SNES sound chip doing absolute heavy lifting to sell a generational war story. Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War has one of the most ambitious soundtracks on the Super Nintendo. Glory to Grannvale opens with this march that sounds way too grand for 16-bit hardware, brass samples layered so carefully they almost fool you.
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Chapter 4 (Dance in the Skies) has this soaring quality that makes wyvern riders feel majestic. Then Chapter 5 (Doorway to Destiny) hits and the tone shifts completely. Conspiracy and End of Despair get dark in ways the earlier chapters never prepared you for.
Beloved One just... sitting there between all that tragedy. The chapter structure means every map theme carries narrative weight. Time's Rapid Progress alone tells you everything about the second half. For anyone who thinks SNES RPG soundtracks peaked with the obvious picks, Genealogy demands a seat at that table.