Strings swelling under starlight before a single note of gameplay. The Platinum Version of the Super Mario Galaxy OST by Yokota and Kondo is the definitive collection, packing in tracks the standard release left behind. "Space Junk Road" drifts on this lonely piano-and-strings arrangement that feels like floating through debris, while "Waltz of the Boos" goes full haunted ballroom with a tempo that keeps tripping over itself.
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The three variations of "Rosalina in the Observatory" track her entire emotional arc across the game. "Purple Comet" adds urgency the base game desperately needed. Bonus tracks like "Blue Sky Athletic" round out the package.
If you only own one Galaxy album, it should be this one.