Jeff Williams absolutely refusing to pick one genre and committing to all of them at once. RWBY Volume 2's soundtrack slams rock, pop, hip-hop, and orchestral scoring together with Casey Lee Williams' vocals tying everything to the emotional core.
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"Caffeine" featuring Lamar Hall goes full aggressive with this beat that just does not let up, while "Shine" pulls back into something genuinely tender and achingly sincere. "Time to Say Goodbye" opens the whole volume with that anthemic rock energy that became the fan favorite for good reason.
Then you get the James Landino remixes flipping tracks into electronic territory. The full episode scores underneath adding so much weight you miss on first watch. If you watch RWBY for the fight choreography, the music is doing half the heavy lifting.