Ornate, gothic carnival music that sounds like a masquerade in a haunted Italian theater. Gekkou no Carnevale is a PC visual novel set in a world of beasts and moonlight, and the soundtrack commits to that setting completely.
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"La Bella e la Bestia" is exactly what it sounds like, beauty and monstrosity woven into one theme, while "Danza Macabra" goes full dance-of-death with dark, swirling energy. The orgel and carillon versions of "Lamentation Doll" give you the same melody through music boxes, each one more fragile than the last.
"Marching Grass On The Hill" in its Toscana version is this unexpected breath of warmth. "Memento Vivere" closes things with a reminder to live. Italian track names, organ arrangements, and a gothic atmosphere that never breaks character.
If you want a soundtrack that sounds like moonlight filtering through stained glass in a crumbling cathedral, put this on.