{% cite "A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986" %} is a gold mine of music. Not only that the visual novel has a great soundtrack (its [official soundtrack](https://www.asummersend.com/original-soundtrack) was released on August 21, 2020), but the developer Oracle and Bone has also compiled playlists related to the game.
<imgsrc="/assets/projects/playlists/My-Dear-Summer-Lover-cover.png"alt="Cover image of A Summer’s End fanmix 'My Dear Summer Lover: A Sam x Michelle Fanmix'">
[Image description: Sam and Michelle from A Summer’s End almost kisses, with a play symbol and text on the top left corner, and the text "My Dear Summer Lover: A Sam x Michelle Fanmix" in a digital style font in front.]
This mix contains mostly Cantonese and English songs, with one Mandarin song. Majority of these songs were performed by Hong Kong artists and released in the 80s, because A Summer’s End took place in Hong Kong and in the 80s.
I have carefully selected and arranged these tracks, so the lyrics would reflect Sam and Michelle’s relationship development throughout {% cite "A Summer’s End" %}. Therefore, the content of this mix could be considered spoilers if you have not played the visual novel.
Since Oracle and Bone has cited Anita Mui as a major inspiration for them and this visual novel, I have also included multiple songs performed by Anita Mui in this mix. Because A Summer’s End is a lesbian story, when I was choosing which songs to include in this mix, I also prioritize songs that were performed by women artists.
