The character themes hit so hard it's unfair. Tengai Makyou II Manji Maru's 2003 GCN/PS2 remake soundtrack takes the beloved PC Engine original and rebuilds it with full orchestral arrangements that finally match the ambition the composers always had.
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"Kabuki's Theme" is theatrical and absurd in the way only this series can pull off. "Manjimaru's Theme" carries straightforward heroic energy, and "Kinu's Theme" goes delicate and beautiful. Then "Requiem to a Family Killed by Eden" just...
wrecks you. No warning. "Boss Battle" and "Fierce Battle" deliver the combat intensity, but it's the overworld maps that stick. Two versions of the L Map theme for different story phases. If you care about JRPGs that never left Japan, this is one of the best scores the genre ever produced.