Tekken 7's soundtrack goes absurdly hard for a fighting game in 2017. The composers pulled in everything from orchestral metal to electronic jazz and somehow none of it clashes. Precipice of Fate builds with these sweeping strings before the guitars just shred over the top, and it turns every Mishima mirror match into a cinematic event.
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Heat Haze Shadow has that dark, pulsing electronic feel that gets under your skin mid-round. Then Duomo Di Sirio flips to this almost regal atmosphere with choir vocals layered over driving percussion. The round 2 transitions where tracks shift intensity...
genuinely brilliant design. If you play fighting games and skip the BGM, you're doing it wrong with this one.