Wobbly, psychedelic, clay-animated fever dream music. Hylics 2 is one of the strangest RPGs on PC and its 2020 soundtrack matches every ounce of that weirdness. "Waynehouse" sets the tone immediately with this off-kilter groove that feels like jazz melting in a microwave.
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"Prevailing Westerlies" has a breezy quality that somehow coexists with the game's surreal claymation aesthetic. "Fancy Meat Computer" is. I mean. It's called Fancy Meat Computer and it sounds exactly like you'd hope. "Them's Fightin' Words" carries the battle theme energy with this funky, almost prog-rock swagger.
The whole soundtrack refuses to sit still or be normal for even a second. For anyone who thinks RPG soundtracks peaked at orchestral and needs to be shown otherwise.