Arcade funk meets Japanese mythology and it goes way harder than it should. Youkai Douchuuki's soundtrack from Namco is one of those late-80s scores where the sound hardware was just good enough to let composers get weird with it.
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"Mambo Ryugu" has this Latin-tinged groove that feels completely out of place in a game about a kid navigating the afterlife, and that's exactly why it works. "Emmadaiou" shifts into something heavy and menacing for the final judgment.
The main BGM has a catchiness that sticks in your skull for days. Whole thing is only fourteen tracks but every one has personality. If you dig quirky Namco arcade scores from the era, this one's been flying under the radar way too long.