That iconic CPS1 Stage 1 theme kicks in and suddenly it's 1989 again. This three-disc Sound Chronicle compiles the entire Strider series' music, from Junko Tamiya's legendary arcade original through Setsuo Yamamoto and Etsuko Yoneda's Strider 2 work to Michael John Mollo's 2014 reboot score.
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Tamiya's original compositions are raw Capcom arcade magic, punchy FM synthesis carrying melodies that have no right being this catchy on that hardware. The X68000 bonus track gives you a sharper take on familiar material, and hearing the progression into Strider 2's PlayStation-era arrangements shows how the series' sonic identity evolved without losing its edge.
The unreleased song on disc one is a genuine discovery. If you care about how Capcom's sound design grew across three decades of hardware, this is the document.