Layered, emotional strings and piano that feel way too cinematic for a metroidvania. Afterimage dropped in 2023 on PC and the soundtrack goes absolutely hard for a hand-painted side-scroller. "Rubiwood" has this warm, folky thing that makes you want to just sit in the area and not progress.
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"Emerald Falls" hits with cascading harp lines over ambient pads, and "Goliathfall" flips the mood into something huge and threatening for boss fights. The whole OST bounces between peaceful exploration tracks and these intense combat pieces without ever feeling disjointed.
There's a softness to even the battle music that keeps everything cohesive. If you've been sleeping on indie metroidvanias with actual orchestral scores, this is your wake-up call.