10 Creepiest Video Game Soundtracks

10 Creepiest Video Game Soundtracks

From beloved titles like Pokémon Red and Blue to horror installments like Siren: Blood Curse, some games have hauntingly creepy tracks.

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Within any form of media, especially video games, soundtracks are the unsung heroes that most people forget about. During every scene of triumph and every scene of despair, the music in the background helps bring the emotions in the player to the foreground, which adds to the powerful immersive experience.

Of course, whenever the player needs to be unnerved or scared, there are plenty of great tracks in games for that too. Whether playing horror games or non-horror games, sometimes there can be a creepy track that is just hard to forget even if the player wants to.

Pokémon Red and Blue – “Lavender Town Theme”

It is impossible to talk about creepy video game soundtracks without mentioning the theme for Lavender Town from Pokémon Red and Blue. Lavender Town is a village that has a place called “Pokémon Tower,” which is a seven-story building filled with hundreds of graves for Pokémon. This is one of the few times in the series where it is acknowledged that Pokémon can die.

Composed by Junichi Masuda, Lavender Town’s theme is filled with extremely high-pitched notes and dissonant chords, which compliments the dark nature of the town and makes the player feel nervous. Years later, the creepiness of this song led to a myth that the track caused an illness known as “Lavender Town Syndrome,” which isn’t true but does prove that this track is unnerving.

Sonic the Hedgehog – “Mephiles’ Whisper”

Even though the 2006 platformer Sonic the Hedgehog, which is usually referred to as “Sonic ’06,” is widely considered one of the worst video games of all time, the soundtrack is actually one of the game’s few positives. One of the main antagonists in the game, Mephiles the Dark, has a theme song titled “Mephiles’ Whisper,” which manages to be scary even while playing the absurd game.

With high-pitched notes that seem to creep towards the listener, the track properly conveys Mephiles’ evil intentions even when the game is unable to do so. Similar to the music in other Sonic games, this high-quality soundtrack is worth listening to.

Persona 4 – “Omen”

The JRPG Persona 4, which is a mainline title in the Persona series, has a mostly upbeat soundtrack. At the start of the original 2008 PS2 game, the opening “Pursuing My True Self” already sets the stage for the chill but cheerful music the player will hear for most of the game. But, there are a couple of tracks that deviate from this theme, which makes the feelings they convey even more prominent.

Towards the end of the game, the small town of Inaba gets filled with the same fog that the main characters have been seeing in the TV world. As the fog continues to cover Inaba and residents slowly start breaking down, the track “Omen” plays. Contrasted against the normal happy music, this track demonstrates that something bad is happening before the player really knows what’s going on.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – “Shadow Temple”

One of the few times it is revealed that the kingdom of Hyrule is not purely good is the Shadow Temple dungeon in the 1998 Nintendo 64 action-adventure The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This building was used by the Sheikah to interrogate, torture, and even kill enemies of the royal family, which is shown by the large amounts of blood on the floor, the several different torture machines, and the walls and floors being covered by skulls and bones.

To help demonstrate the horror of this location, the theme song of this area uses dissonant harpsichord notes and ominous chanting to make the player feel uncomfortable. Also, the percussion in the music consists of bongo drums, which foreshadows the main boss of this dungeon: Bongo Bongo.

Super Paper Mario – “River Twygz Bed”

During the Underwhere section of the 2007 action RPG Super Paper Mario, the player will encounter a location known as the River Twygz, which is canonically created from the tears of sinners. The NPC Charold will ferry Mario across the river for four coins, but the player can choose to simply swim across.

If the player swims down to the bottom, the “River Twygz Bed” track will play, which is composed of corrupted voice files and creepy melodies. Since this whole section is a reference to the Underworld in Greek mythology and the river is filled with skeleton arms, this freaky track makes this part possibly one of the scariest sections in a Mario game besides the Shunned Guy scene in Paper Mario: Color Splash.

Wario Land 3 – “Forest of Fear”

Released in 2000, Wario Land 3 is a Metroidvania and one of the best games for the Game Boy Color. During the game, Wario gets trapped inside a music box and must explore the world within it to release a trapped being who supposedly has the power to send Wario back to the real world.

One of the levels in the game is a forest called the “Forest of Fear,” which is filled with creepily smiling trees and zombies. The theme song for this area is nerve-wracking because it is mostly silent with just a couple of ominous notes being played every other second, so the player constantly feels on edge.

Resident Evil 4 – “Echo in the Night”

Having won multiple awards along with heavily influencing many later games in the survival horror genre, Resident Evil 4 is often considered one of the most influential horror games. But, while most people mention aspects like game mechanics when talking about the positives of this iconic title, many forget to talk about how amazing the soundtrack is.

Most of the tracks in this game contribute to the morose atmosphere of the entire experience. One significant track is “Echo in the Night,” which plays right after Leon rescues Ashley at the church and they are moving through the village at night. The creepy ambiance of this track makes the walk even more terrifying than it would normally be.

Yume Nikki – “Uboa”

Released in 2004, Yume Nikki is a surreal RPG maker horror game that inspired many well-known games and led to the popularity of the RPG maker horror genre. The game follows a young girl named Madotsuki as she explores her dreams instead of leaving her house.

One of the most iconic scenes in the game can happen when Madotsuki turns off the lights in the house of the NPC Poniko. Each time the player enters the room and flips the light switch, there is a one in 64 chance Poniko will transform into a scary monochromatic blob called Uboa. The ominous background track during this event is a slowed-down version of the already creepy theme in the Guillotine World.

Silent Hill 2 – “White Noiz”

The survival horror franchise Silent Hill is known for many things including its environments, enemies, aesthetics, and themes with many video games, movies, and TV shows trying to emulate its atmosphere and concepts. But, it is also known for its iconic soundtracks from many of the main games in the series. Composed by the famous video game musician Akira Yamaoka, the main Silent Hill titles all have some of the scariest and saddest tracks in any game ever made.

At the start of Silent Hill 2, the player will hear one of the most ominous background tracks ever composed for a game, which is titled “White Noiz.” This track helps set the tone that will continue during the rest of the experience.

Siren: Blood Curse – “Desolation”

Speaking of the Silent Hill franchise, the creator of the series, Keiichiro Toyama, also created another significant horror game franchise: the Siren series. These games focus on a group of characters who all gain the ability to “sightjack” other characters, which lets them see what those characters are seeing.

While Siren does not have the talent of Akira Yamaoka, these games have incredible tracks that sometimes surpass even Silent Hill. During the third and currently final game in the series, Siren: Blood Curse, the track “Desolation,” which is composed by the award-winning musician Hitomi Shimizu, consists of mostly drawn out high-pitched tones that stretch out into unnerving silence.

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