VG Soundtrack of the Day 040: Streets of Rage 2

I had always planned to get around to this soundtrack.. With the recently released Streets of Rage 4 being all the... um, bees knee, what better time than to talk about Streets of Rage 2's awesome soundtrack? Streets of Rage 2 is widely viewed as the best game in the series but Streets of Rage 4 could very well dethrone it. In terms of music, time will tell if Streets of Rage 4's soundtrack trumps 2's but strictly discussing the music of 2? Man, this soundtrack goes harder than hard. The soundtrack has a very western late '80s early '90s feel, understandable when taking into account that the composer, Yuzo Koshiro, is a huge fan of American music. Co composer Motohiro Kawashima, more than likely shared Koshiro's appreciation for the same music from that era. Go Straight, Spin on the Bridge, the unused Little Money Avenue, Expander; there are so many amazing tracks in Streets of Rage 2.

Streets of Rage 2 (YouTube)

Streets of Rage 2 (Remastered) (Bandcamp)

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