Boom-bap drums and jazz piano sliding in where you expected arcade rock, and suddenly fighting games sounded completely different. Hideki Okugawa's Street Fighter III New Generation score ditched everything Capcom had established and went full hip-hop and jazz fusion on CPS-3 hardware.
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"JAZZY NYC" in both its Underground and Street edits is an all-timer, this buttery smooth groove that makes getting perfected feel almost okay. "Tomboy" brings Afrobeat energy to Elena's stage, and "Leave Alone" has a downtempo London cool that sticks with you.
"Get On A Train" over the Siberian Railway backdrop is pure atmosphere. If you thought fighting game music peaked at guitar riffs, this is the album that proves otherwise.