FM synth with teeth. MUSIC FROM DINOSAUR is a 1991 PC-88/PC-98 RPG soundtrack that squeezes an absurd amount of drama out of Yamaha sound chips. "The Lost Ones" opens with this sweeping melodic hook that immediately tells you the composers took this seriously, and "Front Line" goes full throttle with layered FM percussion and urgent lead lines that hit harder than most combat themes from this era.
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"Spirit Hymn" slows things down with a forest theme that feels genuinely sacred, all reverb and careful harmony choices. Then "When Grieving Ends, The Fight Begins" for the mid boss just erupts. The track names alone tell you the writing had ambition.
Dungeon crawlers, castle infiltrations, dragon encounters, all scored like the devs believed in every pixel. If you dig late-era PC-88 RPGs where the sound hardware got pushed to its limits, this one rewards close listening.