Orchestral dread meets crumbling New York City in a score that goes way bigger than the game probably deserved. The 2008 Alone in the Dark reboot had Olivier Deriviere composing, and whatever you think of the gameplay, this soundtrack is devastating.
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"Prelude to an End" sets the apocalyptic tone with swelling strings and choir, and "Crying New York" turns the destruction of Central Park into something genuinely mournful. "Shto Li" in a capella is haunting, a vocal piece that strips everything back to bare human voice.
"The Fissure" and "Collapsing Floors" build tension through dissonance and percussive urgency that makes your palms sweat. The bookend structure is clever too. "Prelude to an End" opening and "An End for a Prelude" closing, the whole thing folding back on itself.
If you love horror soundtracks that swing between orchestral bombast and suffocating quiet, Deriviere delivered one of the best scores of that console generation.