Heavy, deliberate, and drenched in Sengoku atmosphere from the first note. Nioh's mini soundtrack from Team Ninja pulls ten tracks that capture the game's blend of Irish and Japanese mythology. The Main Theme sets this tone of a warrior far from home, all taiko drums and restrained strings.
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The Ayakashi trilogy escalates through yokai encounters with increasingly frantic percussion and these sharp shamisen accents. Then Saoirse just stops you cold. Pure sorrow. Named after William's guardian spirit, it carries all the emotional weight the combat sections can't.
Freed From This Mortal Coil closes with catharsis. It's only ten tracks but they picked the right ten. Essential listening for anyone who ground through every twilight mission.