RADWIMPS and Kazuma Jinnouchi built something that hits you right in the chest from the first track. Suzume no Tojimari is Makoto Shinkai's 2022 film and this score moves between disaster-scale orchestral intensity and these tiny, intimate piano moments.
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The First Encounter sets this tone of wonder mixed with unease that never fully lets go. Cat Chase and Cat me if you can are surprisingly playful given how heavy the film gets. Then Sky Over Tokyo just opens up into something enormous.
Suzume feat. Toaka is the vocal track everyone remembers and for good reason. Closing the Door carries all the emotional weight of the finale without saying a word. If you loved the Weathering With You or Your Name scores, this one stands right alongside them.