Sega's goofiest superhero RPG gets a soundtrack as weird and lovable as its pizza-delivery-turned-hero premise. Rent A Hero No.1 features work from Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, and a whole crew of Sega sound veterans, and you can hear the fun they're having.
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"GO GO Train" has this infectious energy that sounds like a tokusatsu opening played through Dreamcast hardware, while "The Emotion Tonight is Dancing" leans into loungy funk territory that has no business being this smooth.
"Policemen's Sorrow" actually goes emotional, which catches you completely off guard. The whole vibe is Saturday morning cartoon meets jazz club. "Mysterious Discovery Anamoina" gets genuinely atmospheric before the comedy snaps back.
If you've ever wanted superhero music that doesn't take itself seriously at all, this is the one.