Daisuke Nagata returns to the Radirgy series with a 41-track monster of a soundtrack that pushes his signature glitchy electronic style into bolder territory. "King's Gambit Push Button On Title Screen" hits you immediately with aggressive beat programming that sets the tone for everything after.
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"Portable Tragedy" and "Drowning In Green" layer distorted synths over rapid-fire rhythms that mirror the bullet patterns on screen. Then "orange sunset that you laughed" drops in and it's suddenly emotional. Almost tender.
That contrast is what makes Nagata's work in this series so compelling, the way he'll put a melancholy vocal track right next to something that sounds like a warehouse rave. The Radirgy games always had underappreciated scores, and this two-disc release proves the series still has something to say.