Dark, oppressive, and dripping with biological horror. The Awakening the Nightmare expansion brought the Flood back to Halo Wars 2 and the soundtrack reflects that with twelve tracks of pure dread. "Diseased Darkness" is the standout, this slow creeping infection of sound that makes base-building feel like a survival horror game.
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"Fevered Dread" layers distorted strings over pulsing low end until you genuinely feel uneasy. Then "No Retreat" and "No Surrender" hit back-to-back like the moment you stop running and start fighting. "Tread Softly" and "Do Not Disturb" open with restraint, whispering that something terrible is sleeping.
"Corroded" and "Ossified" sound exactly like their names, music decaying in real time. Put this on if you want to remember that the Flood was always Halo's scariest idea and someone finally scored it that way.