Blazing guitar riffs and pounding drums that hit like a bullet hell barrage. Crimzon Clover is a Windows doujin shmup and this soundtrack matches every pixel of chaos on screen. "Brave Soul" opens with driving energy that sets the pace for the whole run, and "Hecatoncheir" layers in heavy, almost industrial tones that feel like a boss about to end your credit.
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"Maelstrom" is the standout. It builds and builds until you're white-knuckling through patterns you can barely see. There's even an FC (Famicom-style) version of "Cybernated City" tucked in at the end. That shift from arcade intensity to the quiet "memories of..."
track though. If you play shmups with the volume off, you're doing it wrong.