Slavic folk metal crashing into a full symphony orchestra shouldn't work this well but here we are. The Witcher 3's standard soundtrack from Przybyłowicz and Stroinski basically redefined what people expect from open-world RPG music.
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"...Steel For Humans" kicks in with Percival's driving rhythms and you forget you're not actually fighting bandits on the Pontar. "Spikeroog" captures that windswept island isolation with strings that swell and retreat like tides.
And then "Eyes Of The Wolf" hits with this quiet grief that just sits in your chest. The way every region has its own musical identity. If you've played even ten minutes of this game you already know this soundtrack, but sitting down and actually listening front to back is a completely different experience.