Pete Gresser wrote music that sounds like a lost Super Nintendo cartridge washed up on shore. Rex: Another Island is a retro open-world platformer, and the soundtrack matches that interconnected world perfectly. "The Beach" opens with bright, bouncy chiptune energy that immediately sets the exploration mood, while "The Caves" drops into darker, echoing tones that make the underground feel genuinely deep.
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"The Airship" picks up momentum with driving rhythms that pull you forward through the sky. The whole thing flows like one continuous adventure. "The Mountain" carries this ascending quality where the composition literally climbs with you.
Short, sweet, and every track earns its place in the world map. If you ever loved DKC's sense of musical geography, this gets it.