Darren Korb pulled off something ridiculous with Pyre's score. He built a fantasy-folk-rock fusion where each Rite has five to eight simultaneous instrument layers that remix themselves based on what you're doing in the game.
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"Surviving Exile" anchors the wandering sections with acoustic warmth that feels like sitting around a campfire in purgatory, while tracks like "Thrash Pack" and "Snake Soul" bring aggressive percussion and distorted strings for the competitive rituals.
Ashley Barrett's vocals on "Never to Return" still hit like a gut punch. The way the music shifts between contemplative and fierce within the same scene. Supergiant's most ambitious soundtrack, and that's saying something after Bastion and Transistor.