Valstrax's theme alone makes this collection worth it. "Silver Winged Scarlet Star" is one of the most intense monster themes Capcom ever wrote, a rocket-powered elder dragon scored with music that literally feels like breaking the sound barrier.
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The Fated Four all get their showcase: "Scorching Blade" for Glavenus brings sword-sharpening intensity, "Bewitching Dance" gives Mizutsune this elegant, flowing battle waltz, and "Immovable Mountain God" for Gammoth carries the weight of a woolly mammoth.
"Electric Rebel" for Astalos crackles. "Proof of a Hero - MHXX ver." rearranges the series anthem with Generations Ultimate energy. Hub town tracks like "Let's Drink One" and "A Tipsy Drunkard" give you that post-hunt tavern glow.
"The Massacre Tyrant" goes hard. Squeezed out of a 3DS but sounding massive. If you played Generations Ultimate, these themes are already tattooed on your brain, and they deserve a proper listen outside the hunt.