Peter McConnell and Brian Min built a soundtrack out of actual 19th century classical pieces and it fits Double Fine's Russian nesting doll puzzle game perfectly. Stacking's whole aesthetic is silent film era theater, and the music leans into that with selections from Chopin, Brahms, Vivaldi, and Mozart woven between McConnell's original cues.
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The "Intro Cinematic" score sets the tone immediately with this warm, slightly melancholy string arrangement that feels like opening a dusty music box. "Lounge Around" keeps things light with a parlor-room ease. All live acoustic instruments too.
If you loved the quirky charm of Double Fine's visual design, the music is doing just as much heavy lifting to sell that Depression-era storybook world.