Night City Music — Dark Downtempo — Chillout Cyberpunk

What makes the OST of Cyberpunk 2077 sound dark? And why do we like it? Usually, when we hear about dark music we imagine rock bands and gothic-styled music spliced with creepy orchestra soundtrack from horror movies. But it’s not an electronic, pop, background, or even hip hop track that comes to mind when we think about dark sounds. The emotion of dark music can be cinematic — and that’s a big reason why there is so much appeal to darker emotions. If you think of scary movies or particularly poignant love scenes, the music is dramatic and pulls at your heartstrings. While hearing symphonic-esque soundscapes, you feel that cinematic quality exists in the undertones of background music beats. Generally, distended dissonance makes the music sound creepy, and stronger dissonance is more frightening. When it comes to orchestration, tremolo strings and the low end of the piano are often considered to be very grim or creepy. It’s important to understand, however, that at different points in history within di