Style: Video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: A solemn collection of dirges that capture life after death
Thoughts: I've often heard this game compared to a Zelda game. I couldn't confirm or deny those allegations as I've never played it. What I do know is that the music for the game is quite good.
Death's Door is a 3LP set that focuses on the peaceful side of the VGM genre. Many of these tracks are piano driven, and almost all of them have an ethereal feel to them thanks to the excellent production.
Seeing as this is an album focused around death, almost all of the tracks have a mournful tone to them. Even an upbeat waltz, or a dramatic boss fight will have an underlying tone of somberness. It's a wonderful little detail that helps tie all the music together in ways that a normal soundtrack does not.
Death's door is a wonderful little listen. Even though its nearly two hours in length it does not feel like it. It feels more like three small albums that come together to create a beautiful collection of songs that celebrate the necessity of death in the world. It's not a tragedy, but rather the ending of a cycle so that a new one can begin.
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