Piano and strings that hit like a quiet conversation you weren't ready to have. CLANNAD's original soundtrack is one of those scores that defines an entire era of visual novels. "Nagisa" is the track everyone knows, that simple repeating melody that somehow carries the whole weight of the story.
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"Roaring Tides" builds into something massive and emotional without ever feeling like it's trying too hard. "Town, Flow of Time, People" sets the entire world up in a single theme. Gentle, layered, unhurried. Then you get goofy ones like "A Couple of Idiots" and "Dumb" that remind you the game has comedy too.
"Snowfield" is the one that gets you at 3AM. Still and cold and enormous. For anyone who wants to understand why people cry over visual novels.