Laura Shigihara wrote a soundtrack that has no right being this good for a tower defense game about gardening against the undead. "Grasswalk" is one of the most recognizable menu-to-gameplay transitions in casual gaming, this easy groove that makes planting sunflowers feel important.
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"Loonboon" cranks the anxiety up for the conveyor belt levels. "Ultimate Battle" goes surprisingly hard for a final stand. "Zombies on Your Lawn" is the credits song that launched a thousand covers, a genuine pop earworm sung by a sunflower.
The in-game versions are rawer, less polished, and honestly kind of charming that way. "Moongrains" at the fog levels is peak atmosphere. The whole thing walks this impossible line between silly and sincere. If you've never sat through the credits song, you owe yourself that.