Acid jazz, drum and bass, and deep house all filtered through late-90s PlayStation warmth. Ridge Racer Type 4's soundtrack is the smoothest racing game music ever committed to disc, composed by a team that clearly lived in Tokyo nightclubs.
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"PEARL BLUE SOUL" floats on this liquid bassline with jazzy keys that make night racing feel cinematic, while "LUCID RHYTHMS" goes full drum and bass with breakbeats that match the speed of the track. "NAKED GLOW" is genuinely beautiful, like a sunset you're driving into at 200mph.
Even "GARAGE TALK" between races has this cool downtempo vibe. If you want racing music that makes you feel stylish instead of aggressive, nothing else comes close.