What is the best horror video game soundtrack?

Save-room lullabies, industrial noise and choirs in gothic halls. Each score here made the dark feel worse in its own way.

1. 1
   Silent Hill 2

   Akira Yamaoka's 2001 score of trip-hop, industrial noise and the theme 'Theme of Laura'.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Bloodborne

   FromSoftware's 2015 choral and orchestral score recorded in London.
   710pts
3. 3
   Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

   Tecmo's 2003 score closed by Tsukiko Amano's song 'Chou'.
   560pts
4. 4
   Resident Evil 4

   Capcom's Resident Evil 4 score, from the 2005 save-room theme 'Serenity' to the 2023 remake's re-recording.
   486pts
5. 5
   Amnesia: The Dark Descent

   Mikko Tarmia's 2010 ambient score for Frictional Games' castle nightmare.
   397pts
6. 6
   Resident Evil Village

   Shusaku Uchiyama's 2021 gothic orchestral score for Lady Dimitrescu's castle.
   291pts
7. 7
   Silent Hill f

   Akira Yamaoka and Kensuke Inage's 2025 score mixing Japanese folk instruments with noise.
   291pts
8. 8
   Silent Hill 3

   Yamaoka's 2003 score with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn's vocals on 'You're Not Here'.
   291pts
9. 9
   Dead Space

   Jason Graves' 2008 aleatoric orchestral score built for jump scares.
   0pts
10. 10
    Alan Wake 2

    Petri Alanko's 2023 score plus the Old Gods of Asgard musical chapter.
    0pts

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