Massive, layered orchestral sound that feels like standing on a cliff watching machines roam below. Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 set a new bar for open-world scoring. "Aloy's Theme" featuring Julie Elven carries this lonely, determined vocal melody that defines the whole game, and "City On The Mesa" builds out the world with percussion and strings that feel ancient and futuristic at the same time.
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"The Cavalry Breaks Through" with Circle Percussion is the combat peak, all driving rhythm and choir. The score constantly balances tribal, organic textures against cold synthetic undertones. That shift from "Motherless" to "Years of Training" just hits different when you know the story.
If you played this game and never sat in the menu just to listen to the music, go back and do that.