One listen.

I wanted to draw out the sense of pause that this song provides. It plays only in gates, small buildings that connect one area to another. They’re nice to have, but they’re also pretty conspicuous and eventually lead to a sense of area disconnect. I’m pretty certain that the gates are used to allow time for loading, and even though I have issues with them, I also like that Game Freak made considerations for that whilst adding to the world they built.

The gates kind of allow for a brief moment of pause and so I tried to draw on that. Not sure if I did it well enough, but I think I did okay.

Hitomi Satos’ (佐藤仁美) “Gate” (“ゲート”) is from Nintendo DS Pokémon Black・White Super Music Collection, the soundtrack for Pokémon Black and White.

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Gentle tones float on through a peaceful space. A calm space. A pleasant space. It’s time to relax. Time to take it easy. Even though this is a brief moment, it has the opportunity to linger and let all tension dissipate.

Through spaced notes and flowing sounds, there’s a sense of the future. a sense of looking forward. Also a sense of the present, and safety. Of the small things in life, and the big, emotional ones too. But it comes easy. It doesn’t inundate. It’s just enough.

This moment of rest shall pass, and it does as the sounds fade out and the song ends.