I remember buying my copy of Silent HIll 2 and driving home at what felt like warp speed, all so I could venture into that foggy, mysterious, dangerous town. As with most people, one of hte first things that enchanted me about the game was the gorgeous, sublime soundtrack, which drifted from ambient beauty to industrial ugliness, oftentimes with mere moments in between. And perhaps the most famous of these tracks was the theme song, “Theme Of Laura”, which was heavily utilized during the game’s marketing campaign.
It’s always interesting to see how people will take that music and find their own way to add to it, to take it somewhere that it hadn’t been before. That’s precisely what Adam Matlock did with his cover of the track using only an accordion and a tambourine. It gives the track a decidedly Parisian feel, as though Silent Hill’s power and influence traveled into Europe.
That, for me, raises an interesting concept: What if the powers that make Silent Hill the terrifying location that it is escape and its influence spreads? What locations do you think would be fascinating to venture into if Silent Hill took it over?