Dark, moody, and drenched in late-90s Saturn atmosphere. Wachenröder's soundtrack carries this heavy, almost literary weight that matches its Nietzsche-referencing track titles. "The Will to Power" hits with brooding strings and low synth pads that feel oppressive in the best way.
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"Crows in the Grass" layers these unsettling textures over a slow rhythmic pulse, and then "Divided Heaven" opens up into something more tragic and expansive. Track titles like "The Dead Stay Young" and "No Place on Earth" tell you exactly what kind of mood you're getting into.
"The Stolen Melody" is the one that caught me off guard though, almost beautiful underneath all that weight. If you dig Saturn-era RPGs with serious tone, this is one of the bleakest and best scores from that era.