Jazzy arcade techno that has absolutely no business going this hard in a shmup. Manabu Namiki composed Battle Garegga's score and it sounds like nothing else in the genre. Fly to the Leaden Sky opens Stage 1 with these jazzy piano runs and flighty synths that immediately tell you this isn't your standard shooter soundtrack.
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Underwater Rampart shifts into a 90s dance rhythm with bright pads that contrast weirdly well against the bullet hell on screen. Then Megalomaniac strips things down to this raw, pounding intensity that matches the late-game difficulty spike perfectly.
Blood Brothers in the Dawn closes it out with real warmth. If you've ever dodged bullets to a piano solo, you already know this one.