Smoky jazz piano over noir rain sounds. Tails: The Backbone Preludes keeps the same moody detective atmosphere that made the first Backbone soundtrack so good. Autumn Waltz sets the tone with this slow, melancholic piano piece that feels like closing time at a bar you shouldn't be in.
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Ice Cubes clicks along with a cool rhythmic groove, and then Zuccini Requiem takes things somewhere darker and more unsettling. Dorm Ghosts is genuinely creepy in a way that sneaks up on you. The whole thing lives in this space between jazz lounge and existential dread, which is exactly what a dystopian animal noir needs.
If you played Backbone and wanted more of that atmosphere, the preludes soundtrack nails it completely.