Right in time for Halloween, the sequel to the 2014 survival horror-thriller The Evil Within will be having it’s soundtrack dropping on the doubly-spooky date of Friday the 13th!
The Evil Within 2‘s music was composed by Masatoshi Yanagi and Shuichi Kobori (Metal Gear Solid 3), both of whom worked on the original Evil Within game alongside composer Masafumi Takada. Although Takada seems to be absent from composing the sequel, there’s plenty of experience between Yanagi and Kobori to instill a good amount of hope for a return to the creepiness that was delivered in the first game’s music.
The 55-track soundtrack also features classic pieces from Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Claude Achille Debussy, which mimics the original game’s decisions to invoke unease through classic compositions; a common theme in more modern horror gaming.
The Evil Within 2 Original Soundtrack is published by Bethesda Softworks and available for pre-order on Amazon Music for $8.99, with the release date of the album being October 13th; the same as the game itself. It will likely also be available in iTunes and Google Play after it’s official release, and we will be sure to update you if and when it does.
