Gentle piano and strings that swing between heartwarming and genuinely heartbreaking. Wanko To Kurasou is a 2006 Windows visual novel about living with anthropomorphic pet companions, and the soundtrack matches that emotional range perfectly.
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"Carefree Relaxation" and "Boisterous Days" are all sunshine and light acoustic energy, the kind of BGM that makes you forget anything bad exists. But then "Time That Cannot Return" hits with this melancholic piano line that just...
yeah. "Door of Sleep" is beautifully delicate, barely there, like music box lullaby territory. "Myo Myo Myo" breaks the tension with something adorably silly. The contrast between the lighthearted daily life tracks and the emotional gut-punches is what makes this work so well.
If you've played any nakige VN, you know exactly what kind of emotional damage this soundtrack is capable of.