begins having premonitions of the fall of Hawkins caused by a creature in the Upside Down. When it is discovered that Will is still being possessed by an entity from the Upside Down, his friends and family learn that there is a larger threat to their world. The third season is set nine months later, in the days leading up to
3751-517: The COVID-19 pandemic . Production resumed in September 2020. Filming of the fifth season of Stranger Things was expected to start filming in June 2023, according to David Harbour . The Duffer Brothers stated over Twitter that the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike has delayed filming for the fifth and final season. To create the aged effect for the series, a film grain was added over
The Whole Story - Misplaced Pages Continue
3872-534: The Cold War and conspiracy theories involving secret government programs. One of Netflix's flagship series, Stranger Things has attracted record viewership on the streaming platform. It has been received positively for its characterization, atmosphere, acting, soundtrack, directing, writing, and homages to 1980s films. It has received numerous nominations and awards . An animated spin-off series, developed by Eric Robles and produced by Flying Bark Productions ,
3993-480: The Fourth of July celebration in 1985. The new Starcourt Mall has become the center of attention for Hawkins residents, putting the majority of other local stores out of business due to the mall's popularity. Hopper becomes increasingly concerned about Eleven and Mike Wheeler's relationship and becomes very protective of his daughter. Unbeknownst to the town, a secret Soviet laboratory underneath Starcourt seeks to open
4114-911: The Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music. She became a Fellow of the Ivors Academy in the UK in 2020, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. Bush was born on 30 July 1958 at a maternity hospital in Bexleyheath , Kent, to an English doctor, general practitioner Robert Bush (1920–2008), and Hannah Patricia (née Daly) (1918–1992), an Irish staff nurse, daughter of
4235-681: The Royal Festival Hall in London. Bush's eighth studio album, Aerial , was released on double CD and vinyl in November 2005. The album single " King of the Mountain ", had received its premiere on BBC Radio 2 on 1 September 2005. The single entered the UK Downloads Chart at number six, and would become Bush's third-highest-charting single ever in the UK, peaking at number four on the full chart. Aerial entered
4356-619: The 1980s, to develop the appropriate filters for the rendering software. The individual episode title cards used a "fly through" approach, similar to the film Bullitt , which the producers had suggested to the studio. Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the electronic band Survive have composed the original soundtrack for the show, including the show's theme song. It makes extensive use of synthesizers in homage to 1980s artists and film composers including Jean-Michel Jarre , Tangerine Dream , Vangelis , Goblin , John Carpenter , Giorgio Moroder , and Fabio Frizzi . According to Stein and Dixon,
4477-421: The 1986 Brit Awards . In the same year, Bush and Peter Gabriel had a UK Top 10 hit with the duet " Don't Give Up " ( Dolly Parton , Gabriel's original choice to sing the female vocal, turned his offer down), and EMI released her "greatest hits" album, The Whole Story . Bush provided a new lead vocal and refreshed backing track on "Wuthering Heights", and recorded a new single, " Experiment IV ", for inclusion on
4598-562: The Bangles , Foreigner , Bon Jovi , The Police , Echo and the Bunnymen , Peter Gabriel , and Corey Hart , as well as excerpts from Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter, and Vangelis. Some songs have been used as narrative elements, such as The Clash 's " Should I Stay or Should I Go " within the first season, and Kate Bush 's " Running Up That Hill " in the fourth. Some of these licensed songs saw subsequent resurgence on sales charts after
4719-621: The Beatles . Powell later produced Bush's first two albums. The tape was sent to the EMI executive Terry Slater, who signed Bush. "Every female you see at a piano is either Lynsey de Paul or Carole King . And most male music–not all of it but the good stuff–really lays it on you. It really puts you against the wall and that's what I like to do. I'd like my music to intrude. Not many females succeed with that." Bush, speaking to Melody Maker magazine in 1977. The British record industry
4840-435: The Beatles who had 11 in 2009. She had 11 albums in the top 50. In a statement, Bush said, It was an extraordinary experience putting the show together. It was a huge amount of work, a lot of fun and an enormous privilege to work with such an incredibly talented team. This is the audio document. I hope that this can stand alone as a piece of music in its own right and that it can be enjoyed by people who knew nothing about
4961-507: The Black Rainbow and D.A.R.Y.L. , discovered by reviewing fan feedback on the series. Several websites and publications have found other pop culture references in the series, particularly references to 1980s pop culture. The main villain for the last seasons was inspired by the villains that scared the brothers when they watched the movies and miniseries as children: Freddy Krueger , Pinhead and Pennywise . With Netflix as
