Soft piano lines dissolve into static like someone whispering through a broken radio. Return to Ash is a visual novel by NomnomNami about waking up in the afterlife, and the soundtrack matches that liminal headspace perfectly.
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"Dandelion" floats with this weightless acoustic warmth that makes you forget the whole death premise for a second, then "Shadow Realm" drags you back into something low and unsettling. "Rushing Sands" has a nervous energy to it, like time running out but rendered beautifully.
The instrumental and vocal versions of "Dandelion" show two different emotional registers of the same grief. If you like intimate, handcrafted indie soundtracks that actually make you feel something, this one earns it.