Five tracks of feudal Japanese intensity packed into a mobile game that clearly punched above its weight musically. Samurai Bloodshow's 2011 iOS soundtrack opens with "Gion Shōja" referencing the Tale of the Heike right from the jump, setting this somber warrior tone with traditional string arrangements.
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The Main Theme builds on that with a cinematic scope you don't expect from early iOS. "Nasu no Yoichi, the archer" captures that legendary archery scene with rising tension and percussive hits. Then "Eternal flower" pulls everything back to something contemplative and still.
Short album but the SE collection at the end is a fun bonus. If you appreciate Japanese history games that take their source material seriously even on mobile, the music here shows real respect for the Genpei War setting.