Late 90s anime scoring that hits way harder than you'd expect from a show about ancient Chinese mythology. Senkaiden Houshin Engi's "Chi" disc leans into this wild mix of orchestral drama and synth-driven action cues. The Nataku trilogy across Pursuit, Confrontation, and Firing builds like a three-act boss fight, each track escalating the tension without letting you breathe.
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Kibi-chan's Heavenly Dance is this weirdly beautiful interlude right in the middle of all the chaos. Then Attack just goes full late-90s anime energy with those punchy brass stabs. The Human World in Ruins though... genuinely unsettling.
If you ever binged Houshin Engi and forgot about the score, this will snap you right back.