Bouncy, brassy DS synth that sounds like a cartoon adventure scored by someone who loves big band. Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure came out in 2008 and the music is absurdly good for a handheld puzzle platformer.
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Pompous Adventurer's Club Theme sets the tone immediately with that over-the-top gentleman explorer energy. Cave King's Salsa goes full Latin swing out of nowhere and it rules. Banson's Aria is dramatic in the best way, like a villain who takes themselves way too seriously.
The whole soundtrack bounces between goofy and genuinely hype with zero warning. That DS sound chip doing heavy lifting and somehow pulling it off. If you like platformers with personality baked into every note, start here.