Five tracks of vintage Taito weirdness from the ZUNTATA crew, and it's exactly as unhinged as that sounds. This 1990 compilation pulls from Taito's in-house band's radio show era, mixing actual game music with comedy segments.
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"Operation Thunderbolt" brings the arcade heat you'd expect from Taito's sound team, all FM synth crunch and urgency. But the "Salaryman Composer Lecture" tracks are these bizarre spoken-word comedy bits about life as a game music composer in corporate Japan.
"Game Music Best Ten" is a countdown that doubles as a time capsule. Only five tracks but so much personality crammed in. If you're into ZUNTATA or 90s arcade culture, this is a fascinating little snapshot of that world.