Like many indie games, Ori and the Blind Forest does not disappoint when it comes to atmospheric and majestic music.
- "Light of Nibel"
. The entire song describes the game: where there are elements of dark (death, despair), there are elements of light (love, hope) as well. - "Ori, Lost in the Storm" has a grand, ethereal feel, marking the start of the story.
- "Naru, Embracing the Light" is a happy and uplifting song that plays during Ori's and Naru's interactions at the beginning of the game.
- "Restoring the Light, Facing the Dark", which plays during the escape from the Ginso tree, after restoring the element of water. For many people, the sole reason preventing structural damage to controllers and/or windows is that even when you lose pace and respawn at the bottom, this song keeps playing uninterrupted by it all.
- "The Mists Cleared", played in the Misty Woods after lighting the Shrouded Lantern.
- "Escaping the Ruins" plays once the element of Wind is restored. Those piano notes help you feel so accomplished, and it fits so perfectly with the forest being one step closer to being restored completely.
- "Riding the Wind" plays in the Valley of the Wind and Sorrow Pass, and the Indian flute complements the Gusty Glade setting well. Then it receives a climactic arrangement as "Completing the Circle" in the final leg of Sorrow Pass before the summit, leading into the triumphant conclusion "Arrival at the Sunstone".
- The Mount Horu puzzle room themes, which only appeared in abridged form on the OST, but were released as full-length suites on the Additional Soundtrack, compliment the suspense and danger of the Lethal Lava Land environment.
- "Fleeing Kuro", the climactic Finale of the game, for when Ori and Sein are fleeing mount Horu, perused by a relentless Kuro, while the forest burns all around.
