Music by Nicolas Garcia

feat. Tina Guo · Budapest Scoring Orchestra

“A haunting orchestral soundtrack that could not be more perfect for the themes and narrative. It should be talked about for years to come. Eerie and unnerving, yet tranquil and powerful.”

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ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Nicolas Garcia

FILM · TELEVISION · VIDEO GAMES

Nicolas Garcia is a French composer crafting immersive, cinematic scores at the intersection of orchestral tradition and modern sound design. Trained at the Conservatoire and Paris-Sorbonne, he works across film, television and video games between France and USA.

For Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, Garcia assembled a distinctive sound palette, the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, the ancient Celtic war horn known as the carnyx, and the electric cello of Tina Guo, to create a sonic identity as unsettling and alive as the world of R'lyeh itself.

ABOUT THE GAME

"Unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this Lovecraftian thriller."

Set in 2053, Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is a first-person investigative horror developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Nacon. Players descend into R'lyeh, the cyclopean sunken city, piecing together a conspiracy that defies human comprehension. Released April 16, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

1h54’

TOTAL SCORE

80+

MUSICIANS

50

TRACKS

2026

RELEASE

WATCH THE ORCHESTRA

Recording Sessions — Budapest & Tina Guo

BEHIND THE SCENE

Crafting the Sound of Madness

« I wanted the music not to simply play in the background but to act as a theme which engulfs the game world and its lore. »

— Nicolas Garcia

The score for Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss was designed from the ground up as an acoustic identity — not background music, but an immersive psychological presence. Nicolas Garcia and Tina Guo present the creative process behind the music that inhabits R'lyeh.

RECORDING SESSION

Budapest · Chœurs · Tina · Sessions

Critical Reception

"A haunting orchestral soundtrack that could not be more perfect for the themes and narrative. It should be talked about for years to come — eerie and unnerving, yet tranquil and powerful."

Movies Games & Tech

"The oppressive sound design and slow-building sense of unease create a level of immersion that few games achieve."

Rely on Horror

"Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is [...] an excellent game."

TheGamer · 90/100

"Audio design is equally impressive. The soundtrack is subtle but sets the tension at the right points throughout."

Complete Xbox

"One of the best Cthulhu games. The Cthulhu mythos has always struggled to make the leap into video games — this one manages it."

GamesRadar+

"Great music coupled with strong voice acting. Music is heavily used to convey dread, mystery, and awe."

Life is Xbox

"The recordings with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra give the soundtrack a dynamism often lacking in purely digital productions."

Playfront.de

"Nails the elements I love most about cosmic horror: the crushing weight of thalassophobia, a dense atmosphere, the chilling descent into madness."

DualShockers · 70/100