Swashbuckling brass fanfares that hit like a PS2-era space opera should. Tomohito Nishiura, fresh off Dark Cloud 2, composed this sprawling two-disc score for Level-5's action RPG. "The Sandy Town" opens with this warm acoustic guitar and woodwind combo that immediately sells the desert planet vibe, while "Brave Heart" delivers full orchestral heroics without a shred of irony.
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"Hazardous Desert" shifts into tense, rhythmic territory with layered percussion. Nishiura's range here is wild, bouncing from gentle piano ballads to full combat bombast across 61 tracks. The guy who'd eventually score every Professor Layton game was already flexing.
Essential listening for anyone who misses when PS2 RPGs swung for the fences.