Really enjoying the soundtrack

[Stitch]

I haven't played World Tour, but I love the Battle Hub, character, and stage themes. I feel like there's so much negativity about the OST, but personally I think the tracks are groovy yet undistracting when you're trying to focus, which is perfect for a fighting game, imho.

Could the negativity be coming from people comparing this to older Street Fighter games? I haven't spent more than an hour in any of the previous entries, so I lack the comparison.

[BaronCappuccino]

The OST is definitely growing on me. I didn't like it when I first listened, because I expected remixes of the classic themes, and kept waiting for the real melodies to start. Listening on its own merits and I like it. Zangief and Blanka are favorites currently.

[weirdkid5]

I'm also enjoying the OST. Really like Gief's theme. Feels much more Russian than his old one.

[ShadowSplit]

Originally posted by Stitch:

Could the negativity be coming from people comparing this to older Street Fighter games? I haven't spent more than an hour in any of the previous entries, so I lack the comparison.

Yea, people compare old soundtrack with new one.

Imagine having Mustang 1967, old school powerful car, a symbol. It's stylish, beautiful. It's prestige, really. And now imagine taking that beauty away from you and giving something like Trabant 601. In this case, SF6 soundtrack is Trabant (some people liked that car).

But all in all, there is no disputing about taste.

[Cam]

I love the OST, but I wouldn't listen to it outside of playing. It works best when it changes along with the flow of a match, and it's really clearly designed for that.

That said, who okay'd that character select theme? The World Tour map screen song was right there and way way better

[Kiyaya]

Dhalsim theme underrated. Almost enough to make me play him alone.

[Samvega]

Originally posted by Cam:

I love the OST, but I wouldn't listen to it outside of playing. It works best when it changes along with the flow of a match, and it's really clearly designed for that.

That said, who okay'd that character select theme? The World Tour map screen song was right there and way way better

The character select theme spits fire.

[Agoraphobic Meep]

Honda’s theme slaps so hard dude (get it???? )

[Medina_Rico]

I like some of the songs. The stage and character themes all seem to be pretty good.

I personally just don't like the rapping. It gets so old hearing the same lines over and over again. The character select one is just plain ol torture to hear. I straight up mute my tv on that screen. I'm not letting it get into my head/subconscious any more than it already has.

Should have been this instead.
https://youtu.be/kIOiWQhzJA4

Here's a couple themes I like.

https://youtu.be/cQTLzFbw4K8
https://youtu.be/o6caXwwXbjk

[Αη Ιnτellecτual Tsiραr]

You're the only one.

[al64inthedark]

Everybody hated SF3 soundtrack for years,also.
i tought SF6 had bad music until I listened to them outside of the game.

[Clonedpickle]

The character select them is meh but the stage themes and character themes are pretty good

[Holografix]

I love SF6's OST. Every character has a memorable theme, the stages have great music, and the character select theme is incredible at hyping up the crowd. As a complete whole, this is the best soundtrack I've heard out of all the Street Fighter games. Not one weak track.

I pretty much like all the character themes, these are some of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bg-nvvI9D0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELQyo7FX4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UKlVx16mx4

[Everchosen]

Manon's theme ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slaps.

[N7 ElusiveOne]

Originally posted by al64inthedark:

Everybody hated SF3 soundtrack for years,also.
i tought SF6 had bad music until I listened to them outside of the game.

This is an important message regarding the OST. We've been down this road before. Marvel vs Capcom 2 had an entirely jazz soundtrack that was hated initially. Now everyone wants to be taken for a ride. Street Fighter 3's soundtrack was also negatively received at first, and yet contains a track some might consider the best track in all of SF, Jazzy NYC. Capcom vs. SNK 2 also had a non-standard OST, which is now loved. And now we have SF6. When I heard the character themes, especially Jamie's, I figured, yep, this soundtrack is going to die without a single person remembering it.

Jamie's stage theme beats the crap out of his character theme, and it's not even funny. Check out the tone switch up during round 2, and low health portions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxIw78JeA2Q

While Manon's theme is good and very convincing for a run way model. The technical variations of the stage theme cannot be ignored. Pay close attention to intensity switch up for the low health and final round. During low health the horns go absolutely nuts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml2vlEO4wLY

Genbu Temple. Wow this joint right here. During the final round this beautiful almost haunting vocal piece comes in followed by drums you'd typically hear in an Akuma theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14eKKh9z16Q

I really need to spend more time hearing these stage themes, because I believe this is where the impressiveness of the soundtrack really is. What are people going to make remix's of for years and years, it will be these stage themes.

[Samvega]

Originally posted by Everchosen:

Manon's theme ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slaps.

Yes it's an earworm and it is very good.