Memorable Music in Gaming #52

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