This soundtrack goes so much harder than any arcade rail shooter has a right to. House of the Dead 4 drops pure industrial-tinged electronic aggression designed to keep you pumping tokens. "A Decomposition Dance" hits with this pulsing, distorted rhythm that makes blasting zombies feel like a rave.
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Then "Katharsis" pulls back into something almost cinematic, and "Dawn" remixes the HOTD2 theme "Year Seventh" into something that actually gave me chills. The boss tracks just layer on more and more tension until you're white-knuckling the light gun.
Even "Requiem" at the end feels earned, not cheesy. If you ever loved pumping quarters into a SEGA cabinet, this one slaps way beyond the arcade floor.