One listen.

I wanted to try and pull out the “stuffiness” of the song, or rather that’s what was coming to me, but I didn’t feel right putting that forward, so I didn’t, or rather tried not to overtly state it. Not sure if I was successful.

Hitoshi Sakimoto’s (崎元 仁) “The Tomb of Raithwall” (“レイスウォール王墓”) is from the soundtrack for Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy.

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Percussion plays a light and steady rhythm in a darkened, thickened space. It plays quiet as other sound seems to shine through the dim here and there, and the percussion builds back up, but it remains low, and it almost seems reverent.

A few quick rumbles and the percussion pulls back a little, but other bits and pieces come in, and it remains steady. It also seems sharpened here, and not quite tense. That reverence remains, but there’s something unnerving. Something uncomfortable in it all as it continues on and builds, but all it builds to is a return to the start.

The percussive sounds play out their dimmed melody, and they keep themselves low still, but they also build and come forward. They remain low and they remain with a sense of calmness, but they carry an intensity. They carry something that lurks within, and they move with an ease.

The sounds are familiar with their space, and they know the structure and passages. They know where everything lies and they know how to navigate it, and they know when to build and hold back, and they cast themselves outward whilst remaining in their low state. They quietly quietly as the sounds fade and the song ends.