Smoky jazz piano drifting through noir-soaked space, like a detective story set inside the Big Bang. Genesis Noir is a 2021 point-and-click on PC, Mac, Switch, and Xbox One. "Melodie Fatale (Live At The Constant Club)" sounds like a jazz club at the edge of the universe.
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"Golden Boy Suite" stretches into this warm golden-age-of-radio feel. And "Shiruetto To Kage" brings Japanese folk melody that somehow fits the cosmic noir vibe. Ambient space pieces like "Hello Universe" sit next to actual jazz and playful oddities like "Marsmalade."
The range is enormous. A sense of longing runs through everything. "Primordial Longing" literally, but also "Alone" and "You Look At Me." The whole score aches. If you want jazz, space, and heartbreak to feel like the same thing, this is the one.