The Whole Story - Misplaced Pages Continue
5082-500: The Bush family. (The 1973 song "Passing Through Air" was recorded as a demo at Gilmour‘s studio a few weeks after her 15th birthday and would later be the earliest Kate Bush recording to be released officially). Impressed, Gilmour financed the 16-year-old Bush's recording of a more professional demo tape. The tape consisted of three tracks, produced by Gilmour's friend Andrew Powell and the sound engineer Geoff Emerick , who had worked with
5203-517: The Dawn , her first shows since the Tour of Life in 1979. Bush was the first British solo female artist to top the UK Albums Chart and the first female artist to enter it at number one. Her eclectic musical style, unconventional lyrics, performances and literary themes have influenced a diverse range of artists. In 2022, "Running Up That Hill" received renewed attention after it appeared in
5324-485: The Duffer Brothers had been fans of Survive's music since the 2014 film The Guest . Once the series was green-lit, the Duffer Brothers contacted Survive around July 2015 to ask if they were still doing music; the two provided the production team with dozens of songs from their band's past to gain their interest, helping to land them the role. In addition to original music, Stranger Things features period music from artists including Joy Division , Toto , New Order ,
5445-1064: The Hawkins National Laboratory site, Bellwood Quarry , and Patrick Henry High School in Stockbridge, Georgia , for the middle and high school scenes. Emory University's Continuing Education Department, the former city hall in Douglasville, Georgia , the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia , the probate court in Butts County, Georgia , Old East Point Library and East Point First Baptist Church in East Point, Georgia , Fayetteville, Georgia , Stone Mountain Park, Palmetto, Georgia , and Winston, Georgia . Set work
5566-569: The Netflix series Stranger Things , becoming Bush's second UK number one and reaching the top of several other charts. It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and its parent album, Hounds of Love , became Bush's first album to reach the top of a Billboard albums chart . Bush has received numerous accolades and honours , including 14 Brit Awards nominations and a win for British Female Solo Artist in 1987, as well as seven nominations for Grammy Awards . In 2002, she received
5687-489: The UK albums chart at number three, and the US chart at number 48. Aerial, like Hounds of Love (1985), is divided into two sections, each with its own theme and mood. The first disc, subtitled A Sea of Honey , features a set of unrelated themed songs, including "King of the Mountain"; "Bertie", a Renaissance-style ode to her son; and "Joanni", based on the story of Joan of Arc . In the song " π {\displaystyle \pi } ", Bush sings 117 digits of
5808-415: The UK in 1994 and also received a small number of cinema screenings around the world. The initial plan had been to tour with The Red Shoes release, but did not reach fruition. Thus, Bush deliberately produced her tracks live, with less studio production that had typified her last three albums and which would have been too difficult to re-create on stage. The result polarised her fan base, who had enjoyed
5929-513: The UK, the album reached number-two, and the singles "Rubberband Girl", "The Red Shoes", "Moments of Pleasure", and " And So Is Love " (featuring Eric Clapton on guitar) all reached the top 30. Bush directed and starred in the short film The Line, the Cross and the Curve , which featured music from her album The Red Shoes , itself inspired by the 1948 film of that name . It was released on VHS in
6050-476: The Upside Down, whose presence begins to affect the residents of Hawkins in unusual ways. The first season begins in November 1983 when Will Byers is abducted by a creature from the Upside Down. His mother Joyce, Police Chief Jim Hopper, and a group of volunteers search for him. A young psychokinetic girl named Eleven escapes from the laboratory and is found by friends of Will. Eleven befriends and assists them in their efforts to find Will. The second season
6171-621: The ages of 18 and 49 in the United States. This made it the third most-watched season of Netflix original content in the U.S. at the time behind the first season of Fuller House and fourth season of Orange Is the New Black . In a September 2016 analysis, Netflix found that Stranger Things "hooked" viewers by the second episode of the first season, indicating that the second episode was "the first installment that led at least 70 percent of viewers who watched that episode to complete
SECTION 50
#17327982460516292-472: The album chart at No. 1. The top-selling single from the album was " Babooshka ", which reached No. 5 in the UK singles chart . In November 1980, she released the standalone Christmas single " December Will Be Magic Again ", which reached No. 29 in the UK charts. September 1982 saw the release of The Dreaming , the first album Bush produced by herself. With her new-found freedom, she experimented with production techniques, creating an album that features
