Survive (band)

S U R V I V E
S U R V I V E
	SXSW 21 March 2017
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, United States
Genres	Electronic; synthwave;
Instruments	Korg Mono/Poly; Roland SH-101; ARP Odyssey; Elektron Analog Keys; Sequential Prophet-6; Sequential Circuits Six-Trak;
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Relapse Records; Holodeck; Monofonus Press; Mannequin; Light Lodge;
Members	Kyle Dixon; Michael Stein; Mark Donica; Adam Jones

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]

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
Mnq026 HD015	Release date: 28 May 2012 Label: Mannequin Records, Holodeck Records Formats: CD, Digital Download, 12" Vinyl Songs: - Deserted Skies - Floating Cube - To Light Alone I Bow - Hourglass - Omniverse - Black Mollies - Scalar Wave - Shunting Yard - Dirge
HD009	Release date: 4 September 2012 Label: Holodeck Records Formats: cassette Songs: - cschz 01 - cschz 02
RR7349	Release date: 30 September 2016 Label: Relapse Records Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl Songs: - A.H.B - Other - Dirt - High Rise - Wardenclyffe - Sorcerer - Low Fog - Copter - Cutthroat
RR7400: LA041717	Release date: 3 August 2018 Label: Relapse Records Formats: Digital Download, 12" Vinyl Songs: - 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
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

Title	Year	Ref
Floating Cube	2013	^[8]
Omniverse	2015	^[9]
Copter	2016	^[10]

Soundtracks

Title	Details
Stranger Things (season 1)	Released (Vol. 1): 12 August 2016 Released (Vol. 2): 19 August 2016
Stranger Things (season 2)	Released: 20 October 2017
Stranger Things (season 3)	Released: 28 June 2019
Stranger Things (season 4)	Released: 1 July 2022
The Retaliators (Original Motion Picture Score)	Released: 21 October 2022
Stranger Things (season 5)	Released: 1 January 2025

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
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]

References

↑ "SURVIVE talk synth collecting and penning the Stranger Things soundtrack". MusicRadar. July 6, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
1 2 "'The Guest' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
↑ Swiatecki, Chad. "Survive members on how Austin band's music ended up on 'Stranger Things'". MyStatesman. Austin American Statesman. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
↑ Holub, Christian (6 December 2016). "'Stranger Things' Soundtracks Score Grammy Nods". EW.com.
↑ "Vote in the 2017 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards!". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
↑ "Emmys 2017: "Stranger Things" Wins Outstanding Theme Music Award". Pitchfork.com. 12 September 2017.
↑ "S U R V I V E interviewed - The Skinny". Retrieved 2017-04-06.
↑ Juan Cisneros (2013-03-03), S U R V I V E - Floating Cube, retrieved 2017-04-06
↑ HOLODECK RECS (2015-02-11), S U R V I V E - Omniverse (Official Video), retrieved 2017-04-06
↑ RelapseRecords (2016-10-28), S U R V I V E - "Copter" (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-04-06
↑ "Emmys 2017: "Stranger Things" Wins Outstanding Theme Music Award". Pitchfork. September 12, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
1 2 Holub, Christian (December 6, 2016). "'Stranger Things' Soundtracks Score Grammy Nods". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ "Vote in the 2017 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards!". ASCAP. March 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ "Winners & Nominees". World Soundtrack Awards. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ Parkinson, Kate (September 10, 2018). "Spheres Wins Best Virtual Reality Award At Venice Film Festival". VRFocus. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ "2018 Music in Visual Media Nominations". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Winners: Full List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

External links

S U R V I V E channel YouTube
S U R V I V E at SoundCloud
S U R V I V E at Bandcamp
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/s-u-r-v-i-v-e-mn0003090193
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e26116a-2d3b-4765-855f-734e9453a45e
Survive discography at Discogs

[musicradar-survive-1] "SURVIVE talk synth collecting and penning the Stranger Things soundtrack". MusicRadar. July 6, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[TMR-tG-2] 1 2 "'The Guest' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

[3] Swiatecki, Chad. "Survive members on how Austin band's music ended up on 'Stranger Things'". MyStatesman. Austin American Statesman. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[4] Holub, Christian (6 December 2016). "'Stranger Things' Soundtracks Score Grammy Nods". EW.com.

[5] "Vote in the 2017 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards!". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.

[6] "Emmys 2017: "Stranger Things" Wins Outstanding Theme Music Award". Pitchfork.com. 12 September 2017.

[7] "S U R V I V E interviewed - The Skinny". Retrieved 2017-04-06.

[8] Juan Cisneros (2013-03-03), S U R V I V E - Floating Cube, retrieved 2017-04-06

[9] HOLODECK RECS (2015-02-11), S U R V I V E - Omniverse (Official Video), retrieved 2017-04-06

[10] RelapseRecords (2016-10-28), S U R V I V E - "Copter" (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-04-06

[11] "Emmys 2017: "Stranger Things" Wins Outstanding Theme Music Award". Pitchfork. September 12, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[ew-grammy-12] 1 2 Holub, Christian (December 6, 2016). "'Stranger Things' Soundtracks Score Grammy Nods". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[ascap-cc-13] "Vote in the 2017 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards!". ASCAP. March 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[14] "Winners & Nominees". World Soundtrack Awards. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[15] Parkinson, Kate (September 10, 2018). "Spheres Wins Best Virtual Reality Award At Venice Film Festival". VRFocus. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[16] "2018 Music in Visual Media Nominations". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[17] "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Winners: Full List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

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