Hollow Knight (2017)

A ruined insect kingdom needs more than one kind of melancholy, and Christopher Larkin gives its districts distinct musical colours. Put Greenpath, City of Tears and Mantis Lords together for wandering, sorrow and precise movement, carried by piano and orchestral writing. The album makes those contrasts easier to follow without concentrating on survival. Begin with the original soundtrack, then explore the additional music collected in Gods & Nightmares.