The second volume of GBVS original music covers the DLC character wave and additional content that expanded the roster through 2021. Eight tracks, but each one is a fully realized character piece that stands shoulder to shoulder with the base game's best work.
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"Parade's Lust" brings theatrical flair that feels like a villain's entrance music at a masquerade. "The Prettiest Alchemist" is bright and bouncy with an almost fairy-tale quality, while "Dance of a Thousand Years" pulls from traditional instrumentation to evoke something ancient and powerful.
"Enlightener" hits with the kind of gravitas reserved for final boss encounters. "Morning Light Hymnus" closes the collection on an unexpectedly tender, almost spiritual note. The contrast between something like that and the swagger of "Parade's Lust" shows just how much range the GBVS composers packed into a compact DLC soundtrack.
Quality over quantity, and it works.