The original soundtrack to Feng's 2006 visual novel Aozora no Mieru Oka captures the gentle, sun-drenched atmosphere that the title promises -- a hill where you can see the blue sky. The title track sets the tone perfectly, and from there the score unfolds through seasonal variations and mood pieces that track the emotional arc of the story.
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Tracks like "Desire for a Spring Scenery" and "Dashing Cool Breeze" each come in alternate versions (Pure and Elegant, respectively), letting the same melodic ideas shift between warmth and wistfulness. What makes this soundtrack particularly well-constructed is how it pairs its character-driven pieces with environmental mood setting.
"Rain Falling on the Streets" and "In a Sunny Place" create vivid atmospheric contrasts, while "Way of the Summer Daughter" and its Soft variant capture the bittersweet quality that visual novels in this era did so well.
The lighter comedic cues like "Comical Action" and "Three Day Detective" keep things from becoming too heavy, balancing the emotional weight with playful energy. The inclusion of tension tracks like "Tension Uptime" and "Harry Action" hint at the dramatic turns beneath the pastoral surface, and "If This is a Dream" closes things out with the kind of vulnerable sincerity that stays with you.
For fans of mid-2000s visual novel music, this is a textbook example of how a well-curated OST can make you nostalgic for a world you only experienced through text and still images.