Screaming FM synth and punchy drums that sound like a 1990 arcade cabinet demanding your quarters. KU-U-GA, known in the West as Vapor Trail, is a vertical shoot-em-up and this soundtrack absolutely rips. "Vapor Trail" itself is a driving main theme that gets your blood going immediately, and "Bloody Road" cranks the boss fight tension with rapid-fire percussion and wild lead lines.
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"Freedom Fighter" has this triumphant quality that the Yamaha sound chip turns into pure adrenaline. The arrange version of "Vapor Trail" shows what the compositions sound like with upgraded hardware, and both versions go hard.
"Nightmare -Lagnarok-" sets the tone before you even start playing. Dark and heavy. Put this on if you think arcade shooters had the best soundtracks of the early 90s.