"Main Theme (feat. Penelopa Wilmann-Szynalik)" from Layers of Fear on PC, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, & Nintendo Switch (2016)
Composer: Arkaduisz Reikowski
Label: Bloober Team
Developer: Bloober Team
If you are thinking at all that this songs reminds you at all of the song "The Beginning" from the game Kholat, you would be correct on at least two fronts. The first being that this is the same composer that wrote the music for Kholat, and correct on the other point, that Penelopa Willmann-Szynalik was the singer who offered her beautiful voice to both that song, and this. That might be a reason why I felt immediately drawn to this song.
The song is also incredibly beautiful, which I think is the perfect contrast to how dark in theme, tone, and the overall visuals are for the rest of the game. It is somewhat nice to have a bit of light aire before delving headlong behind the eyes of a potentially unreliable narrator.
The only negative thing I have to say about "Main Theme" is how short it is. Granted there is not a lot of music during the various areas of the house during the game, so the opening titles makes perfect sense to have a thematic piece before the game starts, but perhaps it is best to show the player a bit of the light before they plunge down a hole where they might have left their own severed finger in an oven just a little bit too long.
The only negative thing I have to say about "Main Theme" is how short it is. Granted there is not a lot of music during the various areas of the house during the game, so the opening titles makes perfect sense to have a thematic piece before the game starts, but perhaps it is best to show the player a bit of the light before they plunge down a hole where they might have left their own severed finger in an oven just a little bit too long.
~JWfW/JDub/Jaconian
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