6413-414: The album fail it would be demoralising and if it were successful Bush was too young to handle this. In a 1987 interview, Gilmour disputed this version of events, blaming EMI for initially using the "wrong" producers. EMI gave Bush a large advance, which she used to enroll in interpretive dance classes taught by Lindsay Kemp , a former teacher of David Bowie , and mime training with Adam Darius . For
6534-645: The album received an average score of 88, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". At the 2012 Brit Awards she was nominated in the Best Female Artist category, and the album won the 2012 Best Album at the South Bank Arts Awards, and was also nominated for Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards. Bush turned down an invitation to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London. Instead,
6655-411: The album was released with a box-set that contains the albums The Sensual World and the analogue re-mastered The Red Shoes . It debuted at No 2 on the United Kingdom chart. Bush's tenth studio album, 50 Words for Snow , was released on 21 November 2011. It features the high-profile appearance of Elton John on the duet "Snowed in at Wheeler Street". The album contains seven new songs "set against
6776-460: The album, " This Woman's Work ", was featured in the John Hughes film She's Having a Baby , and a slightly remixed version appeared on Bush's album The Sensual World . The song reached number-eight in 2005 on the UK download chart after featuring in a British television advertisement for the charity NSPCC . "I don't think of myself as a musician. As a writer, I suppose. I only ever play
6897-835: The album. It was nominated for the Best Concept Music Video at the 1988 Grammy Awards . In 2014, during Bush's Before the Dawn residency at the Hammersmith Apollo, The Whole Story charted at number 8 in the UK. Following a resurgence of popularity for "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" in 2022, The Whole Story peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. All tracks are written by Kate Bush . Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Kate Bush Catherine Bush CBE (born 30 July 1958), publicly known as Kate Bush ,
7018-569: The area would work well with the narrative shift to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. The filming of the first season began in November 2015 and was extensively done in Atlanta, Georgia, with the Duffer Brothers and Levy handling the direction of individual episodes. Jackson served as the basis of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. Other shooting locations included the Georgia Mental Health Institute as
7139-559: The ballad "Moments of Pleasure", although Bush's mother was still alive when "Moments of Pleasure" was written and recorded. Bush describes playing the song to her mother, who thought the line where she is quoted by Bush as saying, "Every old sock meets an old shoe", was hilarious and "couldn't stop laughing." After the release of The Red Shoes , Bush dropped out of the public eye. She had originally intended to take one year off, but despite working on material, twelve years passed before her next album release. Her name occasionally cropped up in
7260-514: The black comedy film Les Dogs , produced by The Comic Strip for BBC television . Bush plays the bride Angela at a wedding set in a post-apocalyptic Britain. Bush's seventh studio album, The Red Shoes , was released in November 1993. The album gave Bush her highest chart position in the US, reaching number 28, although the only song from the album to make the US singles chart was "Rubberband Girl", which peaked at number 88 in January 1994. In
7381-495: The board of directors. Following the release of Lionheart , she was required by EMI to undertake heavy promotional work and an exhausting tour. The Tour of Life began in April 1979 and lasted six weeks. It was described by The Guardian as "an extraordinary, hydra -headed beast, combining music, dance, poetry, mime, burlesque , magic and theatre". The show was co-devised and performed on stage with magician Simon Drake . Bush
SECTION 60
#17327982460517502-400: The brothers felt they could take the concept of the 2013 film Prisoners , detailing the moral struggles a father goes through when his daughter is kidnapped, and expand it out over eight or so hours in a serialized television approach. As they focused on the missing child aspect of the story, they wanted to introduce the idea of "childlike sensibilities" they could offer, and toyed around with
7623-455: The brothers to either make it a children's series or drop the children and focus on Hopper's investigation into the paranormal. In early 2015, Dan Cohen, the VP of 21 Laps Entertainment , brought the script to his colleague Shawn Levy . They subsequently invited the Duffer Brothers to their office and purchased the rights for the series, giving the brothers full authorship. After reading the pilot,
7744-456: The cast as Karen, followed by Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner a month later. Additional cast who recur include Noah Schnapp as Will, Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, and Ross Partridge as Lonnie, among others. Actors auditioning for the children roles read lines from Stand by Me . The Duffer Brothers estimated they went through about
