Hajime Wakai made music that sounds like being two inches tall. Everything here is built from Kurzweil and Roland samples twisted into something organic and strange, marimbas and flutes mixed with these bubbly, almost biological textures.
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"The Forest of Hope" is pure exploration in audio form. "The Distant Spring" has this wistful quality, like the planet is beautiful but you're not supposed to be here. "A Gigantic Creature Draws Near" shifts the whole mood with low rumbles and tension.
The day/night cycle cues ("Night Comes," "It's My Mistake...") add genuine emotional stakes to a game about throwing plant creatures at bugs. Whimsical but never childish. If you want a soundtrack that makes the mundane feel alien and wonderful, Wakai nailed it on GameCube.