TheLife is Strangeseries is known for its emotional narrative peaks, which are made more intense thanks to the help of the licensed tracks and original scores. Deck Nine’sLife is Strange: True Colorsis less than three weeks away from hitting the stores, and many players are excited about the new storyline, the possible romance option withSteph Gingrich fromLife is Strange: Before the Storm, and the game’s music. ForTrue Colors, the original score is composed by Australian folk and indie pop duo Angus and Julia Stone, who are no strangers to theLife is Strangefranchise because their track “Santa Monica Dream"was featured in the first game.
Another artist who composed an original score called “Haven” forLife is Strange: True Colorsis Novo Amor, a Welsh singer and multi-instrumentalist who makes indie music and collaborated with Ed Tullett on theHeiressalbum.Life is Strange: True Colorswill also include plenty of licensed tracks from a plethora of artists, like Radiohead and Phoebe Bridgers. After the release of her second albumPunisher, Bridgers received a lot of praise for her haunting and melancholic lyrics, which got her four Grammy nominations. There are many other artists who would suit the newestLife is Strangegame just as well as Phoebe Bridgers, Novo Amor, and Angus and Julia Stone.
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Julien Baker
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus formed an indie rock band called boygenius in 2018. Baker is known for the raw emotions she conveys with her songs and lyrics, often tackling issues dealing with human nature and mental health. This is particularly true with songs like “Shadowboxing” and the more recent “Hardline” from her new albumLittle Oblivions. It’s likely that the years she spent closeted beforecoming out as lesbianhad an impact on some of her gloomy lyrics, and as such she would be a perfect fit forTrue Colors.
Daugther
Daughter’s songs are eerie and beautiful enough that they were called “the sad band” in their early years. Elena Tonra’s voice perfectly matches the tones ofLife is Strangegames, and Daughter composed the original scores for Deck Nine’sLife is Strange: Before the Storm. The band also covered “Poke” from Frightened Rabbit as part of theTiny Changesproject to honor the memory of the fellow artist Scott Hutchinson. Tonra went on to record her own album under the nameEx:Re, in which she let out her feelings about a recent breakup. As Daughter’s record proves, the European band would be an ideal choice both for licensed tracks and original scores inTrue Colors.
Explosions in the Sky
This American band was originally formed under the name Breaker Morant, and their style mixes rock with post-rock and pop elements. Explosions in the Sky are instrumental storytellers, in the sense that they never really delve into lyrics for their music and just let their albums and song titles speak instead. Their instrumental music is still very emotional, and many of their songs have been featured in commercials, movies, TV shows, and video games. Songs like “First Breath After Coma,” “Your Hand in Mine,” and “Remember Me as a Time of Day” would be very fitting foranyLife is Strangegame, includingTrue Colors.
Life is Strange: True Colorsreleases for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 10.
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