A low electronic hum settling over everything like a surveillance camera powering on. Matt Mclean composed the original Orwell soundtrack with this controlled, almost clinical restraint that mirrors how the game slowly normalizes watching people's private lives.
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"Day 1 - Nescience" starts deceptively calm, just ambient tones that could be office background noise, while "The Autonomy Expires" drops the temperature with heavier, more oppressive layers. "Day 5 - Terminus" brings everything to a breaking point.
Then "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" (Thoughts Are Free) plays over the credits and the title choice alone is devastating in context. Nine tracks, tight and purposeful. If you've ever caught yourself wondering how easily you'd go along with a surveillance state, this soundtrack already knows the answer.