Keiichi Suzuki wrote this for a game you literally cannot see. Real Sound: Kaze no Regret was Kenji Eno's audio-only adventure designed for blind players, and Suzuki (yes, the Mother series co-composer) crafted a soundtrack that has to do all the heavy lifting by itself.
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The piano version of "The Wind's Regret" opens with this aching nostalgia that just sits in your chest. "Morning Saxophone" is warm and lived-in, like a jazz cafe that hasn't changed since 1985. Akiko Yano's ending theme "Hitotsu Dake" closes things out with a vocal performance that feels genuinely fragile.
Every track breathes with space and restraint. If you care about what games can be beyond graphics, start here.