A familiar beat drops but the groove has shifted decades sideways. Takeharu Ishimoto's remix album for The World Ends with You takes the DS game's genre-blending originals and warps them through wildly different eras. Calling gets a 1960s makeover that turns Shibuya street-cool into retro lounge swagger.
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Long Dream goes full 1980s synth-pop and honestly it fits perfectly. The album also packs in the six tracks exclusive to the international release, including Deja vu and Transformation, which bring a harder edge the Japanese version never had.
Someday stripped to an unplugged arrangement hits surprisingly emotional. Three Minutes Clapping live closes things out with raw concert energy. If you played TWEWY in English, half of these tracks are the versions burned into your memory already.