Genesis FM synth going hard on the military strategy front. Langrisser II is one of the best tactical RPGs on Mega Drive and the soundtrack backs that up completely. "Der neue Heilge Krieg" opens with driving battle intensity, "Die Legende des Schwertes" builds into something genuinely epic on that Yamaha chip, and "Jessica" is a character theme with real emotional weight.
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The German-titled tracks give everything a war chronicle feeling. Each commander gets their own theme and you can hear personality in the composition. Leon versus Bernhardt tells you everything about their rivalry. Early 90s Genesis sound where composers squeezed orchestral ambitions out of FM synthesis.
Every note earned. If you play SRPGs and somehow skipped the Langrisser II soundtrack, fix that tonight.