Piano arrangements so clean they make the originals feel like rough drafts. Monster Hunter Rise's second extra tracks collection takes familiar Kamura Village themes and strips them down or dresses them up in ways that hit completely different.
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"Kamura's Song of Purification - Piano Version" turns the vocal anthem into something you'd hear in a concert hall, all the grandeur condensed into a single instrument. "Spark of Blue - Zinogre" keeps the electric aggression of the thunder wolf intact.
Then the dance remixes at the back half flip the whole mood, "Barbarous Beast - Magnamalo - Dance Remix" turning that terrifying fight theme into something you'd actually move to. The Pokke Village and Bherna Village callbacks are a nice touch for series veterans.
Nostalgia done right, not forced. Grab this one if you already love the Rise soundtrack and want to hear it wearing different clothes.