Indie folk and soft rock bleeding through your speakers like a mixtape from someone who really gets you. Life is Strange on PS4, PC, Xbox One, Linux, and Mac built an entire mood around licensed tracks and it completely works.
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"To All Of You" by Syd Matters opens with that warm acoustic strum that immediately places you in Arcadia Bay. "Obstacles" hits different after you have played through the whole thing, all quiet devastation. "Spanish Sahara" by Foals is the gut punch everyone talks about, and it earns every second of it.
The original score tracks like "Max & Chloe" and "Blackwell Academy" fill in the spaces between the licensed songs with understated tenderness. "Golden Hour" glows exactly like its name. If you have ever wanted a game soundtrack that doubles as the best indie playlist of 2015, this is literally it.