Vast, atmospheric synth that sounds like standing on a mountaintop and forgetting how to breathe. Cordillera is a 2015 Windows game, and the soundtrack maps an entire world through sound. "Above the Clouds" opens with pure altitude, "Fungal Peak" gets weird and organic in the best way, and "Sorrowful Snow" is exactly the kind of cold, aching track that stops you mid-game.
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The progression from "Home" through "Edge of Home" into the wider world mirrors an actual expedition. "Lost Mountains" and "Gold Mountains" feel like waypoints. "Solstaris" and "Soltetra" bookend something cosmic. There's a full set of demo versions included too.
Hearing "Redwood (Demo)" next to the final cut shows how the compositions grew and filled out. If you like exploration games where the music makes the landscape feel ten times bigger than the screen, this is your next playlist.