This score sounds like it was ripped straight from a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster, except it's for a 1999 open-world game most people slept on. Lennie Moore composed Outcast's soundtrack with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and it shows in every second.
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The Main Titles hit with this massive brass fanfare that has no business being in a late-90s PC game. Shamazaar drops into these world-music textures with woodwinds that actually make you feel like you're exploring an alien planet.
Then Soldier's Camp just... lingers. Quiet tension. The bonus tracks on this 2013 re-release add even more depth, especially The Bar with its three alternate versions showing how much thought went into atmosphere. If you ever wanted proof that game music was competing with film scores before it was cool, start here.