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The Final Smile
Tenement of the Blue Spirit
Angel Rain

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Secret Cave [7.6]
The Final Smile [7.8]

There's something oddly Bastion/Hades-esque that I feel in this Raiden V track, most likely because of the style of guitar used here instead of the pure electric, shredding guitar that Unknown Pollution treats me with. It feels decent at the "Darren Korb" parts, but it doesn't impress me as much during the other parts of the song.

The Final Smile definitely does more with guitar here, and the vocals sound nice to listen to. I swear, I get huge "Sunny Day from Vib-Ribbon" vibes here, and it makes me want to hear the song go lighter and happier instead of the slight somber tone it exerts instead. As is, however, the guitar is winning me over here, and this'll get my vote for sure.

To The Distant Sky [7.7]
Tenement of the Blue Spirit [9.1]

To the Distant Sky sounds decent, I definitely like the softer parts in the song that don't go full upbeat for rhythm. The singer is fine here, but it's not a particularly strong voice in any way that I was hoping it'd be. I keep thinking it's a clone of Sky of Twilight from Atelier and I'm expecting Kanako Ito's voice to jump in at any second, and I'm left kinda disappointed.

From what I heard so far from the Caravan Stories library, Tenement is definitely one of my top favorites so far. The piano does a tremendous job in creating this mysterious, mystical atmosphere that makes me think "you're either so close to fulfilling a goal in this forest where you're bound to get lost in", or "you're desperately trying to run away from someone that wants to find you for something you're not ready for"; in any case, it invokes a feeling of breathless motion that gets me heavily invested any time I hear this. The drop at 1:05 is so delicious to me, and the buildup reaching to that point is such a pleasure to my ears. Solid song overall!

Angel Rain [8.7]
Magus Confronted [8.6]

This matchup makes me sad.

Angel Rain manages to use both the "soft and flowy" and "upbeat and happy" styles of music that Katamari is known for into one setting, and it just sounds so good all around. The transition between them sounds a bit messy, but it's still really great to listen to.

Battle with Magus is definitely one of the better songs in the Trigger soundtrack. I love the initial buildup, with the wind sound effect added as a nice flair to the anticipation right before the battle properly begins. It's dark and dramatic and delivers very well on its purpose, I can easily recall what this battle was like as the melody goes on.

I might barely prefer Katamari for now, but this is a matchup where I will happily take either or going into Round 2.