Crunchy Mega Drive FM synthesis pushing out melodies way more epic than those sound chips should allow. Langrisser on Genesis is one of those early 90s strategy RPGs where the music carries half the drama. "Theme of Langrisser" is an absolute banger of a title track, all triumphant and bold through that gritty Yamaha chip.
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"Own Army BGM1" gets you locked in during tactical phases with this determined march feel. And there are three unused tracks buried in here which is always fun to dig through. The remastered collection from 2007 cleaned these up but kept the 16-bit character intact.
If you play Fire Emblem and never went back to check what Langrisser was doing on Genesis, this soundtrack is your wake-up call.