J-pop idol vocals hitting at full force over racing game energy is not a combo you'd expect to work this well. Umamusume Pretty Derby's STARTING GATE 04 is a 2017 character song collection from the horse girl gacha phenomenon.
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Believe in Miracles! opens with bright piano stabs and launches into this uptempo pop anthem with layered harmonies that stick in your brain for days. Lonely Bird in the Cage goes in a completely different direction with a slower, melancholic arrangement and vocal performance that actually has weight to it.
Then Umapyoi Densetsu closes things out as the series signature banger. Absurdly catchy stuff. If you've ever been curious why people lose their minds over anime horse girls, this soundtrack is honestly a solid entry point.