For a soundtrack, it works extremely well on its own. Its retro, 80s-sounding, euro-influenced synthpop aesthetic instigates a dreamlike atmosphere that mostly matches the movie, but also allows for focused work sessions. What's interesting is that, in a way, it doesn't do anything new. Listen to Glass, Tangerine Dream, or Vangelis, and you'll basically get what Martinez did here. Sans the aesthetic, and avec the genius (lel jk). Its inner darkness tackles nostalgia's most somber crannies, and kicked off a decade of nostalgia-craving. Although it mostly is ambient-driven, welcome to synthwave's first mainstream apparition.
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