Late 80s Namco arcade FM synthesis at its most colorful and heroic. The Legend of Valkyrie's original soundtrack punches way above its cabinet with melodies that stick immediately. Main Theme has this bright, adventurous quality with layered FM voices that sound almost orchestral for the hardware.
Read more
Theme of Lava Cave drops into darker, more urgent territory with rapid arpeggios and heavy bass tones. Black Dragon goes full boss-fight intensity with driving percussion patterns that the Yamaha chips push to their limit.
Auroral Curtain though, genuinely gorgeous for arcade sound hardware. The whole tracklist runs short but every piece carries weight. If you dig classic Namco arcade soundwork from the era of Wonder Momo and Galaga '88, Valkyrie fits right in that golden lineup.