Yakuza 5's Vol.2 soundtrack goes completely off the rails in the best way. Hidenori Shoji and the RGG sound team basically built three different albums and stapled them together. You've got Haruka's idol pop bangers like "So Much More" and "Be the Star!!"
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sitting right next to the GunRhein arcade shooter tracks that go absurdly hard with names like ENORMOUS GUN SALUTES. The whiplash is unreal. "Loneliness Loop" has this aching piano line that just circles back on itself, won't let you go.
Then "Martial Arts in the Snow" drops and suddenly you're in a kung fu movie. If you thought Yakuza was just brawler music, this disc will completely rewire your expectations.