Bright, bubbly synth-pop arrangements exploding out of a Famicom action-RPG. Yuzo Koshiro and Takahito Abe scored Falcom's Dragon Slayer Jr.: Romancia, and this 1987 vinyl release gives those melodies the full arranged treatment.
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"Song of Azorba" floats between a celestial waltz and pure fantasy whimsy, keys cascading everywhere. "Secret Amazing Maze" drives harder with this infectious urgency that makes castle-hopping feel heroic. Then the album drops two vocal versions that feel distinctly mid-80s J-pop, "Traveler in Dreams" turning the opening theme into a full vocal performance.
Plus a medley that stitches the entire game's music start to finish. Baby Koshiro flexing compositional muscle before Streets of Rage was even a thought.