The Mega Drive FM chip doing dark fantasy better than it has any right to. Elemental Master from Technosoft is a vertical shmup with a sorcery theme, and the soundtrack leans all the way into that atmosphere. "Dance of Flame" on Stage 1 sets the tone with these aggressive, wailing synth leads over pounding rhythms.
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"Like the Wind" on Stage 2 completely shifts gears into something almost melodic and free. Then "Blood-Stained Lake" drops this eerie, unsettling tone that genuinely makes the hair stand up. The boss themes hit hard too, "Evil Beat" especially.
That Genesis grit in the distortion. Every track name reads like a prog album and honestly the music earns it. Fantasy shmup fans sleeping on this one need to wake up immediately.