Turn-of-the-millennium Falcom doing what they did best with early PC sound. The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean has this coastal warmth running through the whole first half of its score, all bright MIDI timbres and surprisingly tender melodies.
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Wind's Serenade lives up to its name with flowing woodwind lines that feel like standing on a cliff over the water. The Dark Beasts Are Coming Out, Terrible! flips the mood with urgent percussion and that classic Falcom battle energy.
A Road Climbing into the Blue Sky is pure early 2000s optimism, synth strings climbing without a care. Season of Love just sitting quietly in the tracklist. If you're working backwards through the Gagharv trilogy, this is where the ocean pulls you in.