Eight character themes, eight region themes, and every single one of them hits. Yasunori Nishiki scored Octopath Traveler like a love letter to SNES-era JRPGs but with a full live ensemble that has no business sounding this good.
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Each traveler's theme is a complete personality sketch, "Therion, the Thief" all brooding minor key swagger, "Tressa, the Merchant" bouncing with naive optimism. The region tracks shift texture so naturally you barely notice crossing from Frostlands frost into Sunlands heat.
"Decisive Battle I" still gets the heart rate up every time. And that main theme. Just staggering. If you've ever loved a classic JRPG, this is the full-course version of that feeling.