Taisho-era jazz and demon summoning have no business sounding this good together. Raidou Kuzunoha's PS2 debut has Shoji Meguro blending 1920s Tokyo swagger with the occult tension SMT is known for. The Lazy Detective Agency sets the mood perfectly with this laid-back, smoky groove that makes you forget you're about to fight demons.
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Tokyo Metropolis captures that old-world Japanese capital energy, bustling and slightly mysterious. Then Go! Raidou kicks in and it's pure adrenaline, this propulsive action track that just makes you want to run through Taisho streets swinging a katana.
On the Bridge Back in the Rain is so atmospheric it hurts. If you've ever wanted SMT to feel like a noir detective story, this is exactly that soundtrack.