Piano-driven arrangements and fierce melodic intensity that hit like a danmaku pattern to the ears. Touhou Suimusou (Immaterial and Missing Power) is a 2005 Windows fighting game spinoff from the Touhou Project, and this soundtrack pulls character themes into brawler territory.
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"Septette for a Dead Princess" keeps that regal Remilia energy but cranks the tension for one-on-one fights, "The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood" is Sakuya's theme doing exactly what you'd expect with razor-sharp precision, and "Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life" goes full Yuyuko with layers that build until they collapse.
The trial versions tucked at the end show how some of these arrangements evolved. Rougher mixes, slightly different energy. There's an "Intermezzo" sitting right in the middle that genuinely breathes. A moment of calm between all that intensity.
If you play Touhou for the music as much as the bullet patterns, this fighting game OST deserves a spot in your rotation.