You cannot discuss the background audio without addressing composer (before his Game of Thrones fame). His score for Season 1 is minimalist but devastatingly effective.
Djawadi avoided a traditional orchestral score, opting instead for a gritty, industrial-electronic hybrid prison break season 1 bg audio
: Constant, low-level buzzing that simulates the lack of silence in a high-security facility. You cannot discuss the background audio without addressing
They burst from the manhole into the empty yard. Rain was falling, each drop a snare drum hit on their shoulders. Searchlights swept overhead, and with each sweep, Michael heard the choir: a wordless, mournful vocal that rose like a ghost. That was the sound of Sara’s betrayal. Of Abruzzi’s faith. Of the $5 million they might never find. They burst from the manhole into the empty yard
: Relies on a haunting, minimalist clavichord-style melody that builds anxiety.