Music similar to Night In The Woods' dream sequences

April 1, 2017 5:58 AM

I have been listening to Night In The Woods' soundtrack on repeat, especially the Astral tracks (1, 2, 3, sorta 4, links maybe spoilery). Any recs for other music that's similar?

I like how they're both atmospheric and sparse (maybe because there's only 4 main instruments rather than say an entire orchestra), and how they're not super chiptuney either. They also sound a little more vintage-y than most chillout music (which is super electronic), but not so old that it's obviously from a different era.

I'm also into the rest of the soundtrack more generally, so recommendations along similar vibes would be great too. The music doesn't have to come from video games, though I would prefer instrumentals. Some of the massive Homestuck soundtracks sorta fits but they're a little more chiptune than I'm after. Bonus points if they're on Spotify.

posted by divabat to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Thanks for the question. I hadn't heard of Night In the Woods. Lots of stuff going on there and I can't think of any close matches, but a little of what my ear hears traces of:
Laurie Anderson
Terry Riley
H.U.V.A Network
Spunkshine
posted by falsedmitri at 7:18 AM on April 1, 2017

Some of those remind me of the soundtrack to the animated movie Waltz With Bashir by Max Richter.
posted by bluecore at 8:17 AM on April 1, 2017

Response by poster: (here's the rest of the soundtrack)
posted by divabat at 4:55 PM on April 1, 2017 [1 favorite]