A Neo Geo beat-em-up from 2013 with a soundtrack that fuses traditional Asian instrumentation with breakbeats and funk. Crouching Pony Hidden Dragon leans hard into its genre mashup and the music follows that same energy.
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"Requiem For A Ninja" layers these moody shamisen-style lines over a punchy rhythm section that has no business working this well. "Bloody Moon Parts 1, 2 & 3" builds through three phases of intensity, going from creeping tension to full-on brawl mode.
"Slow Trip In Island" just vibes. The track names alone tell you the devs weren't taking themselves too seriously, and that looseness gives the whole score this scrappy charm. Worth tracking down if you dig neo-retro fighters with personality.