Maximal minimal
A stylistically consistent, atmospherically dense delicacy that showed back then, in a uniquely minimalist way, that video games can be art.
This is how the 2010 sidescrolling indie puzzler Limbo could be summed up in one sentence. I don't want to say any more about this gem, because even 13 years later and despite a significant increase in competition, the game is still an entertaining recommendation in my opinion. This black and white look, this oppressive feeling and the constant question: What's going on here anyway?
While the answer is not quite so simple in relation to the game, it can probably be formulated as follows for the OST: Atmo. Martin Stig Andersen presents us with calm, spherical sounds like in "City", which fit perfectly into the gaming experience. Gloomy and menacing ("Boys' Fort"), loud and terrifying ("Rotating Room"), the pieces waft like drops of music on a white screen that encourages us to pause. Not very substantial and unfortunately not my thing at all, but definitely something for ambient enthusiasts and absolutely fitting for Limbo.
Nostalgia warning
The rating of the individual tracks is purely subjective and clearly colored by my own experience with the game. You can find out more in the article About Nostalgia.
Nr. | Title | Interpret(en) | Ratings |
01 | Menu | Martin Stig Andersen | 1 |
02 | Boys' Fort | Martin Stig Andersen | 1 |
03 | City | Martin Stig Andersen | 1 |
04 | Rotating Room | Martin Stig Andersen | 2 |
05 | Sister | Martin Stig Andersen | 2 |
06 | Gravity Jump | Martin Stig Andersen | 2 |
Nr. | Title | Interpret(en) | Ratings |
01 | White Nuckle Sadness | Incontro | 3 |
02 | Cantaloopia | Incontro | 2 |
03 | Solar Sister | Cosmic Magnolia | 3 |
04 | Fluxus | Cosmic Magnolia | 3 |
05 | Airglow | The Rhyme Experience | 2 |
06 | Bouganvillea Main Theme | Le Chet Noir | 3 |
07 | Boutique Uniq | Le Chet Noir | 2 |
08 | A Dawn Away | Latin Eleganza | 2 |
09 | Pretty Skies | Latin Eleganza | 2 |
10 | The Royal Bahamas | Ladies Chill | 3 |
11 | Love to Go | Penalonia | 2 |
12 | The Calm | Penalonia | 2 |
13 | Bathwater | Penalonia | 1 |
14 | Next Stop Horizon | Lock Stoch and the!° | 2 |
15 | Scarified | Normalizations | 2 |
16 | Balaeric Nights | Café Salou | 2 |
17 | Calma Redemption | Café Salou | 3 |
18 | Lucidity | Subconsious Mindflower | 3 |
19 | Big Thrill | Subconsious Mindflower | 2 |
20 | Emoticon | Locomotive Ambience | 3 |