The Shenmue soundtrack remastered on vinyl for the first time and it sounds incredible pressed to wax. Data Discs put this out in 2015 with compositions by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yuzo Koshiro, Ryuji Iuchi, and Osamu Murata, and the remastering gives these Dreamcast-era pieces new warmth.
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"Christmas On Dobuita Street" is still one of the most nostalgic tracks in gaming, pure late-90s melancholy. "Cherry Blossom Wind Dance" floats with this delicate beauty, then "Daily Agony" brings the heaviness of Ryo's grief right back.
Side B hits even harder somehow. "Dawn" into "Separated From Yokosuka" is devastating back to back. If you want the definitive way to experience Shenmue's music outside the game, this vinyl pressing is it.