Two tracks from Joe Hisaishi and both of them are absolutely devastating. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch hit PS3 in 2013 with a full orchestral score performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic. The Main Theme opens with gentle piano before the full orchestra swells in, building this sweeping emotional landscape that captures everything the game is about in one piece.
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Pure Hisaishi at the height of his craft. Kokoro no Kakera (Pieces of Heart) strips things back into something more fragile and intimate, piano and strings carrying a melody that tugs at something real. Just two tracks on this selection CD but.
The recording quality alone puts most game soundtracks to shame, every instrument breathing in a real concert hall. If you played Ni no Kuni and cried, these two pieces are exactly why.