Survive (band)
American electronic band
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Survive (often styled S U R V I V E) is an American electronic band formed in 2009 in Austin, Texas. Its members are Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Adam Jones, and Mark Donica. Dixon and Stein compose and produce as a duo and are best known for composing the score to the Netflix series Stranger Things, which brought them wider recognition.[1] The band produces synth-heavy, horror-score-influenced compositions using drum machines and analog synthesizers across a range of single, EP, and LP releases.[2]
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| Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Members | Kyle Dixon Michael Stein Mark Donica Adam Jones |
Film soundtracks
Survive contributed to the soundtrack for the indie horror film The Guest.[2]
The band gained wider fame after members Dixon and Stein were hired to compose the musical score Music of Stranger Things for the Netflix supernatural horror hit series Stranger Things.[3]
Both volumes of the soundtrack were nominated individually for the Best Score Soundtrack Category for the 2017 Grammy Awards, though neither won.[4] 2017 saw Dixon and Stein also nominated for an ASCAP award as a result of their soundtrack work.[5] In September 2017, Dixon and Stein won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for their work on the Stranger Things theme.[6]
2017 has also seen the band curate the music for Sensory, a multi-dimensional immersive restaurant experience' at Sugar Hill Mountain Festival in Melbourne, Australia.[7]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Mnq026 HD015 |
- Deserted Skies - Floating Cube - To Light Alone I Bow - Hourglass - Omniverse - Black Mollies - Scalar Wave - Shunting Yard - Dirge |
| HD009 |
- cschz 01 - cschz 02 |
| RR7349 |
- A.H.B - Other - Dirt - High Rise - Wardenclyffe - Sorcerer - Low Fog - Copter - Cutthroat |
| RR7400: LA041717 |
- Floating Cube (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Omniverse (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Sorcerer (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Cutthroat (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Holographic (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Black Mollies (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Parousia (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Wardenclyffe (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) - Copter (Los Angeles - 4-17-17) |
Extended plays & tapes
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2010 | BATH017 (As part of Dark of Night Compilation) | Bathetic Records |
| 2010 | LLR002 | Light Lodge |
| 2011 | LT019 | Living Tapes |
| 2012 | TLLT21 | To Lose La Track |
| 2013 | HD009 | Holodeck Records
2016 HD037 Holodeck Records |
| 2014 | MF064 | Monofonus Press |
Music videos
Soundtracks
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| Stranger Things (season 1) |
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| Stranger Things (season 2) |
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| Stranger Things (season 3) |
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| Stranger Things (season 4) |
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| The Retaliators (Original Motion Picture Score) |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Stranger Things | Won | [11] |
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Stranger Things, Vol. 1 | Nominated | [12] |
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Stranger Things, Vol. 2 | Nominated | [12] |
| 2017 | ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards | TV Composer(s) of the Year | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein for Stranger Things | Nominated | [13] |
| 2017 | World Soundtrack Awards | Television Composer of the Year | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein for Stranger Things | Nominated | [14] |
| 2018 | Venice Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize for Best Virtual Reality Immersive Story | Spheres (as composers) | Won | [15] |
| 2018 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original Score – Short Film | Spheres | Nominated | [16] |
| 2021 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original Score – Independent Film | The Hole in the Fence | Nominated | [17] |