Gentle piano and vocal melodies that feel like a love letter in album form. Hatsukoi no Uta from 2015 is a visual novel song collection that balances character themes with emotional BGM pieces. "First Dream, First Love" appears in so many versions, regular, off vocal, piano duet, music club arrangement, music box, that the melody basically lives in your head permanently.
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"幸せなウソ" has this bittersweet pop quality that lingers. And "Theme of Haruka" through "Theme of Kyoko" give each character her own distinct color. The BGM side is solid too. "Sad Emotion" and "張り詰めた心" handle the heavier moments while "日常のヒトコマ" keeps things grounded.
"Milky Way" and "Summer Vacation" add some brightness. If you like VN soundtracks where the vocal tracks actually make you feel something at 2AM, this one does that.