That opening synth line of THIS ILLUSION just grabs you immediately. Fate/stay night's original 2004 PC soundtrack built the foundation for everything the franchise became. Three versions of THIS ILLUSION alone, including a piano arrangement that hits completely different late at night.
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Emiya is the track. You know it, everyone knows it. That building tension into full heroic release is burned into VN history. Excalibur carries similar weight but plays it straighter, more triumphant. The quieter cuts like Calm Days and In the Sunlight give the soundtrack breathing room between the intensity.
Madder Red Town has this warm melancholy that sticks with you. If you've somehow never heard Emiya and you like visual novels even a little, fix that tonight.