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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is brutal, beautiful, and its music is the perfect match for every blade clash and stealthy rooftop moment. The soundtrack, by Yuka Kitamura and Noriyuki Asakura, blends tense traditional Japanese instrumentation with cinematic tension that keeps you right on the edge - whether you’re creeping through Ashina Castle or locked in a final duel. Strings creak like drawn bows. Flutes and taiko drums echo through misty forests and war-torn temples. Every piece feels like a ghost story, an old folktale carried by wind and whispered through bamboo groves. The standout boss fight themes, like Genichiro’s and Isshin’s, build that life-or-death feel that makes Sekiro unforgettable.
What really hits is how the soundtrack captures the game’s unrelenting spirit. It’s not bombastic for the sake of it - it’s precise, graceful, and razor-sharp. And on vinyl or CD, the detail is even clearer: those ancient stringed instruments, the wind chimes, the thunder of ritual drums - it’s all there, ready to pull you right back onto the battlefield.