10 Underappreciated Soundtracks That Defined Your Favourite Video Games

Combining jazz, bebop, and swing with big band, this particular soundtrack is equally energetic and mysterious, taking inspiration from twentieth-century noir cinema. As such, the soundtrack – Big Band, Bebop & Bones, composed by Peter McConnell – wonderfully encapsulates the atmosphere and liveliness (pun intended) of Grim Fandango, providing amply variation, an array of musical inspirations, and a surprising degree of depth.

That said, this is the perfect soundtrack for perhaps the perfect point-and-click adventure, completely defining the experience, so much so that the soundtrack was re-recorded by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2015 to celebrate the release of Grim Fandango: Remastered, meaning it continues to endure to this day despite its relatively niche appeal. It’s now even more exciting, dynamic, and engaging, just like the game from which it originates.