The orchestral layering in Tears to Tiara II is genuinely staggering for a SRPG soundtrack. This PS3-era score leans into full live instrumentation and it shows. "Megami no Komoriuta" exists in three versions across the tracklist and each one recontextualizes the melody, the Ishtar version especially pulling something almost mournful out of what started as a lullaby.
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"Kyonetsu no Senjo" brings this massive battle percussion that rattles underneath sweeping strings. Then "Kanashimi no Sokoku" just quietly breaks you. The way the vocal tracks weave through the instrumental arrangements gives everything this theatrical weight that most strategy RPGs don't even attempt.
If you like your tactical battles scored like an opera, this delivers.