Brass hits like a wall of steel before strings even get a chance to breathe. Junichi Nakatsuru and crew (Keiki Kobayashi, Masaharu Iwata) wrote SOULCALIBUR IV's score with the Eminence Symphony Orchestra in mind, and it shows.
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"Phantasmagoria" is this dense, swirling orchestral chaos that matches Voldo's energy perfectly. "Reign of Doom" goes full cinematic war march, timpani rolling under layered horn phrases. Then "Valiant Heart" pulls back into something almost noble, letting the melody carry the weight instead of sheer volume.
The whole thing is more consistent than flashy. If you want a fighting game OST that treats every stage like a film score setpiece, this delivers.