Whimsical arcade magic with serious compositional depth underneath. Bubble Symphony hit arcades in 1995 and its soundtrack is Taito at their most playful and inventive. "Inside a Picture Book" is the kind of melody that tattoos itself on your brain after one credit.
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The arrange version opens the album and it's gorgeous. "That's Rough!" brings boss fight energy that's somehow still cute. The crossover event themes referencing Darius and Kiki KaiKai are a wild flex for a bubble-popping game.
The song titles alone tell you what you're getting into. "At the Entrance to the Country of Magic" and "One Day Something Happened" give off pure storybook vibes. Mid-90s Taito arcade hardware gives everything this warm, rich FM synthesis feel.
For anyone who thinks cute arcade games can't have legitimately great soundtracks.