Soft piano arpeggios rippling over pad synths like sunlight on lake water. Natsuiro's 2003 Windows soundtrack captures that early-2000s visual novel sound perfectly, all MIDI-quality warmth and sincerity. Each heroine gets a flower-colored theme, and "向日葵" (Sunflower) is the standout with its bright major key optimism.
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"切なさの刃" shifts hard into melancholy territory, strings cutting through with real tension. "暗い海の中" goes full dark ambient, ocean depth stuff that feels almost suffocating. The piano arrangement of "夏草のシンフォニー" at the end strips everything back beautifully.
If you miss that era of VN scoring where every track felt handcrafted and earnest, this lakeside collection delivers.