This is the big one. The NEOGEO's SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION BOX compiles every Samurai Spirits arcade soundtrack from the original through the later Neo Geo entries into one massive set. Silence and Motion opens with that tension between quiet shamisen plucks and explosive taiko that defined the whole series' identity.
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Tune for Men in its Sun and Moon variations for Haohmaru and Ukyo is basically a thesis on how to write rival character themes. Shadow for Hanzo is all coiled menace with these sharp staccato hits. Perfumed Bead does kabuki theater percussion and it's wild.
If you've ever wanted the complete picture of how SNK's sound team evolved across one franchise on one piece of hardware, this box is it.