5 Moments Where Life is Strange’s Soundtrack Perfectly Encapsulated the Mood

Crosses – José González

José González has always been one of those artists largely associated with a chilled, somber sound. Playing this particular song following the big leak of the video of Kate, and Max’s subsequent conversation with her regarding this made perfect sense.

As Max gazes out of the window of the bus, the song plays through her headphones. It’s quite clear that Square Enix wanted the player to feel exactly how Max felt. Her worries over Kate, her new power, and her ‘prophecy’ of the town about to be completely leveled by a tornado are clearly playing on Max’s mind in this cutscene. It’s perfectly clear, in retrospect, that Square used this song to portray Max’s somber mood.