Shinji Hosoe takes Takeshi Abo's already eerie character theme for Hotori Suzukage and tears it apart in the best way. Remember11's Prophecy Collection Vol.5 pairs Akane Tomonaga's character song "STRAY -Straying-" with two versions of "Puer aeternus," the original a fragile, unsettling loop that sounds like a music box left running in an empty room, and Hosoe's arrange pushing it into glitchy electronic territory.
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The drama track adds voice acting that bleeds into the music. That tension between innocence and something deeply wrong. The karaoke version of STRAY honestly hits different without vocals, letting you hear how layered the instrumental arrangement actually is.
Essential if Remember11's psychological horror kept you up at night.