Menu music that accidentally became a whole mood. This was just the launcher for Final Fantasy XI and other Square titles, but someone decided it needed jazz, ambient, funk, and whatever "Kemushi" is doing. "Jazz 1" and "Jazz 2" are genuinely smooth, the kind of thing you'd hear in a late-night lounge.
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"Dolphin" floats with PS2-era ambient bliss. "Funky Monkey" and "Solid Wax" bring real groove. "Technorider" pushes into electronic territory that still sounds fresh. Then you get the Japanese-titled tracks like "Gin no Kaichudokei" and "Tsuioku" adding this wistful, contemplative layer.
All of this for a menu screen. If you ever wondered why people left PlayOnline Viewer running in the background, now you know.