Early 2000s PC synth doing colonial Puritan horror and pulling it off way better than it should. Salem no Majotachi sets its witch trial story in 1699 and the Main Theme nails that period tension with harpsichord-adjacent tones over dark, creeping pads.
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Julia's theme has this wistful, almost hymnal quality while Sophie's goes full menacing with "The Devil Child is Coming!" living up to its name. "Hang the Servants" drops all pretense and just commits to dread. Then the opening track's Latin title, Dum Spiro Spero, while I breathe I hope.
The ending theme "Pray For You" wraps everything in bittersweet calm that hits different after all the darkness. If you're into historical VNs with atmosphere that actually commits, this one earns it.