Alright so this one was written over one listen, but with a few restarts and some rewinds. I kept on getting interrupted in some manner when I started, mostly because I paid attention to the interruptions. Then I had to rewind for a moment and I decided to just sort of break away a little.

Tried to not spend time thinking about what I was writing and just write it, but there was some overthinking. Not sure how well I captured the song either. On a surface level, yeah. I did. Beyond that, however, just not sure.

After I wrote this I thought about it and decided to scrap it and start again. However, I changed my mind again and decided to stick with what I initially wrote. I could probably do a better job, but I feel that in this instance I’d be losing something by trying again.

Ken Nakagawa’s (中河健) “Corridors of the Sky” (“空の回廊”) is from the soundtrack for Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (also known as Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana 2), Atelier Iris 2꞉ The Azoth of Destiny Original Soundtrack (aka Atelier Iris – Eternal Mana 2 – Original Soundtrack).

I hope you enjoy.

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Guitar’s notes gently float whilst another, brighter sound follows. Something more percussive joins and something builds, and then suddenly the guitar is left with keys. The keys keep space, meeting some of the notes and finding their own.

There’s an openness, and perhaps some sort of sadness and dreaming, and soon more keys meet and expand on the melody slightly echoing through the space. It’s getting busy, and that build comes back and then something akin to woodwind flies on in.

The sounds draw long and a steady percussion finds its way in. The move toward a melody that seems to pull and tug at the heart in this expanse, and it pushes the drama, not quite soaring, but perhaps marveling.

The woodwind flies high and then the guitar and keys return. It seems like a return to the start, but soon percussion comes in, steady, keeping the beat, and some shimmers too. The keys continue on as the flow shifts once more to something akin to that earlier drama, and the keys dance and float along, and carry a dream.

Most come to a stop, leaving one sound to shimmer and shine in a still space. Something builds, then a shattering, and the sounds fade and the song ends.