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1	''The Last Of Us'' no doubt has some of Gustavo Santaolalla's best work.
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3	* The emotional score for the cutscenes is of course fantastic, but the real brilliance of this game's soundtrack lies in the way dynamic music is implemented during core gameplay segments: if the player is incognito they are either treated to silence or a few ambient pulses to keep up tension, but once they're detected the music becomes either [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz8J8eNPg3s frantic,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgFNHF1ORw primal percussion pieces]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZQsgM8Nr28 dark]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHmT14a529o extremely threatening]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4UamU4yzG4 acoustic and/or industrial tracks]] best described as "musical encapsulations of a Creator/CormacMcCarthy thriller." The styles vary depending on the enemies the player is currently facing (Infected and humans, respectively), but both will often employ something of a RecurringRiff in the form of the OST's iconic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rfAH5U2xTE ragged, menacing "twang" notes.]]
4	* Look no further than the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y97u-U0nvJM main theme]].
5	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXcnsJ3geMo "Vanishing Grace (Childhood)"]] which plays during the iconic giraffe scene.
6	* The game's sad theme "All Gone" has two main versions, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_LHa-8eipY "Aftermath"]] for the beginning where Joel's daughter dies and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBi9lr176uA "No Escape"]] for the ending where Joel is escaping the Fireflies while carrying an unconscious Ellie. Major TearJerker warning.
7	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFVfc41qWu4 "Reunion"]] playing when Joel and Ellie reunite at the end of winter.
8	-->"Oh, baby girl."
9	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV8sY2Xv3Os "Home"]], an incredibly soothing and nostalgia-inducing score playing at the very end when Joel is lying to Ellie and drives them back to Tommy's town.
10	-->'''Joel:''' I'm taking us home... I'm sorry.
11	* While technically not actually in the game at all, the song featured in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Wnvvj33Wo reveal trailer]] for ''The Last of Us: Part II'' features a now grown up Ellie playing and singing Shawn James' "Through the Valley."
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13	!! Left Behind
14	* The DLC offers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkARMnFSllo another great main theme]].
15	* The beautiful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVujfWiZvaw "Together"]] playing when Ellie rides the Merry-Go-Round.
16	* While not part of the game's soundtrack, Etta James' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWTgJdvdGo8 "I Got You, Babe"]] playing when Ellie and Riley dance and kiss certainly deserves a mention.
17	-->I got flowers in the spring, yeah ~\
18	I got you, I got you to wear my ring\
19	And when I'm sad, you're a clown\

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