Bright brass and period instrumentation cracking open a sky city. Bioshock Infinite took the series from underwater horror to floating American fever dream, and the score followed. "Welcome To Columbia" has this triumphant, almost hymn-like quality that curdles the longer you listen.
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"The Songbird" is pure dread wrapped in orchestral weight. And then they dropped "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Instrumental)" as this eerie barbershop reimagining that stops you cold. The mix of classical pieces like "Nocturne in E-flat major" alongside original combat tracks gives the whole thing this fractured timeline energy.
PS3/360 era production at its most ambitious. If you need proof that a shooter soundtrack can mess with your head and your heart simultaneously, start here.