Synth, serene and atmospheric music always have a place in games that get your
feet and body going in your seat as you navigate whatever adventure it slides
into.
Deep Fear | Sega Saturn | Surfacing
If this track, with its choir
vocals, sounds oddly cinematic and atmospheric to you, I wouldn’t be surprised
- for it was composed by none other than Kenji Kawai.
This is the
same guy who did the soundtrack of the Ghost in the Shell anime. ‘Nuff
said.
Deep Fear OST - 15 - Surfacing
Silent Hill 2 | PS2 | The Day of Night
Fun fact: I’m hearing impaired, which means sounds
& voices of a certain decibel are what my ears can detect. Having this
impairment results in popping and blocking of my hearing, so it’s always a
guessing game from my colleagues whether I’m listening to them or not.
I
often play this particular track at a certain volume to assess my hearing
level. If I can hear the dulcet piano strokes, then I suppose it’s all right.
If barely, then SPEAK UP!!
The Day Of Night
Hotline Miami | PC | Hydrogen
MOON is a certified madman of
the synthwave scene. His work is so unabashedly, unapologetically unhinged,
and I absolutely love him for it.
Hydrogen may not have kickstarted
the genre, but I believe this is one of the handful few that should be
representative of the more hypnotic, foot-thumping side of the synthwave
scene.
M.O.O.N. - 'Hydrogen' [Hotline Miami Soundtrack]
Epsilon Program Theme | PC | GTA V
It’s annoying how catchy
and serene this music is. This one feels like it is coming from that pink
boombox (you know the one), while you’re aimlessly wandering in the liminal
backrooms.
Kifflom - Epsilon Program Theme Song
Valadilene Theme | PC | Syberia
I consider Syberia to be video game canon; games
that are quintessential to the industry and must be played at-least once.
There’s not a single weak element about this game.
The game starts
off at Valadilene, which means this is the first piece of music you hear as
you enter the clockpunk world of Syberia. It is at-once nostalgic and just as
pretty as the cursive, handwritten logo of the game.
If the point
and click adventure genre were to have an official theme, I’d choose this
one.
Syberia l Valadilene Theme l Microids
Article by: Hamza
