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10	The soundtracks for the ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series are all-time classics, and not for nothing is composer Creator/YuzoKoshiro's name put on the title screens of the first three games.
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12	* The first game:
13	** The catchy [[https://youtu.be/buRzjl4WN8s Player select theme]].
14	** Prepare to be [[https://youtu.be/IsAkQ7fA-ms Fighting in the Streets]] of Round 1.
15	** [[https://youtu.be/zwjNYdT3xHU Dilapadated Town]] of Round 2 suits the gritty, crime-ridden, rundown neighborhood theme of the Round.
16	** Like Round 2, [[https://youtu.be/wbfnsZkCC2c Stealthy Steps]] of Round 6 makes up by being thematically appropriate.
17	** Stage 3 gives you that good feeling close to the watery coast. [[https://youtu.be/WkHjQMc5oiQ The late night moon beach.]]
18	** Stage 4's bridge brings that nostalgic late 80's to early 90's feeling that you enjoyed listening in the radio. [[https://youtu.be/701aMBCQV8Y Keep the groovin indeed]].
19	** Throw the enemies out of the elevator to their deaths on Round 7 while listening to the [[https://youtu.be/mtAoRcaFlNQ Violent Breathing]].
20	** Prepare for the Final Boss fight, for Mr. X is not the [[https://youtu.be/6F-FfKNkSlQ Big Boss]] for no reason.
21	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB997CEAB09477682 Official Soundtrack]], despite being based on PC-88, is largely identical except for few little changes (the extended bit at the end of [[https://youtu.be/KM56vxeKJvY Intro theme]] for example). Still, the slight differences in instruments used may make the themes sound better for some. Also, [[https://youtu.be/QK-EQunOO_s it]] [[https://youtu.be/gebmPOqwIXg has]] [[https://youtu.be/5C2ZapRozxo five]] [[https://youtu.be/meg3SsjmkuQ arranged]] [[https://youtu.be/i9_7Jtb4y7w tracks]].
22	%%** [[https://youtu.be/DMJDTu-O9Ck Best. Intro. Ever.]]
23	%%** [[https://youtu.be/e8kg5jwKjas Attack the Barbarian]] Boss!
24	%%** [[https://youtu.be/VHcEdTbsQok Round Clear.]]
25	%%** Hit the [[https://youtu.be/qr2nqUpTlsc Moon Beach]] of Round 3.
26	%%** [[https://youtu.be/Dhqau-k9t7U Keep the Groovin']] on the bridge of Round 4.
27	%%** Cruisin' with the [[https://youtu.be/DZMS5iO47TE Beatnik on the Ship]] of Round 5.
28	%%** It is Round 8 and it is time for [[https://youtu.be/K7Jx_nsh13k The Last Soul]].
29	%%** [[https://youtu.be/d9FIMyj8jHA My Little Baby]], the good ending theme, unless...
30	%%** ...You took Mr. X's offer and [[https://youtu.be/GRUp_z37zqQ You Became the Bad Guy!]].
31	%%** The unused tracks [[https://youtu.be/zEyCV_naHFo Up & Up]], [[https://youtu.be/PtcrguQJXKs The Super Three]] and [[https://youtu.be/vP89RFxLhnk Name Entry]].
32	* And now for the second game:
33	** Just [[https://youtu.be/YTbPZAWXy7o Go Straight]] on Stage 1. Or listen to the [[https://youtu.be/jK77WJZNniI Beatmix]] version in the sound test. In 2021, Koshiro shared [[https://twitter.com/yuzokoshiro/status/1362778079383359495 a recording of the song on the PC88]], the way it is truly meant to sound.
34	** [[https://youtu.be/Y7ZygVzL3aI Dreamer]] from Stage 3. If only real life amusement park had this on the speakers...
35	** On Stage 4, we get to play baseball (with Bongos substituting for balls) with [[https://youtu.be/SjsTq44A5KA Under Logic]] on the speakers.
36	** Going way too fast and way [[https://youtu.be/yOXn3m3Xh4s Too Deep]] on that secret elevator.
37	** On Stage 5, we stowaway on the syndicate ship with the [[https://youtu.be/8QFYgu2jjoc Slow Moon]] on the night sky.
38	** [[https://youtu.be/VZFloT80zWc Expander]] by Motohiro Kawashima sets the mood for riding the elevator to the top.
39	** Combining the ''Streets of Rage'' theme, "You Became the Bad Guy!", "The Last Soul" and mixing them with [=SOR2's=] musical style, we get [[https://youtu.be/EkcU_BifAPE S.O.R. Super Mix]], the theme of Stage 8.
40	** Motohiro Kawashima delivers again with Shiva's theme [[https://youtu.be/mRAJTYqStuE Max Man]].
41	** Feel the [[https://youtu.be/NNtJX1KpHAk Revenge of Mr. X]]. And Bullets in the face too.
