Katana ZERO's soundtrack in the correct order

The approximate order you hear each music track in-game

Preface

Katana ZERO's OST, for whatever reason, is ordered very randomly. It opens with a song you hear halfway through the game, then goes to the level 2 theme, then level 1, with the main menu theme halfway down the playlist, and having other such anomalies like Prison Air 1 playing before Prison Air 2, which is then followed by Hit the floor, which is the level before the prison. Strangely enough, some placements do make some sense, like a bonus track at the very end of the playlist, or most of the heavier level themes being placed in the first half while mostly miscellaneous tracks populate the latter. Perhaps it's grouped by composer, perhaps it's simply a strange choice from whoever arranged the album's playlist, but I find a natural placement of the tracks based on their order of appearance in-game to be much more natural, hence the creation of this guide. You can order the files yourself by putting an incrementing number in the file name (01 - Rain on Brick, 02 - Silhouette, etc.) if you listen to the OST on your phone like I do, but there isn't a way I know of to rearrange the tracks in the steam player. Without further ado, here's the track list:

Track list

01 Rain On Brick
02 Silhouette
03 You Will Never Know
04 The Sandman 1
05 Nocturne
06 A Fine Red Mist
07 Sneaky Driver
08 Volition
09 Coming Down
10 The Sandman 2
11 Hit The Floor
12 Kill Your TV
13 Prison Air 1
14 Prison Air 2
15 Worst Neighbors Ever
16 A Tense Moment
17 V Limo (New Donk ♥♥♥♥♥♥)
18 Third District
19 Disturbed Lines
20 Snow
21 Tied Up The Moment
22 Blue Room
23 Katana ZERO
24 All For Now
25 Driving Force - Neon Fog
26 End Of The Road
27 Chinatown
28 Breath Of A Serpent
29 Meat Grinder
30 Panoramic Feelings
31 Overdose
32 Delusive Bunker
33 Full Confession
34 Psychotherapy
35 Boss Boss Boss
36 At Home
37 Come and See
38 The Sandman (Casio Ringtone)

Conclusion

Did I get the order wrong? Do you appreciate now being able to hear the soundtrack in an intuitive order that lets you experience the story again? Can you shed some world-changing, mind-blowing insight into the wisdom behind the original track order that makes this guide cringe and unnecessary? Do you actually know a way to change the track order in steam's player? Leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you!

[blebsmc99]

im glad this post is a thing i knew it was fucking dumb how ridiculously out of order the soundtrack is