Early 90s arcade shmup energy that hits different at volume. Sonic Wings (known as Aero Fighters in the West) by Video System pumps out these punchy, militaristic FM synth tracks that perfectly match the fighter jet chaos on screen.
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The Mediterranean Sea Stage has this driving tempo that never lets up, and the Russia Stage layers in darker tones with heavier percussion. What really gets me is they made five different ending themes. Five! The Dramatic Version and the Otaku Version sound nothing alike, which is wild for a 1993 arcade game.
Boss theme is short but goes impossibly hard for how brief each fight is. If you've ever pumped quarters into a shmup cabinet, you already know this feeling.