That low, steady pulse of BGM A creeping in as you scroll vertically through alien territory. Xevious on NES defined what a shoot-em-up sounds like, and this disc bundles it with Super Xevious for the complete picture. The original's area themes shift subtly from zone to zone, with BGM D (AREA 7-8) bringing a darker, more urgent tone.
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ANDOR GENESIS hits with this foreboding weight whenever the big fortress shows up. And the Super Xevious side extends everything with more area-specific compositions that keep the pressure building. The NES conversion captures the arcade's cold, mechanical atmosphere surprisingly well.
Every track feels calculated, like the Xevious AI itself composed it. If you want to understand where Japanese shmup music started getting serious, this is ground zero.