42	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC2134D602D39AD50 Official Soundtrack]], like the first one, is also almost identical. Like also with first one, different instruments, volumes, etc. can make it different, most obviously with the [[https://youtu.be/6AuYOGNy4Mw Spin on the Bridge]].
43	%%** Beware the whip cracking lady [[https://youtu.be/Fk3rCG0MkRk In the Bar.]]
44	%%** [[https://youtu.be/dSfpmzx3ASo Never Return Alive]] if you can't beat the boss.
45	%%** Go for the [[https://youtu.be/fr_8TlVx9P8 Spin on the Bridge]] on Stage 2.
46	%%** Hitch a ride while listening to [[https://youtu.be/UDMRdyUOpYQ Ready Funk.]]
47	%%** Alien-themed set has [[https://youtu.be/6W2eWy-w3m0 Alien Power]].
48	%%** We hit another beach on Stage 6 with the [[https://youtu.be/IFFGvtViAXk Wave 131]] on the background.
49	%%** Going deep into the [[https://youtu.be/ZkwWYc9kvts Jungle Base]].
50	%%** [[https://youtu.be/eSasSOBMtxQ Back to Industry]] on stage 7.
51	%%** [[https://youtu.be/QGzkGB3_qgY Good Ending]]. That is all that is needed to be said.
52	%%** Unused track [[https://youtu.be/R4NbLA0x2EA Little Money Avenue]]
53	* The music for the third game goes in a different style than the first two games, and Motohiro Kawashima had a bigger hand in composing it:
54	** Yuzo Koshiro:
55	*** [[https://youtu.be/xe5swJ1yses Random Cross]] for chucking out annoying enemies out of the construction lift.
56	*** Ninja Samurai Boss Yamato gets his own theme, [[https://youtu.be/640h5xyxm3A Shinobi Reverse]]. As its name suggests, it is a remixed, reversed version of "The Shinobi", the Stage 1 theme from ''Revenge of Shinobi''.
57	%%*** Go like a [[https://youtu.be/jwHZmINwodo Crazy Train]] if you keeping dying against [[ThatOneBoss Jet and his rocket gang]].
58	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/tr7hjjnwN_c Kama de Coco]].
59	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/xrakJQ0VqKU Beat Ambiance]] in the ninja and martial artist filled tunnels.
60	%%*** Raving to [[https://youtu.be/gHuwo-k9ux8 Inga Rasen]] while you smash apart Dr. Dahm's machine.
61	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/bob2_5K8BDI Spinning Machine]], the new player select theme.
62	** Motohiro Kawashima:
63	*** [[https://youtu.be/ISvY9N2BkBA Dub Slash]], which is what many consider to be this game's equivalent of "Fighting In The Street" and "Go Straight", for kicking that Kangaroo slave driver.
64	*** [[https://youtu.be/T2qMhO3N5So The Poets I]], avenge the Chief[=/=]General by storming the City[=/=]White House.
65	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/fqiqVF0INkM Fuze]], for bomb hunting.
66	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/ytwHgC3tRO0 Cycle I]], for pier trashing.
67	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/O0I0Yatw2uc The Poets II]], as a warm up before Shiva.
68	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/bwD90O4aPvY Boss]] theme.
69	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/F-c0Cxsb7E8 Moon]], leading to the encounter with [[spoiler:fake Mr. X]].
70	%%*** [[https://youtu.be/WifRU31eACQ Cycles II]], back to industry.
71	** The [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2148263836D329E1 Official Soundtrack]] with the slight differences.
72	* The fourth game returns with an even greater number of composers. Led by Olivier Derivière (''VideoGame/RememberMe'', ''VideoGame/{{A Plague Tale\|Innocence}}'' series) who composed all but one of the stage tracks, series veterans Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima make a grand return, but further guest composers for boss tracks include the likes of Keiji Yamagishi (''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenNES''), Harumi Fujita (''VideoGame/GargoylesQuest''), Scattle (''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'') and even Creator/YokoShimomura!
73	** Still a lover of the old school, Yuzo Koshiro's laid-back [[https://youtu.be/zUNFgEGVDqo main theme]] hearkens back to the NewJackSwing roots of the series' original theme, but gives it its own identity for a new generation.
74	** Yuzo's [[MeaningfulName aptly-named]] [[https://youtu.be/FMcFbNgEABU They're Back]], the only stage track not composed by Derivière. The player's bare knuckle brawls begin with a stylish callback to themes such as "Fighting in the Streets" and "Go Straight" to welcome longtime fans back into the fight to save Wood Oak City once more.
75	** [[https://youtu.be/VSPYlydlcrI Overflow]], by Groundislava, wants to make you "rock the beat" against [[ShockAndAwe Diva]], the first boss of the game, and you're definitely gonna rock to ''that'' electrifying beat as you're beating her into submission.
