PS2-era Nippon Ichi with a score that sounds like it was composed inside a music box that grew a heartbeat. Tenpei Sato absolutely outdid himself here. "Angel Breath" floats on this fragile piano line that could shatter if you breathed on it, while "R&R Junkiee" suddenly drops in with quirky energy that feels totally out of left field.
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"Crown-of-Thorns Starfish" is menacing in this understated way. The battle themes like "7th Brass" and "Rumbling Beat" bring real punch without losing the album's delicate identity. "Dark Trick" goes genuinely unsettling.
Twenty-seven tracks that swing between tenderness and tension constantly. If you think strategy RPG soundtracks peaked at Final Fantasy Tactics, this one deserves a serious counter-argument.