Miles to Go, Before I Sleep - On Stories: Music as Narrative

I don't write essays about controversy in culture in media. But this essay will cover the use of music as a component of storytelling in other media, and therefore uses the 2026 videogame Mixtape as a starting point. Also covered are the games The Artful Escape (2021) and Unbeatable (2025), with light discussion regarding story and themes, as a part of a greater revelation. Tracks include: "Babylon" "Thunder Dreams" - Kevin Mcleod "Atmosphere (Instrumental)" - Joy Division "Watermark", "Miss Claire Remembers" - Enya "Dreamers" - Ruth Radelet "Dare" - Stan Bush "The Mountain" - Gorillaz "Heliotrommz Theme" - Johnny Galvatron "Roads" - Portishead "Bookend (Opening)" , "fragments from a forgotten sampler", "nothing. something, and everything" - Clara Maddux and Vasily Nikolaev "King of Pain (instrumental) - Original by The Police, Cover by Jenny Floor Outro is "This Is My Song!' by Carbon Leaf