Tiny Flock's melancholic cello score has no business being this emotional

Released exclusively in VR last September, Tiny Flock is the latest game from the creators of Human Fall Flat, and, as its name implies, your job is to herd a flock of adorable sheep through various puzzles. Thing is, with a game like this, you'd expect the score to sound playful, quirky, or whimsical. Think again: Future Cello's soundtrack to Tiny Flock is unexpectedly melancholic and remarkably beautiful. Listen now on your streaming service of choice via the links above.

Justas Kulikauskas, aka Future Cello, is a world-renowned virtuoso cellist—as his Spotify bio notes—making his video game debut with Tiny Flock. I'm genuinely curious about the brief No Brakes Games gave him, because the music sounds just as incredible as it occasionally feels out of place. Don't get me wrong: the score is astonishingly good, and it even brought to mind Pav Gekko's fantastic soundtrack for Spirit of the North 2. But come on, I'm fragile, okay? Don't make me weep over a cello while I'm herding little sheep I would protect with my life. That's just not fair.

Don't be fooled by the playful font and cheerful key art. Tiny Flock delivers a meditative, deeply evocative score that transports you even without any mental picture of the game behind it. Future Cello simply knocked it out of the park here—producing a lush, layered record that punches way above its weight.

Find all listening links for Tiny Flock (Original Game Soundtrack) by Future Cello on its dedicated page:

→ https://nwpl.ing/tiny-flock

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