Full orchestral force crashing into a PS2 action game that barely anyone played. OZ: The Sword of Etheria was Konami's 2005 cult brawler, and this 2024 extended soundtrack finally gives the score the release it deserved.
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"Polovtsian Dances ~OZ ver.~" opens with a classical adaptation featuring Martha Matsuda's vocals that sets a wild tone. "Wasteland of Fossils" and "Temple of Unforgettable Indigo" carry that mid-2000s Konami atmosphere, somewhere between fantasy grandeur and genuine melancholy.
"The Three of Us as One! Battle Start" just goes. This extended version collects everything that made the original game's audio so far above its budget. If you ever wondered what a forgotten PS2 action game sounds like when it had no business going that hard, start here.