Two listens.
I’m pretty tired at the moment and I think that didn’t help me with getting my head around this song. It’s straightforward and makes use of some nice sound layering, but… yeah. I think this could be stronger.

Noriko Matsueda (松枝 賀子) and Takahito Eguchi’s (江口 貴勅) “Kilika” (“キーリカ”) is from Final Fantasy X-2‘s soundtrack, Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy

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Keys rise up as sound drones in the background before rippling into nothingness. As this happens a steady, gentle and rolling percussion comes in, as does a soft bass. Keys and what could be a softer percussion mark moments here and there and everything rolls onward.

Everything is easy and flowing. The rhythm and the sway brought forth by the sounds paints an image of somewhere scenic, and maybe fun and easy. Something relaxed and happy.

A sense of pause where woodwind comes more forward and brushes in brief moments, and that drone returns for a moment before everything picks up, and it’s all nice and energetic, but it’s all aiming for a sense of relaxation, it seems.

As per earlier the sounds keep on going, though this time when they reach their sense of pause it feels different. It is the same, but somehow it feels changed.

Once more the sounds return to the main rhythm until everything fades out and the song ends.