Orchestral arrangements colliding with Edo-period Japanese instrumentation and it sounds absolutely massive. Shunkyoku no Tyrhhia is part of the "What a beautiful" visual novel series, and this soundtrack leans hard into its steampunk-meets-samurai aesthetic.
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The Shinsengumi theme has this tense string movement under traditional percussion that builds like a standoff. "Kaminui / Chikisani-hime" pulls in Ainu-influenced melodies that feel reverent and heavy at the same time. Then "kiyay" as a vocal track just soars, full version especially.
The instrumental variants give you room to appreciate how layered the composition actually is underneath. If alt-history Japanese settings with real compositional ambition are your thing, this one delivers exactly that atmosphere.