One listen.

This one was a bit of a struggle. Threw myself into it, got it done, but I felt very unable to say anything.

Akira Kaida (海田 明里) and Yoshino Aoki’s (青木佳乃) “Falling Green” is from Breath of Fire III Sound Collection, the soundtrack for Breath of Fire III. However, I believe that before the release of that soundtrack, it was first included on Breath of Fire Original Soundtrack Special Box, a collection of all the music (as far as I’m aware) of the Breath of Fire Series. There is a soundtrack album called Breath of Fire III: Original Soundtrack that was released at some point around the time of Breath of Fire III‘s release but it was a selection of songs from the game rather than the whole soundtrack.

I hope you enjoy.

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A thin sound rises and rises in repeats. A gentle percussion comes in, thumps and plays light whilst other sounds push hard on moments and others flow gently.

There’s something kind of languid here, and also energetic. A bit empty and a bit peaceful. It’s as though playing to an emptying space, or a cleared space, and it plays with careful precision to fill the space, or try to, despite being unable to.

The sounds seem to ask questions. They seem to ask to examine and think, and they eventually fade into nothingness at the song’s end.