Delicate, wistful synth and piano melodies that feel like watching seasons change through a classroom window. Iris is a visual novel from 2003, and the soundtrack wraps you in quiet emotion from the first note. "Snow and Cherry Blossoms and..."
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sets this bittersweet atmosphere with a main theme that keeps coming back in different arrangements. "Nostalgic Melody" does exactly what you'd expect, it aches. "Ride the Clouds" closes things out as the ending theme with this gentle sense of release, like finally letting go of something.
The CD Edition re-recordings of the character themes add warmth to an already soft palette. Tracks like "Looming Dark Clouds" and "Premonition of Goodbye" give just enough tension to keep things from floating away entirely.
Perfect for when you want to feel feelings but can't explain which ones.