EtlanZ does what doujin circles do best on this one: takes beloved game music and completely reimagines it through a modern production lens. Spell of Resurrection covers a wild spread, from the Final Fantasy Prelude rebuilt in SFC style with FF6 flavor, to a crunchy reworked Xevious that sounds like it went through a garage filter.
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The Chrono Trigger arrangements are tasteful without being reverent, and the Live A Live cover carries genuine emotional weight. But the real surprise is the Dariusburst and Thunder Force V deep cuts, which push into driving electronic territory.
Not every track reinvents the wheel, but the range is impressive. If you grew up on these games and want to hear their music through a different ear, this is a satisfying sit-down.