Punchy electronic action music with a surprising emotional core. The roguelite combat gets this relentless synth-driven sound where tracks like "Wake up and Fight" throw distorted kicks and glitchy textures at you nonstop, but then "Rona's Dream" opens the whole album with something genuinely tender.
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Piano and soft pads. You almost forget you're about to fight robots. "Deep Abyss" is a standout, this heavy, pulsing thing that the arranged version twists into something even darker. The boss themes each have their own identity ("Theme of Icela" is particularly cold and sharp).
Having both initial and arranged versions of key tracks lets you hear the score evolve. If you like your action soundtracks with a beating heart underneath all the noise, this one delivers.