7865-493: The children characters of the series, the Duffer Brothers considered themselves as outcasts from other students while in high school and thus found it easy to write for Mike and his friends, and particularly for Barb. Joyce was fashioned after Richard Dreyfuss ' character Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind , as she appears "absolutely bonkers" to everyone else as she tries to find Will. In June 2015, it
7986-425: The choice: "People weren't even generally aware that I wrote my own songs or played the piano. The media just promoted me as a female body. It's like I've had to prove that I'm an artist in a female body." In late 1978, EMI persuaded Bush to quickly record a follow-up album, Lionheart , to take advantage of the success of The Kick Inside . The album was produced by Andrew Powell, assisted by Bush. Although it gained
8107-422: The compilation. Dawn French and Hugh Laurie were among those featured in the video for Experiment IV. At the 1987 Brit Awards , Bush won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist. Released in 1989, The Sensual World was described by Bush herself as "her most honest, personal album". One of the tracks, "Heads We're Dancing", inspired by her own black humour , is about a woman who dances all night with
8228-454: The concerts, Before the Dawn , was released on 25 November 2016. Bolstered by publicity around Before the Dawn , Bush became the first female performer to have eight albums in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart simultaneously, putting her at number three for simultaneous UK Top 40 albums. The only artists ahead of Bush were Elvis Presley , who had 12 entries in the top 40 after his death in 1977 and
8349-507: The end of the first season. The brothers had wanted to avoid any computer-generated effects for the monster and other parts of the series and stay with practical effects , so they created an animatronic to play the part of the Demogorgon. However, the six-month filming time left them little time to plan out and test practical effects rigs for some of the shots. They went with a middle ground of using constructed props including one for
8470-408: The entire first season of a show". For the third season, Netflix revealed that the show had broken viewing records for Netflix, with 40.7 million households having watched the show in its first four days, and 18.2 million already watched the entire series within that timeframe. Within its first month, the third season was watched by 64 million households, setting a new record for
8591-407: The episode's production so that when they finished, they felt they were ready to produce their own television series. The Duffers prepared a script similar to the series' eventual pilot episode, along with a 20-page pitch book to help shop the series to networks. They pitched the story to about 15 cable networks, all of whom felt a plot with children as leading characters wouldn't work and asked
8712-562: The episodes. They wrote and produced their 2015 film Hidden , in which they emulated the style of M. Night Shyamalan . However, due to changes at Warner Bros. , its distributor, it did not see wide release and the Duffers were unsure of their future. To their surprise, television producer Donald De Line approached them, impressed with Hidden ' s script, and offered them the opportunity to work on episodes of Wayward Pines with Shyamalan. The brothers were mentored by Shyamalan during
8833-402: The film Jaws , where Montauk was used for the fictional setting of Amity Island. After deciding to change the narrative of the series to take place in the fictional town of Hawkins instead, the brothers felt they could now do things to the town, such as placing it under quarantine, that they really could not envision with a real location. With the change in location, they had to come up with
8954-468: The first episode titled "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club". Filming for the season was slated to begin in January 2020 and to last through August. With the release of a February 2020 teaser for the fourth season, the Duffers confirmed that production had started. Some filming for the fourth season took place at Lukiškės Prison and nearby in Vilnius , Lithuania. In March 2020, production was stopped due to
9075-662: The first two years of her contract, Bush spent more time on schoolwork than recording. She left school after doing her mock A-Levels and having gained ten GCE O-Level qualifications. Bush wrote and recorded demos of almost 200 songs, some of which circulated as bootlegs . From March to August 1977, she fronted the KT Bush Band at public houses in London . The band included Del Palmer (bass), Brian Bath (guitar), and Vic King (drums). She began recording her first album in August 1977. Perhaps its keen ear for adolescent angst
9196-604: The footage, which was captured by scanning in film stock from the 1980s. The Duffer Brothers wanted to scare the audience, but not to necessarily make the series violent or gory, following in line with how the 1980s Amblin Entertainment films drove the creation of the PG-13 movie rating . They said such films were "much more about mood and atmosphere and suspense and dread than they are about gore", though they were not afraid to push into more scary elements, particularly towards
