Style: video game music, jazz, dark ambient
Primary Emotions/Themes: the cycle of death and life
Thoughts: Now this is something else. I go in between loving and hating this soundtrack. Some of the tracks are so good, while others completely destroy any love I have for it.
The opening track Don't Follow The Light is the perfect microcosm of the album. The opening riff is so... odd and unwelcoming that I can't listen it very often. As the song progresses though this same bass driven riff remains but it's complimented by other instruments to the point where it turns into a near jazz track by the end of it. I love the jazz portions, but it's hard for me to get past that initial disgust with the track.
From there the album goes every which way but loose. Dark ambient, more jazz, noise, you name it it's probably around somewhere on this creepy exploration of death and the afterlife. Some of it is very good, excellent even. There are other moments though where the album is not as good and completely takes me out of the flow.
This is the classic example of music that is good in the context of the game may not be good on its own. It's almost there but it doesn't quite make it. There is enough here that I really want to like this album, but the negative aspects just keep drawing me out of it. It's a damn shame.
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