Scariest Video-Game OSTs

[Lyra's Pants 154]

I've never played any scary video games when I was younger, as I was always something of a scaredy-pony. Therefore, I can't say a good lot of video game OST scared me. However, I can name a few games with the occasionally scary soundtrack.

 

For example, the sword fighting game Soul Blade, one of my childhood favorite video games, had this tune.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv2SYknOpNQ

 

The crescendo did not give me sweet dreams, especially in Hwang's ending with those red demonic eyes, wide smile with fangs, and high-pitched laughter. In retrospect, the ending was pretty cheesy, but when I was an impressionable grade schooler, I always tried to lower the volume when it came on. And not to mention this track.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZDmSfm9ie4

 

This is the BGM used for final boss Soul Edge's ending. Honestly, the first half never really affected me, even as a child, despite sounding ominous, but the second half, with the haphazardly plucked strings and the brass section really unnerved me. Come to think of it, crescendos and loud noises used to always scare me when I was little. I could think of a couple more scary tunes, but for now, I'm satisfied with my selections.