One listen for this one, though a few restarts a few seconds in to get footing.

I don’t think this is a strong bit of writing. It was easy to write which was great, but I feel like what I wrote spends more time reaching for words rather than saying anything.

Masanori Hikichi (曳地 正則) and Miyoko Kobayashi’s (小林 美代子)”Darkside Field” is from Terranigma. From what I can see, unfortunately it is yet to be released in an official capacity.

I hope you enjoy.

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A bell rings out as something akin to harp scales up and down, and soon strings come in, expressing a deep darkness. They give way for horns which seem to dance as they push forward. The strings return once more and something pulses and pushes forward in the background, and there is an indefinable heaviness that permeates around everything.

As the sounds loop the landscape reveals itself as one that seems arid and perhaps barren, though it is difficult to tell. It is expansive and seemingly eternal, and there is a journey across them that seemingly has dire consequences, though it is not easy to tell. What is, however, is how the sounds keep urging on and keep encouraging to go forward, even as they fade out as the song ends.