Yasunori Mitsuda composed tracks for a Taiwanese RPG and somehow almost nobody talks about it. The Seventh Seal came out of Soft-World's Magic-Sigma studio in 2002 and the soundtrack features Mitsuda alongside local composers Ai Kuo Chia and Chih-Chan Tsai.
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The opening theme, Erio Iavi Shaily, is sung entirely in a fictional language and has that signature Mitsuda quality of making invented words sound ancient and sacred. Street of Flame and Iron builds this aggressive atmosphere with layered percussion and dark string work.
Then Homeland of Wind opens everything up with airy flutes and lighter textures. White Brick Road to the Library is just. So peaceful it hurts. If you've exhausted Chrono Cross and Xenogears, this is where Mitsuda went next and you probably missed it.