One listen.

I wasn’t going to do any more music today, but I heard this song for the first time in a while and it sort of swept me up. I did struggle a bit, however, and I’m not sure I did well in conveying the song and what it conveys.

Go Ichinose’s (一之瀬剛) “Route 216 (Day)” (“216ばんどうろ(昼)”) is from Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Super Music Collection, the soundtrack for Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and most of Platinum.

I hope you enjoy.

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Bass pulses as keys twinkle around on a clear day. They twinkle and shimmer, and soon another sound drifts through. It drifts almost without a care. Percussion picks up and the sounds go into full swing. The bass keeps pulsing but everything here is lively. It’s lively, joyous, celebratory.

Some pull back, giving a bit of space and there’s still that relaxation. It’s all nice and easy, and there’s some pep in the step, but it’s all energised and taking it easy.

Soon the sounds pick up a little more and start going down a slope, almost, and keep looking at the fun and wonder of what’s around them. They then go over what they were looking at before, through the prettiness and ease, and they find it all fascinating, almost.

Adventure continues on through the layering of everything, and that pep remains as the sounds fade out and the song ends.