Five movements of pure orchestral weight and it came from a PS2 game. Symphonic Poem "Hope" is structured like an actual classical piece, and the Overture sets this grand tone immediately without ever feeling bloated. March of a Wise man has this deliberate, stately rhythm that builds with so much patience.
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Road of Hope carries the emotional center, this theme that keeps climbing and climbing. Then Romance pulls everything down to something tender and intimate before Road of Hope ~ Refrain brings it all back around with new context.
Just five tracks but they breathe like a full concert performance. If you've ever wanted PS2-era game music that treats itself like real symphonic literature, this is it.