Soft piano and warm synths that feel like late 90s nostalgia condensed into sound. Friends Seishun no Kagayaki is a 1999 visual novel on Saturn and Windows, and the soundtrack is pure comfort. Afternoon Tea has this gentle melody that sounds like sunlight through a window.
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Bitter Sweet Memories leans into that bittersweet piano territory the Saturn era did so well. And Nightmare shifts the mood just enough to remind you the story has weight. Every heroine gets her own theme. Ayu, Mizuho, Midori, all the way through Momoko.
Each one captures a different shade of that high school romance feeling the game builds around. If you have any love for late 90s Japanese dating sim soundtracks, this one deserves your time.