Style: video game music, modern classical
Primary Emotions/Themes: An excursion of exploration in an unknown land filled with dangers beyond our understanding
Thoughts: Some soundtracks are built different. Some know exactly what to do and when to do it. Shadow of the Collosus is a game about finding giants and slaying them. The world that you are in is one that we are told starkly little about and we know even less about the giant's we are slaying are or what their function is.
The music found within the game match these emotions to near perfection. The music varies between a deep sense of mystery, triumphant orchestral surges, and a little bit of everything in between. If I'm honest here I highly prefer the sense of mystery that the game provides in its soundtrack, but every moment of this thing is pure gold.
A soundtrack like this comes around once every few years. One that Transends the game it came with and creates an experience all it's own. Shadow of the Colossus it phenomenal both within the game itself and on its own. There are very very few soundtracks that reach this level, and Shadow... manages to reach these glorious heights effortlessly.
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