Yasunori Mitsuda composing for a Valkyria spinoff and yeah the game got mixed reception but the soundtrack is operating on a completely different level. Valkyria Revolution's score leans into full orchestral and choral territory that feels more like an opera than a tactics game.
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Lacrimosa ~ Tears to Dust is devastating, this choral piece that just hangs in the air with so much weight. Azure Revolution opens with brass and strings that immediately set a grander tone than the mainline games. Then Drifting to Tender Memories brings it down to something intimate and aching.
Battle with Maxim is where Mitsuda lets the percussion and intensity really go off. If you wrote off this game, at least give the score a proper listen because Mitsuda was clearly all in.