Big Giant Circles went absolutely unhinged on this one and I'm here for it. Octogeddon is George Fan's post-Plants vs. Zombies game about a rampaging octopus, and Jimmy Hinson scored it like a Saturday morning cartoon directed by a metal band.
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"Sushi Showdown" for the final boss has galloping metal riffs backed by a full choir, which is objectively hilarious for a game about an angry octopus. "Octovania" leans into this gothic synth-rock thing for the Tokyo level.
"Didgeridoo I'm Comin' for You" is exactly what it sounds like. Every city gets its own flavor, from French accordion to bombastic Americana. The whole thing refuses to take itself seriously but the compositions are genuinely tight.
If you played PvZ and wondered what that creative energy sounds like unshackled from EA, start here.