Open-air acoustic guitar and strings that actually sound like stepping outside for the first time. Atelier Firis on Vita and PS4 in 2016 built its whole identity around leaving home, and the soundtrack sells that feeling completely.
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"Yearning for the Sky" and "Song of Leaving Home" set up the emotional arc in the first few tracks. Then "Blue Skies" delivers on the promise. The day/night variants are a great touch. "Tale Spinning Journey" has a regular version, a night version, and a danger version, same melody recontextualized three different ways.
"Nestling Wind" does the same thing. It makes the world feel alive. "Got Something Great!!" is peak Atelier crafting dopamine, two exclamation points fully earned. For anyone who wants a soundtrack that actually feels like going on a long walk with no destination.