Funky, groovy, absolutely bizarre for a game about death. Felix The Reaper hit PS4, Switch, PC, and Xbox One in 2019, and the soundtrack plays like a dance party at a funeral home. Shadow Dance has this slinky, head-nodding beat that makes you forget you are playing a puzzle game about the Grim Reaper.
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Swing or Die leans full jazz-funk with zero irony. Danse Macabre takes the classical concept and filters it through modern electronic production. Chorus Mortis closes things with choral drama that actually earns its Latin title.
The whole album bounces between playful and creepy without ever settling on one. Like the game itself, it refuses to be grim about being grim. If you want a playlist that makes death sound like a good time, this is it.