The original score underneath Underground's licensed bangers is this grimy electronic thing that perfectly captures mid-2000s street racing culture. "Engine of Darkness" has these thick distorted synth layers that sound like someone tuning a turbo through a wah pedal.
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"At the Street, Punk" mixes breakbeat energy with attitude, and it just bleeds neon. The Eddie tracks are great too. "Wrath of Eddie" goes full villain mode with aggressive percussion and menacing bass. "Bubblegum" is the weird outlier, lighter and bouncier, almost playful.
Only ten tracks but each one captures a different shade of that underground racing world. If you grew up modding Civics in this game, the score is the part you absorbed without realizing it.