TY the Tasmanian Tiger Volume 2 goes way harder than a mascot platformer soundtrack has any right to. The PS2/GCN-era production gives everything this warm, compressed punch. Bush Rescue HQ sets you up with laid-back Australian vibes, then Attack on Currawong flips the whole mood with urgent percussion and these stabbing brass hits.
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Temple of Carnook brings in this moody reverb-heavy atmosphere that honestly sounds like it belongs in a different game entirely. And then Sulphur Rocks just... rocks. Straight up. The race tracks cycle through genre after genre like the composers were having a contest with themselves.
If you played TY2 and forgot the music existed, go back and actually listen this time.