Unoriginal Soundtracks #70: Gone Home

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

Gone Home shows how powerful mise en scene can be in video games and uses it to tell a classic teenage love story. It is the seed for this playlist of riot grrrl, lady jazz, woman rock, and even some boy music.

Tracklist

(Hit the links to download from Amazon)
Rebel Girl -- Bikini Kill
Cherry Bomb -- Bratmobile
Guess What!? (I Love You) -- Zombina And The Skeletones
Nobody Home -- The New York Fund
Typewriter -- John Otway
Settin' The Woods On Fire -- Lita Roza
Haunted House -- DJ Yoda featuring Biz Markie
Iloverocknroll -- The Jesus And Mary Chain
Do Anything You Wanna Do -- Eddie And The Hot Rods

(Opening theme contains elements of Completely Unoriginal by the Bee Gees, Soundtracks And Come Backs by GoldFish, and This Podcast Contains Spoilers.)

Thanks to James Brinkworth for suggesting Rebel Girl.

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