Chriz Tah Fah wrote...
I don't know if this was mentioned before or even that I'm grasping at straws trying to make these connections but...
The SYNTHESIS ending song (I am alive and I am not alone) sounds A LOT like the "Uncharted Worlds." The uncharted worlds song symbolized the unknown and being unsure of what the future holds. While this was partly the
theme of Synthesis it seemed pretty apparent to me that EDI knew almost exactly what would happen in the future and that everything would be perfect. The song choice contradicts the ending a little bit because "perfect" and "easily
foreseeable" do not match with "unsure" and "unknown." Something about the ending and song choice paired together bothered me a little bit.
The CONTROL ending song (I will watch over the ones who live on) sounded very sinister IMO. Similarly, Reaper-Shep sounded very sinister too! In this ending Shepard sounded very power hungry and self centered. He went on
about how "HE" ended the threat (even though he had tons of help and support) and about how HE would build a better future. This doesn't really sound positive to me because the whole reason anyone gets into trouble is because they
refuse to collaborate with others and just assume they can do everything THEMSELVES. The personality Shep has in this ending I feel pairs PERFECTLY with the song choice giving it a resonating negative feel to me.
The EC soundtrack is one of the biggest pieces of evidence to be added imo. Movies do this all the time, relate certain chords with certain moods. Even youtube parodies can manage to convey a certain mood, like the youtuber who added a very sinister backing track to a Mary Poppins trailer, switched the scenes up a little bit and made it ultra creepy.
To do this is to make a deliberate attempt to convey specific feelings. If synthesis is so great, why the dubious music that we relate with uncertainty? Like you said, it sounds like Uncharted Worlds, and for all intents and purposes, it IS Uncharted Worlds, only slower with a few tweaks.
The control music... yeah, I'm aiming to pick that option for my jerk renegade Shep as it's something she would definitely consider, but I just know how depressed it'll make me feel hearing reaper-shep lording it up with that music in the background.
Destroy had such an uplifting track that depsite the sacrifices of Edi and the Geth, I was smiling and felt a sense of acheivement... well, as much as you can with what seems like half an ending.