One listen.

I feel the start was strong, or at least had the potential to be strong and then I dropped the ball.

I wrote about the last piece and this one together as they both represent the same thing, but from different times of day. “Soaring Dreams” is of the daytime; this one of the nighttime. I think that, at the very least, the writing does reflect that to some extent, but perhaps not as strongly as I’d have liked.

Shota Kageyama’s (景山将太) “Soaring Illusions” (“天翔ける幻”) is from Nintendo 3DS Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Super Music Complete, the soundtrack for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

I hope you enjoy.

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Gentle like quiet waves. Gentle like a calm breeze. There’s a flow and it is smooth, and the drama is there. The excitement runs through, but it’s rather low-key. Keys seem to rest on the framework; other sounds follow along and also seem to rest.

The spirit of adventure remains, but even though so much is amazing, things are more willing to stay low now. They keep looking, experiencing wonder, but above a quiet world there’s more willingness to drift and take it easy. Keep looking, but without a desire to speed along. Without a desire to go as fast as possible.

And so the sounds continue drifting with ease as they fade and the song ends.