Heavier and moodier than the first game right from the opening notes. The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 has Tenpei Sato leaning harder into electronic textures alongside the orchestral and jazz elements. "Despair Catharsis" opens with distorted synths and driving percussion that feel more urgent than anything in the original.
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"Techno-Paris" is exactly what it sounds like, this pulsing electronic track with French cafe vibes twisted into something NIS-weird. "End of the Rainbow" gets a piano-only arrangement later on the tracklist that strips it down to pure emotion.
The sequel's darker story gets a darker score to match. If you liked the first Hundred Knight soundtrack but wanted it to go a little unhinged, this is the follow-up.