9317-667: The gateway to the Upside Down. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer uses mind control to make Billy do his bidding. The fourth season is set eight months later, in March 1986. Joyce, Will, Eleven, and Jonathan have moved to Lenora, California for a fresh start. In California, Eleven struggles with the loss of her powers and being bullied in school. Meanwhile, in Hawkins, a being from the Upside Down—an entity later dubbed Vecna—begins killing
9438-723: The hardest character to write for given his limited appearances within the narrative. The brothers had desired to film the series around the Long Island area to match the initial Montauk concept. However, with filming scheduled to take place in November 2015, it was difficult to shoot in Long Island in the cold weather, and the production started scouting locations in and around the Atlanta , Georgia, area. The brothers, who grew up in North Carolina, found many places that reminded them of their own childhoods in that area, and felt
9559-489: The idea of a monster that could consume humans. The brothers thought the combination of these things "was the best thing ever". To introduce this monster into the narrative, they considered "bizarre experiments we had read about taking place in the Cold War" such as Project MKUltra , which gave a way to ground the monster's existence in science rather than something spiritual. This also helped them to decide on using 1983 as
9680-425: The intricacy of her earlier compositions, with other fans claiming they had found new complexities in the lyrics and the emotions they expressed. During this period of time, Bush suffered a series of bereavements, including the loss of guitarist Alan Murphy , who had started working with her on The Tour of Life in 1979, and her mother Hannah, to whom she was exceptionally close. The people she lost were honoured in
9801-404: The local folk music scene. She was raised as a Roman Catholic . Bush trained at Goldsmiths College karate club where her brother John was a karate instructor. There she became known as "Ee-ee" because of her squeaky kiai . Her family's musical influence inspired Bush to teach herself the piano at the age of 11. She also played the organ in a barn behind her parents' house and studied
9922-560: The majority of her singles' B-sides recorded from 1978 to 1990. In 1991, Bush released a cover of Elton John 's " Rocket Man ", which reached number 12 on the UK singles chart, and reached number two in Australia. In 2007, it was voted the greatest cover ever by readers of The Observer newspaper. Another John cover, " Candle in the Wind ", was the B-side. In the same year, she starred in
10043-530: The media with rumours of a new album release. The press often viewed her as an eccentric recluse, sometimes drawing a comparison with Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens 's Great Expectations . In 1998, Bush gave birth to Albert, known as "Bertie", fathered by guitarist Dan McIntosh, whom she met in 1992. In 2001, Bush was awarded a Q Award as Classic Songwriter. In 2002, she was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and performed " Comfortably Numb " at David Gilmour's concert at
10164-475: The monster whenever they could, but for other shots, such as when the monster bursts through a wall, they opted to use digital effects. Post-production on the first season was completed the week before it was released to Netflix. The title sequence uses closeups of the letters in the Stranger Things title with a red tint against a black background as they slide into place within the title. The sequence
10285-655: The most-watched original Netflix series. The series is the most followed TV show on social media app TV Time ' s history, with over 5 million followers. Rotten Tomatoes gave the show an overall score of 92%, while Metacritic gave the show an overall score of 74. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season an approval rating of 97% based on 92 reviews and a weighted average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Exciting, heartbreaking, and sometimes scary, Stranger Things acts as an addictive homage to Spielberg films and vintage 1980s television ." The New York Times has compared
10406-437: The number pi . The second disc, subtitled A Sky of Honey , features one continuous piece of music describing the experience of 24 hours passing by. Aerial earned Bush two nominations at the 2006 Brit Awards , for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album. In 2007, Bush was asked to write a song for The Golden Compass soundtrack which made reference to the lead character, Lyra Belacqua . The song, " Lyra ",
10527-401: The piano to accompany myself singing. I could never sit and read a piece of music. At best, I'm an accompanist. I suppose the worst thing is frustration at your own ability. Not being able to do what you want to do." —Kate Bush, Q , 1993 In 1990, the boxed set This Woman's Work was released; it included all of her albums with their original cover art, as well as two discs featuring
