Braid Soundtrack
Jonathan Blow's puzzle-platformer deserves a standalone soundtrack release, and this 2011 album proves the score was doing half the emotional heavy lifting.
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Essential for Braid fans; a meditative orchestral album that stands alone as art.
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About Braid Soundtrack
I came to Braid's soundtrack years after playing the game, and it hit differently in isolation. Michael Giacchino's orchestral work carries the weight of the narrative without a single word spoken. Piano lines loop and fragment in ways that mirror the game's time-manipulation core, while swelling strings underscore moments of genuine melancholy. It's a score that respects silence, that knows when to step back. This is background music that demands attention. The composition works as a complete album because it was built for a game about obsession, regret, and the unreliable nature of memory. If you played Braid and found yourself humming it weeks later, the soundtrack will confirm why. For new listeners, it offers a glimpse into how carefully constructed indie games used to be. It's instrumental, contemplative, and unapologetically artistic.
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- Nov 17, 2011
