Shimmering synth pads dissolve into tense, pulsing bass before you even register what's happening. Soukoku no Arterial's sound collection features work by Kenny K, Zeal Blood, and Eiichiro Yanagi for this Eushully-published visual novel.
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"Hikari Matou Gensou" builds this gorgeous layered atmosphere that feels like standing inside stained glass. "Gekidousuru Sensen" flips the script hard with aggressive percussion and driving rhythm sections. The contrast between the peaceful daily-life tracks like "Aozora to Hizashi no Shita" and the darker pieces like "Tokoyami" is really well handled.
"Sokonashi no Naraku e" just keeps descending into heavier and heavier territory. That slow creep from comfort to dread. If you play VNs partly for the background music, this one rewards that habit.