This article contains spoilers through the most recent episode of The Last of Us.

Fans of The Last of Us know that music is a key part of the video games’ story. The Last of Us Part II shows us how Joel and Ellie use music as a way to connect with and understand each other and even allows the player to strum along via the controller when both characters play guitar. At the beginning of the game, Joel sings Pearl Jam’s “Future Days” to Ellie, and it becomes a song that she uses to remember him later on. Ellie also sings A-ha’s “Take on Me” to her friend and love interest Dina when the two are in Seattle together – a touching moment amidst all the violence in the game.

From the beginning, HBO’s The Last of Us showed us that it was going to continue using...