Moody vocals and dramatic strings cutting through Neo Geo static. This is a character drama disc for Iori Yagami from King of Fighters, released in 1999, and it plays more like a radio drama soundtrack than a fighting game OST.
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Moonlight opens the first story with this brooding intensity that fits Iori's whole tortured-flame-wielder thing perfectly. Every Coming Of Snake and Scorpion ramps up the tension like something terrible is about to happen.
Farewell Song closes with a weight that honestly hits harder than you would expect from a KOF side release. Nine tracks that tell a story through mood shifts and spoken drama segments. The Setting Sun And The Moon wraps it all together.
If you ever wondered what Iori listens to when he is not fighting Kyo, now you know.