Chris Wirsig releases an intensely reality-bending EP Halloween Obsessed: Haunted Attractions (Music from the Documentary Series, Episode 2), consisting the soundtracks from the second episode of the award-winning documentary (Amazon, Tubi) as we steps into the spooky season. One thing that stands out instantly is how lively and soulful his music is, even though they are music composed to fit different scenes.

Wirsig takes a more contemporary cinematic approach compare to the traditional, heavily percussive orchestration. Every track carries a song-like fantastic vibe that draws comparison to John William-style imagination in the similar genre. Unlike soundtracks that can’t really exist outside of motion pictures, Wirsig’s music is rich in textural, with the keen capture of mood and emotions. Even the ghostly whispers have a touch of personality to them, not to mention those whimsical and tender pieces where each drop of sound feels precious.

Of course, as a seasoned composer/producer, Wirsig’s production is flawless and the sound designs and arrangements are masterful. It’s cued to the scenes, but in each piece, you could hear Wirsig’s own creative passion speaking from it. The music has a soul and lives in a world of its own. The storytelling flows so effortlessly from the music, taking you into a lost world at different points in history. There’s also very interesting speculative vibe to the music that’s rooted in wonder and curiosity.

It’s not every day you hear a track as brilliant as it is in the film itself as it is alone, but Wirsig manages to excel at both with every piece of music he composes. That is quite rare to hear. “A History of Haunted Houses” spreads out before your eyes as the buried stories in history speak in deep voices. “That Haunting Feeling” feels very accurate to the swelling spine-tickling chill with the heaviness of what it behold. “Lady Ghost and the Darkness,” on the other hand, tells a story of her own under the moonlight. It feels like a nostalgic confession, not without a dark twist.

“Pirates and Tiki Haunts” mixes world elements with bone-ticking quirkiness and folkloric melodic phantom. “The Family That Haunts Together” traces a lost time with a tender heart. The end title concludes the episode with a smash of electronic, rock pop-grazed ghostly entrancement.