Does Street Fighter 6's music...suck? 

As a Brazilian, I wanted to comment on Blanka's theme: Not only they incorporate the airhorns, which was a staple of Brazilian funk for some time, they also incorporate some sounds that sound like Berimbau, which is a instrument mainly played in capoeira groups. They really put the Brazil in Blanka this time. Good shit.

Max using the phrase “young and hip”to describe a sound really sent me, man has a kid for a few years and is now 60 years old

I am physically incapable of staying still when Jamie's theme comes on. The urge to groove is supernatural. I've never had a theme alone get me to try a character before but...dude.

Ken's, Ryu's and Jamie's themes all hit the spot for me. The bounce on Ken's theme really gives it the pop and personality.

21:32 Ryu's theme actually uses a lot of Japanese instruments, the Sho at the start, and a bunch of string instruments in the song itself I think it having a bit of Mr. Worldwide is fitting though, he's been everywhere in the world cuz he's been in every game

Listening to the themes, I think the Ryu theme is probably supposed to be more of "travel" instead of "Japanese". That might be why it's a little jarring, but I think it definitely fits his character in terms of guiding someone into this new style of street fighter.

I just love Jamie's theme so much, literally the whole character made me INSTANTLY fall in love with him visually and in gameplay. It's like every fighting game; a new player must pick their first character ever for the game and the best way to get someone into the game is telling them "pick the one you like the most" just by their portraits. Jesus, Jamie just hit all the perfect parts for me, character and music wise. 10/10 Capcom.

Ryu's track does fit Ryu currently if you play World Tour Mode. When you meet Ryu, he's a lot more calm and relaxed, less more about finding strength and more about enlightenment and being at peace. His intro, mannerisms and interactions just fit with this. Less hard stoic and more just rolling with it, and I'm 100% all for it.

The best thing about Zangief’s new theme is that it feels EXACTLY like a pro wrestling entrance walkout song. I could see him walking out and posing while doing his normal walk animation towards the ring. The older versions of his song feel really off in comparison to this one.

I like to think JP's theme is representative of his composure. The first two rounds are slow, calculated and tense due to his stylish and imposing demeanor. But by the final round JP has had it up to here with you, throwing off his schedule by the simple act of resisting, and the facade falls off as he goes absolutely ham with the Psycho Power.

It's a weird situation since the Dynamic tracks makes them much better experienced in actual gameplay than listening by themselves. I'll admit by themselves some can feel pretty lacking but I think they compliment the gameplay very well and the idea of each round having it's own version of the track is cool. I do wish the "low health" variant would only kick in in rounds 2 or 3 though it does get a little tiring hearing the same section across each round as one players health gets low.

The themes are more character focused rather than battle focused in my opinion. In sf5 everyone music made them seem like an incredible hero or diabolical villain. In sf6, the themes seem more like normal representations of the character's personalities.

I really love Jamie's theme. The interplay and call/response of the funky elements with the disc scratching and other elements is a great blend and implementation.

The best thing about Jamies theme is that it kinda reflects his entire game-play. The longer the fight goes on the crazier he gets. On a side not Kimberly also has 2 themes. The second theme even has lyrics if you land 2 LVL3s.

one thing i love about ken's theme is how it uses his older leitmotif near the end which is something im not sure any songs do, it's kinda like "yeah he's older and more gruff and on the run, but it's still the same old ken" and i love that

The music is very, VERY different. However, I like the energy it brings. Definitely sets it apart and creates a unique atmosphere for the game. My favorite themes so far are Ken and Juri.

I really like Ryu's new theme. I feel like his old music gave off vibes of "gotta surpass the Satsui no Hado!" Now, it feels like he's finally found peace and he can actually have fun with his martial arts career

I'm a HUGE fan of Manons theme in sf6. It is so perfectly aesthetic fashion look book music and works perfectly with her model character theme.

Jamie’s theme picking up as the song goes on longer matches with how he gets stronger as he drinks. I LOVE IT.

