Shoji Meguro left Atlus, came back as a freelancer, and wrote what might be his most ambitious score yet. "Master Tactician" rips open with vocal chanting and aggressive percussion that makes Persona 5's battle themes sound restrained by comparison.
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The exploration tracks like "Traversing the Wastes" blend medieval instrumentation with modern synths in a way that shouldn't work but absolutely does. Then "The Hero Within" drops this soaring vocal arrangement during key story moments that genuinely stops you mid-gameplay.
The whole score treats high fantasy with the same stylistic swagger Meguro brought to urban Persona. If you thought nobody could make a fantasy RPG soundtrack feel this cool, Meguro took that personally.