Musical Review: Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter

Bonus Episode #79 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan reviews Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Nihon Falcom's full remake of the beloved Trails in the Sky SC and the direct follow-up to 2025's Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, published in the West by GungHo Online Entertainment America and out now on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. It's a story-driven RPG that picks up seconds after one of the genre's cruelest cliffhangers, as senior Bracer Estelle Bright sets out across the Kingdom of Liberl with nothing but Joshua's harmonica and a stubborn refusal to let him go, only to find the shadowy society of Ouroboros pulling strings in every corner of the country.

Two games, one girl, and a goodbye that refused to stay final. That's the heart of this Musical Review, and Bryan treats 1st and 2nd Chapter as the single giant story they were always meant to be. He follows Estelle's growth from bubbly rookie to the person holding a whole kingdom together, the slow-burn romance two RPGs spent building, and a supporting cast where Scherazard, Agate, Tita, Kloe, Zin, Olivier, and newcomer Kevin all get arcs of their own. He sizes up the Enforcers of Ouroboros, from Loewe to the unsettling little Renne, then gets into the hybrid combat, the new Brave Rush team attacks, those brutal Enforcer Boost boss fights, and a Liberl packed with Bracer requests, fishing, poker, and cooking with your companions. And of course, he spends plenty of time with Falcom Sound Team jdk's reimagined soundtrack and explains why the music is a big part of why this remake hits as hard as it does.

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EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS

Silver Will, Golden Wings from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Wataru Ishibashi feat. Megumi Sasaka, 2026]

Strepitoso Fight -Command Battle- from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Takahiro Unisuga, 2026]

Looking Up at the Sky from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Takahiro Unisuga, 2026]

The Dream Continues from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Takahiro Unisuga, 2026]

Hamel from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Wataru Ishibashi, 2026]

The Fate of The Fairies -Command Battle- from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Ryo Takeshita, 2026]

The Enforcers from Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter [Takahide Muray