I've currently read Emi's storyline(first), Shizune's(second) and am going through Lilly's at this moment.I think we can all agree that the music in KS is top notch! Have'nt read any other VN, but i just can't say anything bad about the music
Go find that Enigmatic Box of Sound and find out yourself! Note! this will of course contain some spoilers!
Now onto the question!
Every arc has a certain plottwist(can i call it that?)in it, which, when it is revealed, is usually suported by a very sad piece of music. And then some pieces later on as it is explained.
Which one got to you the most and in which storyline?
Of course i'll go first
: WARNING: wall of text incoming! For me, it definetly has to be Moment of Decision in Emi's storyline. The buildup to that particular scene realy made me curious as to what was going to happen, already giving me some fears. But when you finaly get to the scene, you open her dormroom door and the music starts playing... it hit me. This could only end badly, Emi even says something among those very lines
However, at this point you(being Hisao) still don't realy know why she's reacting in such a manner or why this is all happeneng. Which made this part so much stronger in my opnion.And i don't know if it's just me, or if the devs deliberatly planned this; but the moment Emi started saying:"So you want to fix me Hisao?..." the song just hit 1min 55 secs for me... And i lost it...
i already felt the tears welling up in my eyes before that, but the moment it hit 1 min 55 secs... i started crying... I honestly couldn't even remember the last time i cried like that. Those few senteces Emi says in combination with THAT part of the track, realy destroyed me.I remember thinking to myself: "why?!?! Please Emi no! Don't do this" It just moved me that much. And no, i'm not the kind of person that wishes she was real. Heck no. But for some reason, i realy got entangled in her story and felt very passionate about it.
Selfevident when the same track started playing in Shizune's arc, which is completely different to Emi's. (in my opnion, one's more about true love where the other focuses more on friendship) I loved Shizune's arc, every bit of it! But frankly, coming from Emi this track just felt out of place in it. The moment it started playing i was like: What? this isn't nearly sad/hard enough to be worthy of this track. if Shizune isn't lesbian and Misha is in love with her, i can't realy be heartbroken over the fact that Shizune doesn't cherish the same feelings as Misha. Doesn't make me happy either, but it certainly didn't nearly end my life from emotional overload!
Even now, about 3 months after i finished Emi's Story(i take breaks after each one), i STILL can't listen to Moment of Decision without shedding a tear. I know, stupid isn't it? I just find it so beautiful and moving. I can't help it.
And there you have it!
Sorry again for the long read. I get carried away in these kind of things, but i also felt it important to mention the scenes it was in since imo music amplifies the moment and vice versa.
I probably haven't heard all the songs there are, since i haven't completed the game yet. So i might have missed a gem somewhere *looking at you Hanako*. Nevertheless i'm looking forward to your "favorites"
and silently hope that i'm not the only one who underwent this Merloficus
