Sakuraba was cooking on early PS2 hardware and you can hear him figuring out what the system could do. Tales of Destiny 2's soundtrack nails that early 2000s JRPG energy where everything feels grand and slightly synthetic at the same time.
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"Barbatos" goes so hard it's practically a meme at this point, all relentless intensity. "Reala" is the emotional anchor, this gentle character theme that just aches. The Latin-titled tracks like "Veni Vidi Vici" and "Disce Gaudere" give everything a classical weight.
Love how "Step to Tomorrow" gets that melancholic reprise later. Japan-only Tales game that never got localized, but this score travels. If you dig Sakuraba's PS2 era work, start here.