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BarryBillericay LinkMy favorite videogame soundtrack is Journey by Austin Wintory. Apotheosis is the most immediately memorable piece, because its joyful energy perfectly matches the gameplay of the final level & is...My favorite videogame soundtrack is Journey by Austin Wintory. Apotheosis is the most immediately memorable piece, because its joyful energy perfectly matches the gameplay of the final level & is such an emotional release, but Atonement is my favorite track. It encapsulates what is great about Journey: it's serious, but not dour; reverent, not religiose; playful, not glib. It soars, but is firmly grounded in a history & spirituality of its own. The game & soundtrack are perfect companions, elevating each to something grander than they are separately.
I will definitely check this out. About 20 years ago I saw a production at Cincy Playhouse and it was the most riveting, moving play I've ever seen. They had a thrust stage at the time, and I still sometimes think about the up-close, visceral emotion during John Proctor's "God's icy wind" speech that ends act 2.