Photo by Rythik | Unsplash Soft Descent | Inextinguishable Flames Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. While Inextinguishable Flames is the prototypical riff from The Last of Us Part II — Soft Descent is more reminiscent of Gustavo Santaolalla’s work on The Motorcycle Diaries. […]

Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters | Unsplash Only Solitude Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. I adore this piece of music from Gustavo Santaolalla’s Monsterland soundtrack. So creative, so beautiful. While it’s actually played on a violin, I reimagined it as a solo guitar piece […]

Photo by Zach Kadolph | Unsplash It Can’t Last Free download on SoundCloud. It Can’t Last is a dynamic little song from The Last of Us Part II soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla. This piece is played on a Ronroco. Think of that as a tiny […]

Photo by Andrew Neel | Unsplash Allowed to be Happy Free download on SoundCloud. This is definitely my favorite piece from The Last of Us Part II soundtrack. The chorus section has a slight pop sensibility to it. I love how Santaolalla creates long passages. […]

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge | Unsplash Grieving Free download on SoundCloud. Grieving is some very creative (yet minimalist) guitar work by Gustavo Santaolalla, from The Last of Us Part II soundtrack. It fits well with the ‘All Gone’ themes from both game soundtracks. I […]

Reclaimed Memories Free download on SoundCloud. Reclaimed Memories is pretty little guitar piece from The Last of Us Part II soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla. The signature of this score is Santaolalla’s use of a 6 string guitar banjo. It was very easy to transfer this […]

Photo by Meritt Thomas | Unsplash Longing Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. Also available on: Spotify Apple Music (or wherever you get your music.) This arrangement combines both Longing and Longing (Redemptions) from The Last of Us Part II soundtrack. The latter of […]

Unbroken Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. It took me all of two seconds to realize that Unbroken occupies the same space (and delivers the same poignancy) as The Choice from the first game. A great piece of music from maestro, Gustavo Santaolalla. […]

[Updated Feb 2023] The Choice Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. Although I haven’t played The Last of Us game, I think the HBO series is amazing. The Choice has long been one of my favorite pieces of music by composer, Gustavo Santaolalla. […]

Joaillerie By 1998, Gustavo Santaolalla was already an iconic musician and producer in the Latin alternative rock scene. His album, Ronroco, launched his reinvention as a film composer. The song, Iguazu, was used to great effect in, The Insider. Following 1998’s Ronroco, Camino is a […]

Photo by Casey Horner | Unsplash. Update 1/31/2023. The Last of Us (HBO) used this piece to great effect in Ep. 3 during “Frank and Bill’s last day”. If you’re a fan of the series, it was a beautiful and heart-wrenching moment. On the Nature […]

Amor y Paz Free download on SoundCloud. On March 24th (2020) Gustavo Santaolalla posted this short piece to his Instagram and YouTube channel. So far as I can tell, he’s calling it Amor y Paz (Love & Peace). He follows up by mentioning, “Love & […]