Volume 7 might be where RWBY's music grew up. Jeff Williams pushed the score into darker, more politically charged territory and it works. "Hero" is an absolute anthem, the kind of track that makes you want to stand up even though you're sitting in the dark with headphones on.
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"War" hits with raw vocal power and this urgency that matches the season's stakes perfectly. The score tracks carry real weight too. "The Sisters Schnee" has this emotional subtlety the series earned over time, and "Mantle Overrun" brings pure orchestral chaos.
The acoustic "I May Fall" strips away the bombast and just... aches. If you want to hear a web series soundtrack evolve into something genuinely ambitious, start here.