Granzella basically raided Irem's vault and rebuilt classic R-Type boss themes from scratch for R-Type Final 2's homage stages. The original R-Type II boss theme gets this massive modern overhaul with layered synths and punching percussion that hits completely different on current-gen hardware.
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"Azure Grotto" opens things up with eerie underwater tension before the Image Fight boss arrangement drops in like a callback only longtime shmup heads will catch. The R-Type Tactics II boss rework is surprisingly moody, pulling from the strategy spinoff's more contemplative side.
Even "Corrosion" and "Bio Cavity" keep that biological horror atmosphere the series does so well. If you ever wanted proof that R-Type's music catalog deserves the revival treatment, this is it.