Kanto rebuilt in GBA color, and it sounds exactly the way your memory insists the originals sounded. FireRed and LeafGreen took those 8-bit melodies and gave them the warmth of the Advance's sound channels without losing the rawness.
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"Road to Viridian City" still feels like the first step of something enormous. The Lavender Town theme is creepier with better fidelity, which is saying something. Gym leader battles have this tight, punchy energy that the original Game Boy could only dream of.
Cerulean City's theme just floating in that major key... These are the songs that taught a generation what adventure sounds like. If you played Red or Blue, this is your childhood in higher resolution.