Five tracks from Ao no Kiseki and Falcom Sound Team jdk still manages to pack an entire emotional arc into a mini soundtrack. The opening size version of the main theme hits with that signature Trails intensity right away, big and heroic.
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"Conflicting Passions" lives up to its name with layered strings and this restless energy underneath. Then "鋼鉄の咆哮 -脅威-" (Steel Roar) drops into full combat mode with aggressive percussion and that Falcom rock guitar edge.
"Aoki Shizuku" closes things out soft and reflective. The contrast between those last two tracks is wild. Only five songs but it's basically a sampler of why the Crossbell arc has some of the best music in the entire Trails series.
If you're working through Kiseki games, let this one pull you toward Ao.