The Quarantine Zone (20 Years Later)

The Quarantine Zone is the first song from the iconic The Last of Us soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla. This track embodies Santaolalla’s creativity — and his element of surprise. Quarantine Zone is gnarly, like a Radiohead song. The chorus section comes out of nowhere. It’s relatively pretty by comparison — but still devolves into despair.

I believe it’s this “element of surprise” that really hooks people into Gustavo Santaolalla’s music. This song excites me to be more challenging with my own writing as well.

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