Austin Wintory's Banner Saga trilogy score collected into one package and it hits even harder as a continuous listen. This bonus edition pulls from all three games and the progression from quiet determination to full collapse is devastating.
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Of Our Bones, The Hills introduces these deeper brass textures from the later games. Under The Black Banner brings in war percussion that feels genuinely threatening. Threads Unweave is where the score starts falling apart on purpose, mirroring the world breaking down.
The True Hero Comes Reluctantly is maybe the most perfectly titled track here. Dust Settles On The Crown closes everything with exhausted finality. If you want to experience an entire civilization's last stand through music alone, twenty tracks is all it takes.