16-bit orchestral punch that squeezes every ounce out of the SNES sound chip. Estpolis Denki II, known as Lufia II in the west, has one of the deepest JRPG soundtracks on the console and it is not even close. "Battle theme #1" is that classic 1995 turn-based intensity, fast and clean and impossible to skip.
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"The sorrow of parting" wrecks you with a melody that has no business being this emotional coming out of a cartridge. "Wedding ceremony" into "Rice shower" is the moment the game decides to make you feel things you weren't ready for.
The seasonal themes, spring through winter, show off range most SNES composers didn't bother with. Shrines, towers, labyrinths, every dungeon type gets its own identity. Put this on if you want to remember when 16-bit RPG music was doing things that still hold up thirty years later.