Gareth Coker went and made an orchestra cry on purpose for Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Every string section sounds like it's personally invested in whether this little spirit makes it home. "Ku's First Flight" builds with this fluttering woodwind line that genuinely made me hold my breath the first time.
Read more
Then "Kwolok's Hollow" drops you into something low and ancient, all reverb and weight. The combat tracks hit different too. "Dashing and Bashing" has this pulse that actually makes you play better somehow. And "Shriek"...
that one stays with you after the controller's down. If the first Ori soundtrack wrecked you, this one finishes the job.