I agree with most of Max's sentiment, but the one thing he missed was the description for Marisa's theme which explicitly says it was supposed to invoke the feel of being in a colosseum with a large crowd and funnily enough he was still able to make that out. Also he is probably right that Ryu's theme is the "SF6" theme, but I just interpreted it as him being done struggling with training and only thinking about fighting and now just wants to enjoy life which you could argue still represents Street Fighter 6.

Wow, Manon's theme is literally perfect. You see that character and her moves and this is the song that plays in your head.

My thing is, SFV really did such an amazing job with (most) of the classic character themes, we really needed to take a break from them. Like you can’t just go back in and try to one-up the SFV guile theme immediately. Gotta build some distance: let us long for those themes a bit.

Ken's theme with that little callback to his old theme in the end is my favorite. With Luke's theme, it starts good then the second part hits and it gets elevated-the chorus(?) gets a few extra notes that makes it airy and extra cheerful. AND THEN JAMIE

Probably the best thing about the new music that isn't gonna hit people right away is how consistently the tracks get out of the way. When it's in the background of the fights it's not overwhelming or overshadowing the game sounds or even the commentary features. When it's playing in the background and someone is streaming it doesn't clash with their voices. Then you put the tracks on in headphones and while it's not stand out iconic on every song, it's a serviceable song on its own. It's a part of a whole and it feels very considerate for that function.

I was genuinly outraged at the dislike for JPs theme, its perfect, its so subtley menacing yet calm and slowly gets more unhinged until it hits a crecendo, that peak of insanity and power of being the big bad villain, and then calmed down but still unhinged just to end at an abrupt cutoff

I think the biggest shift in the compositions this time round is that they sound less melody dominated. When you think of classic SF themes, you usually think of the themes' memorable melodies more than anything else. Guile, Ryu, Ken, etc. even the 3S example has a melody you can remember, on top of that iconic opening. These SF6 themes almost feel composed to specifically be "background" music, because of the amount of repetition and lack of melody or anything in the forefront. Ryu's and Jamie's themes have memorable melodic parts, but even they are short phrases, and quite repetitive still. Even thinking of the classic themes, a lot of them follow a structure of Intro-A(Verse)-B(Bridge)-C(Chorus)-Repeat, with each section having it's own unique identity, either through instrumentation, texture, rhythm, etc. A lot of the sections in these SF6 themes tend to just blend together without any huge changes, which is why they feel like they don't go anywhere. A part of me wonders if this shift to "background" themes has something to do with the sound accessibility options they showed in the last trailer. Make the music less distracting with less powerful melodies, drops, or tonal shifts, to allow the sound accessibility to be as distinguishable as possible. I mean, maybe not, but it's worth thinking about at least.

I love Cammy's theme, it is really cool as you said but to me it feels like she's infiltrating a base with the song constantly going between quiet and loud like Cammy sneaking during the quiet parts and knocking some poor goon out or getting into a skirmish when it picks up

Manon, Kimberly and Dee Jay's theme definitely feels like it describes them and what they're about very well. Manons sounds classy like shes on a catwalk, Kimberly's sounds very urban and upbeat and Deejay's sounds pretty festive and Caribbean. I'm cool with people not liking the soundtrack since we all get a right to opinion, but I love what they did with it since its about as refreshing as the soundtrack for Second Impact.

Jamie's theme being as good as it is, is utterly criminal. Gets me moving every time I hear it even now.

The problem is that Is that most SF2 fans aren’t real fans of the series. They just followed the hype train when it was out. Only to never follow the series afterwards. They want to hear 50 remakes of sf2 music. Even if you don’t like 6 soundtrack It’s not the worst thing ever.

