Sleazy synths and nervy tension loops. Hissatsu Chikannin is one of those bizarre late-2000s Windows titles from Japan that you almost can't believe exists, and the soundtrack matches that energy perfectly. The music bounces between moods with zero warning.
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"Tension" does exactly what the name says, ratcheting up with pulsing beats, while "Day to Day" plays it cool like nothing weird is happening. Then "chase,chap,cheek" hits and it's this frantic scramble of a track. "Down the light" and "Amour" bring a strange softness to the whole thing, almost romantic.
Meanwhile "Busted" slams in like a game over you saw coming. If you like soundtracks that feel like they shouldn't exist but absolutely do, this one delivers.