Bright, peppy fanfares kicking off like a Monday morning you actually want. Kanpani Girls is a 2016 strategy RPG and its soundtrack bounces between cheerful daily life tunes and surprisingly intense battle music. Startup gets you going with an upbeat opener, but the real heat is in tracks like 戦闘開始 (Battle Start) where things snap into focused combat mode.
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駆け抜ける戦火 (Running Through the Flames of War) ramps the energy way up with urgent percussion and driving melody. Then 帰省 (Homecoming) brings you back down to something warm. The contrast between the cute daily stuff and the serious battle arrangements keeps it interesting.
未知なる外敵 (Unknown Foreign Enemy) adds genuine tension to the mix. Play this when you need background music that switches between cozy and intense without warning.