Breezy, bubbly synth-pop that has no business being this catchy for a fishing platformer. Sayonara Umihara Kawase Chirari carries forward the series' weirdly wholesome sound across three console generations, and you can hear each one in the tracklist.
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The River stages shift mood beautifully from the lazy Downstream BGM to the tense Mountain Stream version, like the water's pulling you along. "Awakening Heartbeat" is pure sugary J-pop energy crammed into a name entry screen.
Then "Sky Blue" hits for the ending and suddenly you're emotional about a girl with a rubber fishing line. The SFC and PS Game Over themes being different is such a small detail that says everything. Perfect comfort food for fans of quirky Japanese platformers.