The 2013 official original soundtrack release of Mahou Daisakusen finally gave Raizing's 1994 arcade classic the proper album treatment it deserved. This version presents the tracks in clean round-by-round order directly from the arcade board, and the second half of the tracklist appears to include arranged or alternate versions, with titles like "SADDLE HORN" and "SOUND FROM HEAVEN" suggesting fresh takes on the original material.
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"AUGMENTATIVE GREED" is the real revelation here, the last boss theme that the earlier X68000 release truncated. It's a relentless piece that matches the final encounter's difficulty spike beat for beat. "EVER LASTING EMOTION" follows as the ending theme, and after surviving what Raizing throws at you, the payoff of that melody actually earns its dramatic title.
Hearing these tracks sourced directly from the arcade hardware versus the X68000 conversion highlights the subtle differences in how each platform handled the FM synthesis. For Raizing completists and shmup music heads, this 2013 release is the definitive version of one of the genre's best soundtracks.