Green Wind carries this soaring, optimistic melody that sounds like Yasunori Mitsuda remembered why he loves RPGs. SOMA BRINGER on DS was a Monolith Soft action RPG that never left Japan, and Mitsuda gave it a score that deserved way more attention.
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The title track builds with layered instrumentation that feels warm and expansive despite DS audio limitations. Schildkrote has this European folk quality, gentle and rhythmic, like a village theme that actually makes you stop walking to listen.
Assault shifts into urgent battle territory with driving percussion and tense string work. Only a premium selection of tracks but every one counts. If you love Mitsuda's work on Chrono Cross or Xenogears and haven't tracked this down yet, go fix that immediately.