Smoky jazz piano cuts through tension in Rose Guns Days Sound Tracks 2, the second score release from Ryukishi07's alternate-history noir visual novel by 07th Expansion. Composers Dai, Luck Ganriki, and Rokugen Alice bring post-war Tokyo to life with a mix of cabaret swing and thriller edge.
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"I Won't Start Without Some Sake" opens with a cool lounge confidence, while "Bullet" snaps into sharp, aggressive rhythms that match the mafia drama perfectly. "Distortion of Shade" creeps along with unsettling dissonance, all suspicion and shadows.
The occasional cheerful track just makes the darker moments hit harder. Essential listening for anyone who likes their visual novel scores with noir attitude and real compositional teeth.