10648-449: The platform, the Duffer Brothers were not limited to a typical 22-episode format, opting for the eight-episode approach. They had been concerned that a 22-episode season on broadcast television would be difficult to "tell a cinematic story" with that many episodes. Eight episodes allowed them to give time to characterization in addition to narrative development; if they had less time available, they would have had to remain committed to telling
10769-740: The producers had faith she could pull off the difficult role. The Duffer Brothers had been interested in Harbour before, who until Stranger Things primarily had smaller roles as villainous characters, and they felt that he had been "waiting too long for this opportunity" to play a lead, while Harbour himself was thrilled by the script and the chance to play "a broken, flawed, anti-hero character". Additional casting followed two months later with Finn Wolfhard as Mike, Millie Bobby Brown in an undisclosed role, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas, Natalia Dyer as Nancy, and Charlie Heaton as Jonathan. In September 2015, Cara Buono joined
10890-564: The residents of Hawkins, opening new gates between the two worlds in the process. Planning to stop Vecna, Dr. Sam Owens takes Eleven to a facility to help her regain her powers. Simultaneously, Joyce and Murray Bauman fly to Russia to rescue Hopper from the Gulag in Kamchatka . Stranger Things was created by Matt and Ross Duffer, known professionally as the Duffer Brothers , who also serve as showrunners and head writers and direct many of
11011-600: The respective seasons of Stranger Things aired, notably "Running Up That Hill" and Metallica 's " Master of Puppets " from the fourth season, and Limahl 's " The NeverEnding Story " from the third season. Soundtracks containing separately the original compositions and the licensed music for each season have been released by Lakeshore Records . The first season consisted of eight one-hour-long episodes which were released worldwide on Netflix on July 15, 2016, in Ultra HD 4K . The second season, consisting of nine episodes,
11132-444: The scripts being fully completed, this allowed some of the actors' takes on the roles to reflect into the script. The casting of the young actors for Will and his friends had been done just after the first script was completed, and subsequent scripts incorporated aspects from these actors. The brothers said Modine provided significant input on the character of Dr. Brenner, whom they had not really fleshed out before as they considered him
11253-480: The season that took place on that day. The Duffers said in an interview that they could rectify the matter by changing its month, which they called "George Lucas-ing the situation", in reference to the canon changes that George Lucas had made to the original Star Wars trilogy to match what the prequel trilogy had added. Some viewers took this to imply that scenes from earlier seasons were also being edited, including one scene where Jonathan takes discreet pictures of
11374-437: The series and come back with more input. Initially they had been working with various fonts for the title and used close-ups of the best features of these fonts, but near the end the producers wanted to work with ITC Benguiat , requiring them to rework those shots. The final sequence is fully computer generated, but they took inspiration from testing some practical effects, such as using Kodalith masks as would have been done in
11495-475: The shows as well as those who were there. I never expected the overwhelming response of the audiences, every night filling the show with life and excitement. They are there in every beat of the recorded music. Even when you can't hear them, you can feel them. On 6 December 2018, Bush published her first book, How to Be Invisible, a compilation of lyrics. In November 2018, Bush released two box sets of remasters of her studio albums. Vocals from Rolf Harris , who
11616-579: The song "A Deal With God", but the record company was reluctant because some people might think it was "a sensitive title", but that "... for me, this is still called A Deal With God". The second side of the album, The Ninth Wave , takes its name from Tennyson's poem, " Idylls of the King ", about the legendary King Arthur 's reign, and is seven interconnecting songs joined in one continuous piece of music. The album earned Bush nominations for Best Female Solo Artist, Best Album, Best Single, and Best Producer at
11737-402: The song. The studio version sees her perform in a dark room with mist while wearing a white dress, suggesting her character is a ghost (as is the case with Cathy in the novel that inspired the song). The outside version sees Bush dancing in a grassy area on Salisbury Plain (inspired by the novel's moors ) while wearing a red dress. In the United Kingdom alone, The Kick Inside sold over
11858-472: The streaming service Netflix purchased the whole season for an undisclosed sum, and in April of the same year, the series was announced for a 2016 release. The Duffer Brothers stated that at the time they pitched to Netflix the company had already been recognized for its original programming in shows such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black , with well-recognized producers behind them, and were ready to start giving upcoming producers like them
