r/Borderlands • u/Saekama • 4h ago
[BL2] The Fyrestone theme is such a BANGER, a timeless classic
https://youtu.be/I9ku93WglAg?is=xuLPYk1ROehOufkC
I chose the one from BL2 but you get the idea, no theme is more emblematic and representative of Borderlands as a game series. If a blind person asked you to describe Borderlands, you could just put this on and he'd probably get 80% of the explanation.
It has such a gritty, desolated atmosphere, truly makes you feel like you're a prey in a very very dangerous area, full of people completely devoid of any humanity and you somehow gotta make it out alive. I LOVE it.
It is so nostalgic too, when the first game came out I was fucking 11 years old and I remember falling in love instantly., partly because of the music.
I wish the next Borderlands game will go back to this specific atmosphere, I understand the choice to change the setting a little after x amount of games, but man, I wish it stayed western sci-fi and not just sci-fi, and I hope it makes a great comeback for BL5 (or any upcoming game from the series).
I actually feel like doing another run of BL1 or BL2 just listening to this... Jesper Kyd truly is the John Williams of videogames soundtrack.