Eastern European folk instrumentation mixed with steampunk tension. Teslagrad's soundtrack by Rain Games pulls from Norwegian and Slavic musical traditions in ways that feel genuinely authentic, not just "exotic flavoring."
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"Ghost of Dad and Bridges in Rain" opens with this mournful string piece that immediately tells you the story is going somewhere heavy. The boss fight tracks like "Oleg Boss Fight" switch to urgent percussion and dissonant brass that match the magnetism-based combat perfectly.
"Teslagradsangen" is literally sung in Norwegian. Just... beautiful. "Old Technology" has these creaky mechanical textures layered under the melody. If you play indie Metroidvanias and skip the music, this is the one that'll make you stop and listen.