I’m a bit upset so little time was spent on Lily’s theme. It’s one of the most fun themes in the game with incredible nods to spanish instrumentation. I literally spent my whole week listening and dancing to it in my room when it came out

I think one thing that's not brought up nearly enough is how SF6 music is Adaptive, and this has a massive impact as to why the music sound a certain way. This is why some might think that it's too tame for a fighting game music, because every song has a quieter sound for Round transitions. It's also why most of these have beat drops so the music flows better instead of just cutting to the next part of that music, the advantage of this is that it sets up the right music depending on the stakes, AKA the Round 1 part are naturally much calmer but that also inherently makes Round 3 and Low Health parts more intense and feel like the round/game is actually about to end, something completely unachievable if it's just regular music which serves more or less as just a background music. This is also the reason why I dislike Dhalsim, Lily and especially Dee Jay's theme, because their music is done in such a way that they might as well not be adaptive music at all since the difference between each parts are barely any different from one another. This is made obvious during 10:38 (Jamie) and 35:09 (JP) and especially JP, listening to them as if they're a non-adaptive music really REALLY doesn't do them justice when they're not at all meant to be listened that way.

Also, keep in mind Max that the character themes that you're listening to isn't just one song has it's a combination of the 1st round, 2nd round, final round, critical health and whatever else within these 3+ minute tracks. Intensity increasing of course. What do they call this..? Progressive music themes? Something like that🤔Personally I dig these songs and the music direction. Anyway if you already knew that, then my bad lol. Anyway have a good one✌

The music in SF6 is a lot more laid back and chill compared to previous entries, which I think fits the tone this game is going for. So far there doesn't seem to be some kind of overarching world ending/domination plot, you're just a guy learning fighting techniques from masters, and getting to know more about their personal lives and maybe struggles, and the music fits that style. And while I'm personaly not a fan of most compositions, I don't think they're bad tracks, just not my style. I do really like DeeJay's theme though.

I love JP's theme! It gives off an "I've arrived" vibe and as the song reaches its peak, it turns into a "This ain't even my final form" feeling. Absolute awesomeness!

Jamie's theme is basically the sound of how it feels to style on someone with Jamie and I love it so much

It feels like some songs build up to nothing sadly. You wait for like 20 seconds and the song is taking you in a path that leads to nothing. That is my only problem with it, i think the style and vibe fit sf6 pretty well

Also, it should be kept in mind that by only listening to the beginnings of the song, you're getting the round 1 versions instead of the full dynamic suite. But I get time constraints and getting your general thoughts.

as a musician and producer i can say it really feels like cheap production/instrumentation. Some of the actual music is okay but its not anything people will come back to. I say this as a kid who fell in love with mvc2 when it first came out because of the music, the jazz was different but it was good songwriting and arrangements. THis music is so uninspired in sf6 its the tyoe of electronic production you were starting to hear in like 2014 when marketing companies were getting onto the idea of incorporating electronic music into their ads. its that level so as a producer/musician thats my take. so far there is nothing that could even come close to a good soundtrack let alone, Clock Tower mvc or Jazzy NYC or Karins theme! its a real bummer because since i fired up the snes and played sf2 when i was a kidive always loved the music in capcoms fighting games.

Ryu's theme reminds me of how far he's come. This is ryu without the satsui no hado flowing thru him. Making him feel completely new and redeemed

The music does hit different, but not worse. It feels *easy to listen to* while keeping in theme. The former music pumped you up but it also drained you. SF6 music is the music that wants you to get into the zone in training mode. For example, Jamie's theme escalates which fits well with him getting progressively more drunk. Jun's theme sounds like spiders in your wardrobe having a dance party. JP literally puts you in Castlevania with him as Lord Dracula. They really went with a feel of the character and where they're from. They have a personality and personalities can polarize.

Ken's theme just sound like he lost his life reason,lost the motivation,but he still have a burning heart inside,so good

I think a lot of my problems with the streetfighter six soundtrack stem from how many of the songs don’t really have a memorable Melody to hold onto. You’ve obviously got your outliers like Ryu and Jamie, but in the event where this game does become as humongous as I think it’s going to, I don’t think I could just walk out onto the street and ask somebody what the Guile theme in Street fighter six sounds like.

I actually think that Ryu's new theme is incredible. It feels like it's saying that he's finally mastered himself and conquered the dark Hadou within and he's ready to move on to new challenges; the track is saying, "Watch out world, he's refreshed and ready to go!"

