Mid-80s anime synth mixed with Famicom chiptune on the same album. Outlanders pulls double duty with its OVA soundtrack and a NES game adaptation side, and both halves have that unmistakable 1986 sound. The main theme goes full dramatic sci-fi romance with analog synths layered thick.
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"Koutei ~ Ginga no Hasha" has this imperial villain energy, all power chords and tension. Then the game music section kicks in and suddenly you're hearing the same melodies compressed into the NES sound chip. "Kahm in the ONSEN" is as goofy as the title suggests.
Very much a product of its time, the comedy-romance-alien-invasion era of anime. If you collect 80s anime OSTs or Famicom soundtracks, this one sits right at the crossover point.