Smooth jazz saxophone bleeding into hard-hitting Neo Geo synth. Fatal Fury 3 dropped on arcade and Neo Geo in 1995 with one of the most stylish soundtracks SNK ever put together. "Kiss Me" on Blue Mary's stage is this gorgeous slow-burn that has no business being in a fighting game.
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"A Taste of Honey" for Bob Wilson brings funky bass grooves, and "Floating on a Piano and Harp From a Fantasy Inspired by Yvonne Lerolle" for Mai is exactly as extra as that title suggests. The whole OST leans into this cool, cosmopolitan vibe that sets it apart from every other fighter of the era.
Almost lounge-like in places. SNK composers were clearly flexing on what the Neo Geo hardware could do by this point. Rich samples, layered arrangements, real mood. Perfect background music for when you want to feel classy while doing pretzel-motion inputs.