Early PS2 mecha intensity with that specific Konami polish where every track sounds like it cost a million dollars. Zone of the Enders was scored by a team including Norihiko Hibino and others at KCE Japan, and it absolutely nails the orbital combat atmosphere.
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"Leo Stenbuck (break out)" hits with this anxious energy that perfectly captures a kid suddenly piloting a giant robot. "Boss (neves)" cranks everything up with heavy electronic aggression, then "A Light with a name of HOPE" in its piano arrangement just dissolves you.
The way the soundtrack shifts between frantic action and these quiet, almost fragile emotional moments. "flowing destiny" still gets stuck in my head years later. If you ever wanted to feel what piloting Jehuty sounds like, this is the definitive answer.