11979-854: The time period, as it was a year before the film Red Dawn came out, which focused on Cold War paranoia. Subsequently, they were able to use all their own personal inspirations from the 1980s, the decade in which they were born, as elements of the series, crafting it in the realm of science fiction and horror . Other influences cited by the Duffer Brothers include: Stephen King novels; films produced by Steven Spielberg , John Carpenter , David Lynch , Wes Craven , and Guillermo del Toro ; films such as Star Wars , Alien , and Stand by Me ; Japanese anime such as Akira and Elfen Lied ; and several video games including Silent Hill , Dark Souls and The Last of Us . The Duffer Brothers believe that they may have brought influences from other works unintentionally, including Beyond
12100-404: The title credits of several 1980s films. Various iterations included having letters vanish, to reflect the "missing" theme of the series, and having letters cast shadows on others, alluding to the mysteries, before settling into the sliding letters. The studio began working on the title sequence before filming, and took about a month off during the filming process to let the producers get immersed in
12221-476: The titles, as well as the various book covers from King and other authors that they had used to establish the title and imagery, and were looking for a similar approach for the series' titles, primarily using a typographical sequence. They took inspiration from several title sequences of works from the 1980s that were previously designed by Richard Greenberg under R/GA, such as Altered States and The Dead Zone . They also got input from Dan Perri, who worked on
12342-487: The top five, including the number one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985) and the greatest hits compilation The Whole Story (1986). Since The Dreaming (1982), she has produced all of her studio albums. She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). In 2011, Bush released the albums Director's Cut and 50 Words for Snow . She drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before
12463-472: The tracks have new lead vocals, drums, and instrumentation. Some were transposed to a lower key to accommodate her lowering voice. Three of the songs, including " This Woman's Work ", have been completely rerecorded, often with lyrics changed in places. Bush described the album as a new project rather than a collection of remixes. It was the first album on her new label, Fish People , a division of EMI Records. In addition to Director's Cut in its single CD form,
12584-521: The vinyl and cassette formats with two very different sides. The first side, Hounds of Love , contains five "accessible" pop songs, including the four singles " Running Up That Hill ", " Cloudbusting ", " Hounds of Love ", and "The Big Sky" . "Running Up That Hill" reached No. 3 in the UK charts and re-introduced Bush to American listeners, climbing to No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1985. Bush has stated that she initially wanted to name
12705-419: The violin. She soon began composing songs, eventually adding her own lyrics. Bush attended St Joseph's Convent Grammar School, a Catholic girls' school in nearby Abbey Wood . During this time, her family produced a demo tape with over 50 of her compositions, which was turned down by record labels. The Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour , received the demo from Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of Gilmour and
12826-449: Was announced that Winona Ryder and David Harbour had joined the series as Joyce and as the unnamed chief of police, respectively. Ryder's sole condition to the Duffers in accepting the part was that, if a Beetlejuice sequel ever materialized as she and Tim Burton had been discussing since 2000, they had to let her take a break to shoot it, a condition the Duffers agreed and ultimately proved to work out when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
12947-463: Was convicted of multiple sexual assault charges in 2014, were replaced by versions by Bush's son Bertie. A compilation of rare tracks, cover versions and remixes from the boxsets, The Other Sides , was released on 8 March 2019. It includes the previously unreleased track "Humming," recorded in 1975. In September 2019, Bush released " Ne t'enfuis pas " / " Un baiser d'enfant " on vinyl, in France, as
13068-406: Was created by the studio Imaginary Forces, formerly part of R/GA , led by creative director Michelle Doughtey. Levy introduced the studio to the Duffer Brothers, who explained their vision of the 1980s-inspired series, which helped the studio to fix the concept the producers wanted. Later, but prior to filming, the producers sent Imaginary Forces the pilot script, the synth-heavy background music for
13189-493: Was done at Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta and the series was filmed with a RED Dragon camera. Filming for the first season concluded in early 2016. After the third season finished filming, producers considered the idea of keeping the Starcourt Mall set as a permanent attraction for fans to visit, but ultimately decided against it. The fourth season of Stranger Things was expected to consist of eight episodes, with
