And Time Here Forked

The “battle” theme from Ico by Michiru Ōshima* (大島ミチル). I found Ico’s abstract musical treatment much more suited to its world than the high-quality, but more conventional, orchestral direction the team went with for Shadow of the Colossus.

The hazy formlessness of this track mirrors the indistinct, mysterious shadow enemies.

*One area in which Japanese game development is ahead of the West is in prominent female composers!