Crunchy 90s alt-rock and moody electronica. The Crash Bandicoot pre-order CD was a PS1 era promo disc packed with licensed bands instead of game music, and it is such a time capsule. "Transylvanian Concubine" brings gothy strings and breathy vocals that feel completely out of place next to a spinning marsupial.
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"Superstar" has that late-90s radio rock swagger. "Wonder" opens things up with something softer and atmospheric. This is pure 1996 energy. The kind of disc that came in a jewel case and lived in your CD binder next to your Offspring albums.
Every track screams "we need to market this game to teenagers." Sony really said "here's a platformer about a mutant bandicoot, now listen to some alt-rock." Worth it for the nostalgia alone.