13310-486: Was greenlighted. The brothers' casting director Carmen Cuba had suggested Ryder for the role of Joyce, which the two were immediately drawn to because of her predominance in the films of the 1980s. Levy believed Ryder could "wretch up the emotional urgency and yet find layers and nuance and different sides of [Joyce]". Ryder praised that the show's multiple storylines required her to act for Joyce as if "she's out of her mind, but she's actually kind of onto something", and that
13431-481: Was her first album to feature synthesisers and drum machines , in particular the Fairlight CMI . She was introduced to the technology while providing backing vocals on Peter Gabriel 's eponymous third album in early 1980. It was her first record to reach the top position in the UK album charts, also making her the first female British artist to achieve that status, and the first female artist ever to enter
13552-399: Was inspired by Stephen King 's novel The Shining . Hounds of Love was released in 1985. Because of the high cost of hiring studio space for her previous album, she built a private studio near her home, where she could work at her own pace. Hounds of Love topped the charts in the UK, knocking Madonna 's Like a Virgin from the number-one position. The album takes advantage of
13673-458: Was involved in every aspect of the production, choreography, set design, costume design and hiring. The shows were noted for her dancing, complex lighting and her 17 costume changes per show. Because of her need to dance as she sang, sound engineers used a wire coat hanger and a radio microphone to fashion a headset microphone; it was the first use by a rock performer since the Spotnicks used
13794-602: Was played over the closing credits of the film. The single reached No 187 in the UK singles chart and was nominated for the International Press Academy 's Satellite Award for original song in a motion picture. According to Del Palmer, Bush was asked to compose the song at short notice; the project was completed in 10 days. In May 2011, Bush released Director's Cut , comprising 11 reworked tracks from The Sensual World and The Red Shoes , recorded using analogue rather than digital equipment. All
13915-428: Was reaching a point of stagnation. Progressive rock was popular and visually oriented rock performers were growing in popularity, thus record labels looking for the next big thing were considering experimental acts. Bush was put on retainer for two years by Bob Mercer, managing director of EMI's group-repertoire division. Mercer believed that Bush's material was good enough to release, but he also believed that should
14036-588: Was released as a single in Europe, but not in the UK. Continuing in her storytelling tradition, Bush looked far outside her own personal experience for sources of inspiration. She drew on old crime films for "There Goes a Tenner", a documentary about the Vietnam War for "Pull Out the Pin", and the plight of Indigenous Australians for "The Dreaming". "Houdini" is about the magician 's death, and "Get Out of My House"
14157-511: Was released on October 27, 2017, in HDR. The third season once again consists of eight episodes, and was released on July 4, 2019. The fourth season, consisting of nine episodes, was released in two volumes on May 27 and July 1, 2022, respectively. In February 2022, Netflix renewed the series for a fifth and final season. Shortly after the fourth season's release, viewers reported that Will's friends did not acknowledge his birthday in an episode of
14278-463: Was released that year, reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart . Bush has released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " (1978), " Babooshka " (1980), " Running Up That Hill " (1985), " Don't Give Up " (a 1986 duet with Peter Gabriel ), and " King of the Mountain " (2005). All nine of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, with all but one reaching
14399-457: Was released when Bush was 19, with some songs written when she was as young as 13. EMI originally wanted the more rock-oriented track "James and the Cold Gun" to be her debut single, but Bush, who already had a reputation for asserting herself in decisions about her work, insisted that it should be " Wuthering Heights ". Two music videos with similar choreography were created by Bush to accompany
14520-529: Was set in stone from the very beginning. —Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian . For her debut album, The Kick Inside (1978), Bush was persuaded to use established session musicians instead of the KT Bush Band. She retained some of these even after she had brought her bandmates back on board. Her brother Paddy played the harmonica and mandolin. Stuart Elliott played some of the drums and became her main drummer on subsequent albums. The Kick Inside
14641-442: Was the first female artist in pop history to have written every track on a million-selling debut album. Bob Mercer blamed Bush's lesser success in the United States on American radio formats, saying there were no outlets for Bush's visual presentation. EMI capitalised on Bush's appearance by promoting the album with a poster of her in a tight pink top which emphasised her breasts. In an interview with NME in 1982, Bush criticised
#50949