"Viator" sounds like 'street fighting' to me. It has the street beat and sounds, but is fast-paced to get you moving and also has the occasional japanese flute to represent his roots. That's why it's perfect for Ryu. He's the embodiment of being a street fighter

To me I feel the top tiers of the character themes are Manon and Zangief. It fits the character, it transitions well through rounds and it hooks you in.

really sounds like the kind of royalty free youtube editor music used to censor copyrighted music.

Ken's theme gives me vibes of "I didn't give up before, I'm sure as hell Im not gonna do it now" Like the feeling to make a comeback when you are at your lowest

I feel like the there are a few bangers but the thing that's throwing everyone off is... how relaxed the music sounds. It feels like everyone's chilling or vibing to most of their themes not fighting and it's off.

Chun-Li theme sounds like lobby music

Juri & Lily's themes are perfect for them. Some of the others don't reach the same standard but they aren't bad, just different.

Jaime's theme is best one of the entire game. He himself knows it and even sings and dances in his taunt. Dude's a legend.

Guile's is one of my favorites. It just emanates this sense of cool, calm, confidence.

They use Juri's music as the waiting/hold music for Capcom Fighters streams and it fits really well as waiting music lol. Hard to say how it will actually sound mid match

The problem is that many of the character themes just feel like "mood setters" instead of theme *songs.* Blanka's theme is awesome because it actually feels like _music,_ then there's ones like Cammy's that's just kinda...there. Even some of the good ones have several moments where they just feel like background noise.

Luke's theme is really great when you are training . It just bland in , dosent feel repetitive and suddenly it kicks in and you start vibing for a moment then you go back to your training. Maybe it make sense considering the fact he's a coach now.

31:54 I think that's what I love the most about SF6 Dee Jay, his chiller vibe compared to the rest of the cast. They did a great job conveying that he's a dancer first and a fighter second, he's fighting to have a good time and to feel the rhythm more than anything else. Even his more mixup heavy moveset feels so much more playful, like it's begging you to just experiment and adjust to the flow of the match. As someone who has never been super competitive but still loves to play these games I can really vibe with his overall personality

I've not finished the video, but I think that Ryu's theme does elicit Ryu because Ryu is a different person than we're used to from him. He's surpassed Satsui and he's chilling out these days, but he's still got that old fire in there, it's just different. So I think the theme fits him as he is now.

I think Ryu's theme fits him perfectly. I've never thought of him as the japanese fighter, but the "World Warrior" he has seen so much, done so much. He's defined by his travels and the places he's been. The best representation of his identity would not be his nationality but of his experiences across the world. So this jazzy upbeat theme from an entirely different place, feels like it fits him so well. Plus theres still some hints of japanese styled instruments and music in his theme just more in the background.

I think the thematic reason why Ryu's theme feels out of place for him is because he's a wanderer. He doesn't really have a home for himself, and he more or less goes around wandering the world, fighting people, and working on bettering himself every single day. It just so happens that part of his journey lands him in this urban setting, which is why his theme sounds more funky and urban than his usual themes.

I’m so happy they took a chance with the music. They went for it and went hard and they’re doing something different that that’s awesome. So happy not to immediately hear recycled and remixed classics. Sure, give me that down the line. But everything in SF6 feels fresh as hell and that rules. I DO think the mix is a little too carved out on all the tracks. All the tracks are missing some mid range warmth. I think this is intentional. I think they are mixing for clarity so that things like the commentary and SFX remain legible. I get it. But I would’ve mixed it differently.

Juri’s theme especially made me wonder if there’s plans to have an artist sing or perform over the track. I feel like a lot of them, hold the ones that have instrument solos, could do with some lyrics to send them the next level.

i think people people dont like the themes because its so different from what we're used to,but i dont think thats bad,like yea we think of certain songs to fit certain characters but thats mostly because we've heard the same sound for years for them i think its finally time to se them change

JP's theme was my favorite by far, definitely gave that boss theme vibe. but was also just fun to listen to in it's own right

I think this soundtrack is fire and I also think its gonna quickly grow on the player base when the drops line up with counters and ults.

