Late 90s arcade sound design at its most ruthlessly efficient. TGM's soundtrack knows it only has two jobs: keep you focused and make you sweat. Hardening Drops in the normal mix is this tight, driving loop that sits perfectly behind the click of rotating pieces.
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Then you cross level 500 and the Instant Death mix kicks in, same melodic bones but stripped down and meaner. It just gets out of your way so you can concentrate on not dying. Break Into has that classic Arika arcade punch to it.
And Happy Happy as the ending theme is so earned after surviving that gauntlet. If you grew up feeding quarters into Japanese arcade cabinets, this one hits different.