For some reason the grimy twangy industrial country rock of the Terran theme from StarCraft is a very specific vibe that brings me great joy. I’m sure a large part of it is nostalgia for the game (and that particular era of PC gaming), but when this track comes on in my life BGM playlist I am downright thrust into that groove.
I still haven’t really put much time into StarCraft 2, but they seem to have done a decent job reprising this peculiar genre (though it doesn’t feel quite right to me for some reason):
I think its captured quite well by this Fallout 2 track:
Also, strangely, I get a twinge of that specific twang from this Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 track, but with that grunge and bleakness mostly scrubbed away:
Any other music get you in that space-truckin’ mood?