Smoky jazz clarinet and slow-burn noir piano that oozes 1940s Los Angeles from every note. L.A. Noire came out in 2011 for PS3 and 360, and the soundtrack feels like it was recorded in a dimly lit club on Hollywood Boulevard.
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"Main Theme" sets the tone with restrained tension, "Noire Clarinet" is pure atmosphere dripping off the screen, and "Slow Brood" is exactly what it sounds like, a long simmering stare at the city after dark. The multi-part suites tell the story.
"Temptation" builds across three parts, "Use and Abuse" stretches across four. Each one tracking a case from suspicion to something worse. "(I Always Kill) the Things I Love" closes things out with a vocal track that lands like a confession nobody asked for.
If you want to feel like a detective nursing cheap bourbon while reading case files at midnight, press play.