Haunting, alien soundscapes that sound like nothing else on the Saturn. AZEL, known as Panzer Dragoon Saga in the West, got this memorial album in 2001, and it still sounds like transmissions from a dying world. Ecce Valde Generous Ale opens with that iconic constructed-language chanting that defined the series.
Read more
Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu gets a rearranged version here that's gorgeous. And Wings carries this aching melancholy that sticks with you for days. The Saturn's sound hardware gives everything this slightly raw, textured quality.
From the Noble Rebel Army's tension to the quiet devastation of Rest, the album moves through moods like the game moves through its ruined landscapes. Pure Blood Seed, Shellcoof, the dragon themes... If you've been told Panzer Dragoon Saga is the best Saturn RPG ever made, this soundtrack is the evidence.