Techno-rock fury mixed with traditional Japanese instrumentation and it never lets up. The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection soundtrack compiles the best of the modern trilogy into one massive set. Alma Awakened still gives me chills, that escalating tension when the music shifts and you realize the boss fight just entered phase two.
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City of Fiends layers this oppressive atmosphere over a beat that keeps your pulse elevated the entire time. Then In The Stillness drops in with something contemplative, almost peaceful. Iron and Sword is just... relentless.
Forsaken Humanity carries real emotional weight between all the chaos. If you survived these games on their hardest difficulties, hearing these tracks again is basically a PTSD flashback in the best possible way.