Blazing guitar riffs and retro synth lines that sound like the NES original got injected with adrenaline. Iku Mizutani and Hiroyuki Iwatsuki returned to score Shadow of the Ninja Reborn, the 2024 remake of Natsume's 1990 action platformer.
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"Coastal Defense Line" opens Stage 1 with this driving rhythm that immediately tells you the pace never lets up. "Demon-ruled Skyscraper" layers crunchy guitars over pulsing bass in ways that make platforming feel urgent.
"Final Battle - Emperor Garuda" goes absolutely feral with the tempo. The fact that the original composers came back for this. You can hear decades of experience sharpening those same melodic instincts. If you grew up on NES action games, this remake soundtrack is the glow-up you were hoping for.