There is something deeply unsettling about how beautiful this soundtrack is. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru's Kiri no Pithos collects the Chiru arc's music and it's dai doing what dai does best, layering dread underneath gorgeous melodies.
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"String Trio #600 Million in F# Minor" is this tense classical piece that sounds like it belongs in a murder trial conducted by witches. Which. It kind of is. "TSUBASA" opens up into something triumphant and cathartic after hours of psychological horror, and "Deep Blue Jeer" carries this cold, mocking tone that gets under your skin.
The musicbox version of "Promise" alone could make you emotional. If you survived Umineko, this soundtrack is the proof you carried something back with you.