Character themes that go way harder than any gacha game has the right to pull off. Genshin Impact's Stellar Moments Vol. 3 is a set of personal themes for the playable cast, and the composers clearly went feral on every one.
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"The Crane Cries" has mournful traditional Chinese instrumentation that just sits in your chest. "As Miko Pleases" is sly and elegant, all teasing koto lines. Then "Storm Chaser" hits with raw intensity out of nowhere. The range is wild.
You go from the scheming energy of "Nothing but Trickery" to the desert grandeur of "Nephrite of Deshret" without any whiplash. Every track is built around a personality and it shows. Put this on if you want to feel personally victimized by how good a free game's character themes are.