76	** Harumi Fujita composed both themes of the persistent InspectorJavert Estel of Wood Oak City Law Enforcement. [[https://youtu.be/ULh28ykKEEk Estel: Round 1]] is a rockin' tune showing off how why she's a high-ranked officer in the police force while also being a road block to your progress. Meanwhile, [[https://youtu.be/vU3sOQ2pMBU Estel: Round 2]] is a more electronic, but just-as-rockin' remix that illustrates the high-speed TrainTopBattle you must wage against Estel in the Skytrain stage as she continues to stand in your way and mistake your heroics for crimes.
77	** Keiji Yamagishi's sole contribution to the soundtrack is the theme of [[https://youtu.be/o9Eb3y6aBKQ Nora]]. One of the most [[GoddamnedBats notorious]] mooks only seen ''1'', but replaced by Electra in the previous sequels, has not only returned, [[AscendedExtra but has now become a boss!]] Her groovy, sassy theme does well to show that even right now, evil is sexy.
78	** Motohiro Kawashima triumphs the return of the first boss of ''2'', [[https://youtu.be/s5e6WQly7i0 Barbon]], once again fought in the back alley of a bar. Since he is now the fifth boss, his new threatening (and somewhat melancholic) theme shows how much he TookALevelInBadass from the WarmUpBoss he originally was.
79	** [[https://youtu.be/Mw7bxZQLUsA Shiva]] is Yoko Shimomura's sole contribution to the soundtrack. However, she makes it count with a powerful, violin-enriched, Chinese-styled battle theme that shows how although Shiva is a reformed man from TheDragon he used to be many years ago in both ''2'' and ''3'', he is nonetheless a fierce martial artist that is not to be underestimated.
80	** One of Olivier Derivière's many contributions to the soundtrack is what many fans are calling one of, if not ''the'' absolute best track in the entire game: [[https://youtu.be/1eFgjv8D1sM An Exhibition]], a fantastically snazzy and jazzy tune to jam to as you make a SelfImposedChallenge to carry the Art Gallery's [[TooAwesomeToUse golden chicken]] through pristine halls and art rooms full of baddies. The link provided is the Official Soundtrack version, while [[https://youtu.be/ZZCsGJwwUF8 this fanmade extension]] features additional chiptune and saxophone sections that can only be heard during gameplay.
81	** Another contender for the game's very best track, also by Derivière, is [[https://youtu.be/Kjd5QHUKwnc Rising Up]], which lives up to its name in the Y Tower stage where it gets more energetic and climactic as you advance further through the level, peaking once you reach and attempt to survive in a familiar-looking [[ElevatorActionSequence elevator section]]. The [[https://youtu.be/lwWUPCS-sgY extended version]] features even more variations and segments heard in-game, all helping to pump you up before your big showdown at the top.
82	** The theme of [[https://youtu.be/-G-0Nprds2c Ms. Y]], the penultimate boss, is composed by Koshiro and represents a frenetic mix of synthwave and screeching violins that perfectly accompany the fight against a woman of prestige, power, and absolute bloodlust.
83	** Preceding Ms. Y's theme is the theme of her twin brother, [[https://youtu.be/4IBLu08SxMQ Mr. Y]], which sounds even ''more'' frenetic and sinister to represent his more bombastic personality and more [[StuffBlowingUp explosive]] style of fighting the heroes, all while sadistically laughing at his own mayhem [[LikeFatherLikeSon much like his late father did.]]
84	** Motohiro's [[https://youtu.be/lrPunGrthwk ending theme]] caps off the intensity of the gang's latest adventure with a groovy, laid back tune and, like Yuzo's main theme, brings the game back to its NewJackSwing roots.
85	** The cutscene tracks composed by H-Pi deserve special mention as well. "[[https://youtu.be/vN0Vdy2YN3k Thank You Shiva]]" is essentially a love letter to the series' original main theme, while incorporating sonic elements from Shiva's boss theme.
86	* The Survival Mode in the ''Mr. X Nightmare'' DLC for ''[=SOR4=]'' adds more awesome tunes, courtesy of Tee Lopes (''VideoGame/SonicMania'', later Dotemu beat-'em-up ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'').
87	** [[https://youtu.be/RaR8uz2jAVM "Aerial Justice"]], which sometimes plays on the carrier stages, combines a sweeping electric guitar riff and an energetic beat to sound like something right out of ''Film/TopGun''.
88	** [[https://youtu.be/RXRNq3bhmDk "Spotlight Summersault"]], which can play during the arena levels, incorporates an intense brass line and crowd chanting for a piece that would definitely hype an audience up.
89	* As a sidenote, Yuzo Koshiro [[https://youtu.be/1dOnOKsaQz0 mixed the tracks as part of DJ gig]].
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Context AwesomeMusic / StreetsOfRage