Touhou fangame energy cranked to full with stage themes that absolutely nail ZUN's compositional DNA while pushing it somewhere new. Ephemeral Unnatural Balance is a 2019 Windows Touhou fangame, and the soundtrack cycles through seasons and escalating conflicts with serious confidence.
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"Ephemeral Spring ~ Tipping Scales" opens with that classic Touhou melodic urgency. "Unfired Jar of Awakened Vengeance" builds tension through layers in a way that feels earned, and "Legend of the Unloved Goddess" has this melancholy weight that hits harder than most fangame boss themes.
The flower-themed middle section goes hard too. "Battle at the Capital of Flowers" into "Judgment of the Fairy Imperator" is a one-two punch of escalation. If you play Touhou fangames and judge them by how well the music captures that bullet-hell flow, this one absolutely keeps pace.