Gentle piano and soft ambient tones like sunlight through curtains. A Year of Springs is a visual novel trilogy about trans experiences in Japan, and the music carries so much quiet feeling. "At the Onsen" is warm and nervous at the same time, perfectly capturing that vulnerability.
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"Gallery Cafe Alouette" has this easygoing brightness that just makes you want to sit and stay. "A Long Night" goes heavier, reflective, the weight of things unsaid. The ringtone tracks for each character are a nice touch, little personality markers woven into the score.
Everything here is soft but never shallow. If you want a soundtrack that sits with you like a conversation with a close friend, this is the one.