Kenji Ito trades the mobile simplicity of the original P&D score for full arcade bombast here, and Kouhei Tanaka's main theme sets the tone immediately. "Battle Rock" drives with thick distorted guitars that wouldn't sound out of place in a SaGa boss fight, while "Light and Darkness" pulls the harmony into genuinely dramatic territory.
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The way "Proof of Power" builds tension through layered percussion before unleashing its melody. That's pure Ito craftsmanship. Even the quieter moments like "Hill of Light" carry this ceremonial weight that elevates what could've been throwaway cabinet music.
Sixteen tracks that treat an arcade puzzle spinoff like an epic RPG, and somehow it works every time.