Arcade FM synth punching through every speaker in the cabinet. Final Fight's 1990 G.S.M. CAPCOM 3 album collects the CPS1 soundtrack alongside arrange versions that hit different. Moon Skyscraper in its arranged form sounds absolutely massive compared to the board original.
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The stage-by-stage progression from the gritty streets of Stage 1 through to the final round clear tells the whole Metro City story in sound. Stage 5's BGM 6 through 8 ramp up the tension perfectly for the endgame push. They even included La Verne from 1941 and Battlefield tracks from Senjo no Okami II as bonus arranges.
Late-80s Capcom arcade sound at its most confident. If you ever fed quarters into a Final Fight cab, this is the version that does those memories right.