Erhu and guzheng wash over you like mist rolling through mountain valleys. Genshin Impact's Liyue album, Jade Moon Upon a Sea of Clouds, is the one that made people realize this game's music was operating on a completely different level back in 2020.
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"Moon in One's Cup" is that late night Liyue Harbor track that turned a million players into Chinese classical music fans overnight. "Sojourner's Sweet Dream (Wangshu Night)" captures the loneliness of Wangshu Inn perfectly, all quiet strings above the clouds.
And "Gentle Rain" does exactly what it says, soft, rhythmic, impossibly calming. Traditional Chinese instrumentation recorded with a full orchestra. If you ever stood on a cliff in Liyue at sunset and just listened, you already know this album.