Twenty-eight tracks and the emotional range is almost absurd. Tekkaman Blade II's NEVER SAY, NEVER AGAIN score covers everything from delicate piano pieces to full combat orchestration without ever feeling scattered. "Lullaby (Hold Me Gently)" is this fragile, intimate arrangement that barely holds itself together on purpose.
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Then "Heavy Fighting [Part 1]" drops you straight into pounding timpani and urgent strings. "Moonlight Angel" bridges the gap between the tender and the intense with a vocal performance that carries real longing. The track order mirrors the emotional arc of the OVA itself, tension building through "Darkness" and "Determination" before anything resolves.
If you want a 90s anime score that treats its quieter moments as seriously as its action cues, this is the one.