A waltz creeping in with strings and this undercurrent of dread. Butterfly's Poison: Blood Chains is an otome visual novel spanning PS Vita, PSP, Switch, and Windows, and Disc 1 alone packs 36 tracks. "Tasogare no Enbukyoku" (Twilight Waltz) sets the Taisho-era atmosphere immediately.
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"Shinobiyoru Kage" (Creeping Shadow) does exactly what the name says, tension coiling tight. And "Hana Kaori Namida Horori" gets a piano version that strips it raw. Character themes for Shiba, Mizuto, Hideo, Fujita, Masajima.
Each one a portrait in sound. The disc also includes vocal tracks and karaoke versions, which tells you this score was meant to be lived in. For otome fans who want the music to haunt them long after the credits roll.