Thirteen tracks curated from the full Strive catalog and it feels like someone made a greatest hits album for a band that doesn't have a weak song. Echo of the Rulers is Daisuke Ishiwatari's 2025 selection album, pulling together the strongest character themes alongside newer additions.
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"CARPE DIEM" opens with a fresh energy that signals this isn't just a lazy compilation. "Radiant Dawn" and "The Town Inside Me" bring material that wasn't on the earlier soundtrack releases, giving returning listeners something new to latch onto.
"The Hourglass" closes the set with a finality that hits different after years of Strive updates. The sequencing actually matters here. These tracks are ordered to flow, not just listed. If the full Strive soundtrack felt like too much to start with, this is your entry point.