The next time you get the chance, buy this soundtrack and go for a long stroll in the woods. Unravel may have been an irrevocably pretty game – to the point of being twee – but its music, visuals and atmosphere were by far its strongest points.
Henrik Oja & Frida Johansson’s soundtrack has influences stemming from many places but the sound created is undeniably Scandinavian, folksy and wonderful.
Standout track: Berry Mire
7. I Am Setsuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dlfVZCO3g
By far the most unusual and minimalist soundtrack on the list, Tomoki Miyoshi’s solely piano-led accompaniment to the beautiful I Am Setsuna wears its influences on its sleeve and uses them to create something eerily unforgettable.
The piano score coexists with the sadness and occasional joy of the title itself, heightening both and bursting into poignancy when needed.
Ruaraidh - pronounced Roo-Ree - is a Scottish gamer with the name and games to prove it. He enjoys mostly everything, unless it involves exercise, and much prefers to run around inside a good, open-world RPG, being chased across the lands by a horde of monsters after his sweet loot. When he has made his escape, he will often return to the real world to continue playing anything with a good story - indie or otherwise.
