Indie folk, post-punk, and raw emotional gut punches. Life is Strange 2 built its 2018 soundtrack around licensed tracks and original score, and both sides hit hard. Phoenix's "Lisztomania" shows up alongside "Death with Dignity" by Sufjan Stevens, and somehow they both fit the Diaz brothers' road trip perfectly.
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"On Melancholy Hill" by Gorillaz just sitting there in the tracklist like yeah, of course. The original score side carries its own weight. "Daniel's Sorrow" is quiet devastation, and "Seattle Incident" sets up the entire story's tension in one piece.
"Blood Brothers - Lone Wolf" and "Parting Ways" represent the branching endings. That mix of curated songs and composed score gives every episode a specific emotional color. If you ugly-cried during the finale and need to do it again, queue this up.