FM synthesis screaming through arcade cabinet speakers with the intensity of a mecha anime climax. ZUNTATA's Hisayoshi Ogura and Masahiko Takaki composed this double-disc album covering Galactic Storm and Warrior Blade, two 1992 Taito arcade titles.
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The Galactic Storm half opens with "PROTMIND," a track that fuses techno urgency with that unmistakable early-90s Taito chip sound, then the arranged "PROTMIND ~main theme~" expands it into a full studio production. "Cyber Brain Emperor" goes hard on the sci-fi drama.
The Warrior Blade side brings fantasy action scoring through "Rising" and the boss themes that escalate from menace to full panic. If you collect ZUNTATA releases, this is one of the rarer ones and it earns every bit of its reputation.