That FM synth brass on GALLANTRY hits like a laser straight through your sternum. Raiden Densetsu's 1990 arcade score leans hard into militaristic synth-rock, all punchy percussion and screaming lead lines that match the chaos of dodging bullet curtains.
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GO TO BLAZES takes the boss fights seriously with this tight, looping tension builder that never lets you breathe. LIGHTNING WAR shifts the mood slightly darker, almost prog in how it layers arpeggios over that relentless rhythm section.
FIGHTING THUNDER though. That main theme arranged version opens the whole thing with this confidence, like the composers at Seibu Kaihatsu knew exactly what kind of energy vertical shooters needed. Perfect soundtrack for pretending quarters grow on trees.