Heavy, brooding, and full of traditional Japanese instrumentation cranked through a PS4's processing power. Nioh's soundtrack by Yugo Kanno does this thing where it keeps the feudal-era atmosphere completely intact even when the combat music is absolutely ripping.
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"Decisive Battle" layers taiko drums and strings into something that genuinely raises your heart rate. The "Ayakashi" tracks shift into these eerie yokai-infused pieces that make every dark corridor feel alive. "Loneliness" is just...
devastating in context. The region themes do a great job of making each area of Sengoku-era Japan feel distinct without breaking the overall tone. If you survived the game's brutal difficulty, you owe it to yourself to hear this score without the death screams.