Traditional Japanese instrumentation mixed with intense battle arrangements that shift between serene and savage. Kagura-souenshu is a 2007 Windows doujin title built around shrine maidens and demon slaying. Red Spider Lily opens with this hauntingly beautiful melody that sets the whole tone.
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Decisive Battle throws you into layered, urgent combat music with driving percussion. And Wild Dance lives up to its name with frantic energy that just escalates. There is a real contrast between the peaceful tracks like Summer's Day and Sunshine versus the demonic intensity of tracks like Demon God and Roar.
The composer clearly understood dynamics. Put this on if you want Japanese-flavored action music that actually earns its quiet moments.