Part 1 to this is here, mainly just my initial theories around the leaked titles.
First, glad to see that I was right about the leak being true, doesn't happen often 🙃
But anyway, the soundtrack is out now for most people. I have another 2 hours to wait for it, but once its out I'll listen in and confirm (to the best of my ability) which songs were used where.
So just to reiterate again, the songs are all out of order (don't ask me why). And ofc, songs have been reused from previous seasons AND songs already used this season may come back for the finale. Anything can happen.
So, instead of trying to place every song, I'm just going to call out the ones I think we've yet to hear. Disc 1 is Red, Disc 2 is Green
1(29)-Seeing in Technicolour
1(36)-Pale Brown Mist and 1(28)-Mist Engulfs the Lab (these are together for a reason)
2(6)-Chaotic Good, Chaotic Bad
2(7)-Just Us and the Crickets
2(8)-Life Has Been So Unfair to You
2(41)-Siege of Dimension X
Ok, so here's my reasoning behind all of this.
Starr feels a little sus to me. Usually with these tracks you can tell pretty easily which scene it's been used in. But I can't place this one at all. The only way I think it could've been used before is if it connects to the military some way (i.e stars, badges). But then again, stars were more associated with the Soviets in the 80s so maybe not. But if it has yet to be heard, the only way I think it could work is if it has something to do with the play
We know from the trailer today that the girls will either be in Henry's play or will see it. So maybe like "stars of the stage"? And I have no idea why it has 2 r's. But whatever it is, it doesn't stick out as being too important.
Pale Brown Mist and Mist Engulfs the Lab are a pair to me. There was no sign nor mention of mist in the lab or otherwise so far, which makes me think it's going to spread in the finale to raise stakes and distract Hopper. And this shot from the trailer seems to prove that:
Life Has Been so Unfair to You is basically confirmed to be in the finale. Hopper says this line to El in the trailer (with a shot of Will over it my heart broke 💔). Hopper is going to have another powerful monologue for El that's going to have this song playing in the background.
Siege of Dimension X feels self-explanatory. No one besides Holly has actually been around Dimension X yet (and I doubt you could call her escape attempt a "siege"). Although the current plan doesn't really involve anyone directly attacking Dimension X, it looks likely that the Mindflayer is going to attack them. Ergo, they're going to go to battle in Dimension X.
Now the rest of these are much more speculative, so bear with me.
Just Us and the Crickets feels a little out of place. I can't really think of anywhere this song fits. I would love if this song kicks off a Will and Mike conversation (i.e "us"). Maybe Mike is awkward and starts off with "we're alone, just us and the crickets", then Will goes "there's no crickets in the UD." Idk, bit of a wild guess but we'll see. Could also be an epilogue song but who's to say.
Chaotic Good, Chaotic Bad. Now we're getting into the real meat. From the little I know about DnD, Chaotic Good and Chaotic Bad comes from this moral alignment grid. It basically describes whether your character is good or evil, and whether they follow the law or not. We've been theorising that Will is slowly becoming more like Vecna, and will have a villain arc in the finale. Vecna, as we know, is completely evil and follows no rules. And if Will is corrupted by Vecna, that would therefore make Will the Chaotic Evil. But who do we know is a good character that tends to break the rules?....
Oh yeah, MIKE WHEELER. It also makes sense since Mike is our dungeon master, and the one most heavily associated with DnD terminology this season.
So my theory is that this song is about a fight between Mike and Will, while Will is possessed. This could lead to all sorts of outcomes. Byler Angst, Byler Confession, Byler Kiss..... (who said that?)
Never Forget also sticks out to me. If you follow the memory loss idea that's been circulating for a few days, then this could be good proof for you. I can picture a world where someone (*cough Will cough*) will suffer from some kind of memory loss. Especially if they had just been infected with Vecna's mind for a while (*cough WILL cough*). Walk with me, what if we see a parallel of s2 with the Byers + Mike trying to help Will remember who he is. Leading to the alleged monologue Finn has to deliver, in which he recounts Will's achievements and his love for Will. And boom, Will's memories are back, he says something like "I could never forget you Mike", big reunion and the credits role.
The last two I want to talk about are Seeing in Technicolour and You're the Curse. In my last theory, I said how Seeing in Technicolour feels queer-coded, and that You're the Curse is the direct contradiction to You're the Heart, aka Mike's song, from s4. And thankfully, I think both songs still haven't been heard yet, so this theory lives! HUZZAH!
If I'm right about my previous theory of a Byler battle, then You're the Curse works well with that. The way I see it plays like this:
-Mike and Will are in the Church (CHURCHGATE IS REAL I SWEAR). Just Us and the Crickets plays as Mike tries to get Will to talk about everything. Paralleling Jancy, they won't talk to each other, thinking its not the right time.
-A back and forth argument plays out, interrupted as Will is possessed. Through Will, Vecna starts mocking Mike, and a Byler battle plays out. Chaotic Good, Chaotic Evil plays.
-Vecna/Will gets a hold on Mike. Mike gets Vecna'd and the every-awaited Mike POV plays out. You're the Curse plays, as Vecna, via Will, uses Will's words against Mike.
-In some way, Mike and Will manage to free themselves from Vecna. Possibly a confession that breaks Will free, who then guids Mike out of Vecna's mind. Once free and back in the church with everything out in the open, Seeing in Technicolour plays. As they both finally see themselves and each other for what they are, embracing.
Honestly? If something along those lines doesn't play out in the finale, I might just wrote that as a oneshot or something. Hold me to that guys.
So overall, this tracklist is only doing good things for my Byler Hope. I AM DELUSIONAL BUT I AM FREE!!!!
