Style: video game music
Primary Emotions/Themes: a classic soundtrack to a game that withstands the test of time
Thoughts: Shantae has been around for what seems like forever. The first game came out on Gameboy Color, and the follow ups have come out every few years since. Risky's Revenge may be one of the better ones of the bunch.
As iconic as the game is the music shares the same level of notoriety. The melodies here channel the half genie's eastern half as well as fun melodies that are normally found from games about fifteen to twenty years ago. Like most of the game music that I enjoy the most, this actually sounds like video game music. It's created by synths and sound chips that were designed for one thing: to play video game music. The music loops like you would expect it to, and creates unexpected grooves by doing so.
Shantae's music is incredibly catchy and irresistibly infectious. I find myself grooving to this stuff whenever I have it on. I haven't played this game in a while, but every time I put the soundtrack on I want to dust off my DS and get at it again. Great game and soundtrack.
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