Woodkid went full apocalyptic cathedral for Death Stranding 2 and it's overwhelming in the best way. That collaboration with Kojima just makes sense because both of them operate on this wavelength where everything feels enormous and deeply personal at the same time.
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"To the Wilder" opens with these massive percussive swells that feel like marching through the end of the world. "Any Love of Any Kind" with Bryce Dessner brings in this fragile string work that completely breaks the tension.
And then there's "Asphalt Maelstrom," which is just... heavy. The piano version of "To the Wilder" strips everything raw. If you played the first Death Stranding with headphones on, you already know you need this.