Though it's easy for it to get lost in the shuffle under the series' relentless combat, the soundtrack to the God of War franchise's seventh installment,
God of War: Ascension, is certainly noteworthy on its own merits. Creating a sense of tension on par with a Hollywood action score, the
Tyler Bates-penned score feels like just the right thing to propel a destructive murder machine like the series' protagonist, Kratos, through this prequel to Sony's epic series.