Dark, creeping string arrangements dragged through distortion and psychological dread. Alice: Madness Returns brought its twisted Wonderland to PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2011 with a score that sounds like a music box left in a burning building.
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"Cart Ride (Main Theme)" pulls you through warped carnival territory, and the sheer number of combat tracks tells you exactly what kind of game this is. "Bumby Dead" and "Carpenter" sit in this uncomfortable space between fairy tale and horror.
The unreleased nature of this soundtrack means you're hearing raw, unpolished versions that feel even more unsettling. Multiple combat music variations numbered and versioned like the devs couldn't stop writing fight themes.
Chapter endings with separate intro and outro cues... If you liked the game's aesthetic of beauty rotting from the inside, this soundtrack is the audio equivalent.