James Shimoji wrote a soundtrack that goes as hard as 100,000 hand-drawn animation frames look. REDLINE, the Madhouse anime that took seven years to make, needed music that could match its absurd visual energy, and Shimoji delivered with this techno-funk-rock hybrid that never stops accelerating.
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"Yellow Line" opens with seven minutes of racing euphoria. "MachineHead" hits like a nitro boost, all distorted bass and mechanical aggression. Then "And it's so beautiful" pulls back into this dreamy vocal moment that somehow makes the chaos more affecting.
"Kare no Shift wa Bunbunbun" featuring SUPER BOINS is ridiculous fun. The whole thing feels like it's redlining. If you've seen the movie you already know. If you haven't, let this convince you.