This soundtrack plays jazz at you like it's trying to start a fight. Skullgirls pulls from big band, lounge, and dark cabaret with composers like Michiru Yamane and Vincent Diamante trading styles across the roster. "Moonlit Melee" is this moody gothic waltz thing that hits completely different from "Pick of the Litter," which bounces with brassy swing energy.
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Then "The Fish Man's Dance" drops in with upright bass grooves that feel like a smoky club at midnight. The whole vibe shifting per character but never losing that hand-drawn animation swagger. "Royal Canopy Waltz" is so elegant it almost makes you forget you're watching girls beat the hell out of each other.
If you play fighting games and skip the OST, you're missing half the personality.