I sadly missed out on the Layton series as a kid, but none the less, this song just feels like home and happiness to me. Sure, there's a bit Dark Cloud nostalgia talking, but after all of the tears and hardships I've been through, I really aim to have a soul as light and cheerful as this song. I deserve it.
As someone who has never played this game, I thought this sounded familiar. Veniccio's theme from Dark Cloud 2 feels heavily channeled through this, which Tomohito Nishiura also composed. Give it a listen for sure if you're a fan of this!
Anata no hō ga shitteita watashi ga daiji ni shiteta mono Mata aeru koto o shinjite yakusoku mo sezu ni te o futta Shasō wa nagaredasu keshiki no frame Sotto sotto hajimari o utsushidashi hajimeru Futari de ikiru riyū o tsuranuku yōna manazashi de tashikame atta Ima demo ikitsuku itami wa kioku sore ijō no nani ka chikai sonomono Anata ga oita yakusoku sonomama zutto kabatteiru Mō aenai to shitemo itsumo watashi no hako ni shimatteiku Sorezore no omoi de onaji uta o aishita Sugiyuku toki no kanata ni hibiku melody Chigau keshiki no naka nimo onaji iro ga kagayaiteru koto o shittano Senaka awase no aida ni aru nukumori wo kitto kanjite ikeru "Ushinawazu ni wa mae ni susumenai" sonna omoi mo tejina mitai ni tane wo akasareru koto o matteru Tetsuro no saki o tadotte frame wa atarashī machi o yadoshita Sayonara o uta ni dekitara mata anata ni deaeru doko ni itemo Chigau keshiki no naka nimo onaji iro ga kagayaiteru koto o shittano Senaka awase no aida ni aru nukumori wo zutto kanjite ikeru lyricstranslate.com
I always find myself coming back to the Layton OSTs a few times each year. The instrumentation choices tend to be quite unique -- certainly not helped by the relatively limited speakers of the DS -- but blend together to great effect, creating a pleasing, almost classical style. Great stand-out from a great series.
