One listen, and this one felt like it took a while. I was thinking far too much which led to a lot more grasping than usual.

Yasunori Mitsuda & Millenial Fair’s (光田 康典 & ミレニアル・フェア) “October Mermaid” is from Creid. The album is an arranged soundtrack based on music from Xenogears.

I hope you enjoy.

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Twinkling harp, floating in emptiness, stepping carefully, showing some sort of fragile grace. Something behind it starts stirring, and eventually bass and fiddle come in, joining the procession.

Other sounds come in and call, and woodwind changes the shape and direction. All of this feels incredibly small, and somehow important, and the sounds move toward a point. They move toward somewhere that’s focused, but they move together and do not compress into each other.

And they stop and the harp floats, though now with other sounds. They float in emptiness and they stay small. All the sounds move on, perhaps in isolation. Perhaps in a barren space, searching, looking for something. Wondering whilst wandering. Perhaps in a space rich with life, and leaving a bit of curiosity and mystery once the sounds stop and the song ends.