Every family member gets their own death scored like a tiny, devastating short film. Jeff Russo's work on What Remains of Edith Finch is some of the most emotionally precise scoring in games. Lewis' Coronation suite is the centerpiece, five movements that track a cannery worker's fantasy escalating from idle daydream to full coronation while his real life grinds on.
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The transition from "Daydream" to "Crowning" is gutting if you know what's happening. "Calvin's Swingset" carries this innocent momentum that just keeps building and building. You know where it's going. "Molly's Hunger" shifts through owl, shark, and monster as her imagination spirals outward.
The restraint in "The End" is almost unbearable. If you've played this game, you already know. If you haven't, the music alone will make you want to.