Soft piano and strings that feel like autumn sunlight filtering through leaves. Shan Gui (Sweet Osmanthus) is a short Chinese visual novel and this soundtrack just wraps around you. "Can't Wait Sweet Osmanthus Blooms" opens with this gentle warmth that sets the whole mood, then "Sadness in Hui's Heart" shifts into something so quietly devastating.
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"Mountain Ramble" and "Walking in Botanical Garden" have this serene wandering quality, like you're actually there. The whole thing is only eleven tracks but every one lands. "Magenta Fairy Tale" might be the prettiest piece on here, all delicate and wistful.
If you play visual novels and want something that actually makes you feel the seasons change, start here.