Orchestral strings over a slow-burn vocal performance that sounds way too cinematic for a gacha character EP. As the sugar cube floats, fleeting in time is Zhu Yuan's theme from Zenless Zone Zero, composed by Yang Wutao with alan on vocals.
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The International Master Philharmonic Orchestra provides these layered strings that build and pull back like breathing, while the vocal line floats above everything with this controlled intensity. The instrumental version lets the string arrangements and Lei Shiyi's guitar work really open up without competition.
It's moody, deliberate, and honestly kind of gorgeous. Two tracks that feel like a short film. If Zhu Yuan's aesthetic already sold you, this is the sonic version of that whole vibe.