I'm sorry for Matt, but saying that the songs have no relationship to specific characters, or like a similar vibe, is craaaazy. So many of them feel like they couldn't belong to another CH.

I think what they aimed for most of all is for the OST to have a cohesive feel to it. A lot of SF6 is an answer to SF5s blunders and one thing that game lacked is a cohesive aesthetic. In terms of music there were absolute bangers in there and some total misses, but they were pretty much all totally different, now in 6, while they are more background-y you can really get the feeling of "yes, this is the SF6 soundtrack".

It can probably be said that music was probably not a main focus for Steeet Fighter 6, but the hip hop aesthetic and culture throughout the game and promotional material is something that I grew up with and appreciated seeing it first in Third Strike. I feel like with the music it takes elements of past games and themes and rework them to fit into a more modern scope if that makes sense.

i think if there's one problem all the themes share, its that they don't want to stand out too much. they're background music

Honestly I think hearing the tracks in action made me appreciate them more. I was playing the Demo and hearing the final round portion of Luke's Theme actually made me feel pretty hyped up, even though I was just fighting the CPU. Before I had just found his theme to be mostly forgettable, but now I'm even humming the lead melody. So while some themes basically do nothing for me, as of yet, I'm optimistically waiting for the release to see if more tracks grow on me.

Ah I feel crazy for liking Guile's theme now. Feels like airforce man cutting through the sky in a jet. Got me to start listening to the other tracks

Max when’s the “rate the music” coming? Make a video listening to every theme and then rate it bro PS Jamie’s is a 10/10

I really love the Ace Attorney Cross Examination theme they gave to Ken in SF6. No jokes, I f***ing love it.

The thing about this soundtrack is that, with a few exceptions, I wouldn't put these on my music player to jam out to, but I'd LOVE to hear every single one over and over during gameplay as background music.

I feel like the way these themes are very low-key, they give me the vibes of character themes in the sense that these play when the character shows up in a cutscene. Compared to games like Strive, or even going back to the original SF2 with Guile's theme, those themes are really punchy and energizing and get you ready to fight, whereas these themes are setting more of a relaxed mood. They'd probably be great themes to have playing while you're in practice mode more than during an actual match - though, with how much of a focus is on upfront options with the Drive Meter, it kinda makes sense that they'd keep the game music more lowkey, so you're more focused on all the crazy shit that can happen.

The problem for me just come from the fact that this music are more stage music than character music. They make you more feel an atmosphere than a charcter or a story. That's the big difference with the ken's theme, that's why people loves it more than the other. In Ken theme there's a melody witch is central and easily reconizable that fit's well with the character story. I am pretty sure that if these music was introduce as stage theme people would have think it feet well. We will have theme classicisme character song as DLC for sur so...

Personally my favourite ost was street fighter 4, a lot of good character themes and stage music. Really warming up to sf6 though!

I enjoyed Marisa's theme song because its starts off like you're being approached by the heaviest of footsteps, but then transitions into, oh you're not being approached by the footsteps, you are the footsteps. A real, here comes Goliath, theme

I think the hard part is that these new tracks don't really give you many strong musical motifs to latch on to, instead going more for relating each character to a certain vibe. It is very much a stylistic thing with modern music production, and that's why I think it is hard to immediately love some of these new tracks. Chun-Li's theme takes a bit to settle because of the rhythmic complexity, but once it does, it slaps hard!

I find it crazy that people were not liking the cammy theme

Music was described well as ambient music. Nothing i'd remember but unobtrusively fills air with something not annoying.

I feel like most of these songs are giving off that ‘they just walked into the room’ vibe instead of the ‘they’re in the middle of a street brawl’ kinda vibe

Just writing down my initial thoughts and ratings on the tracks as they play through the video. An important note is that I pause before Max speaks so that these thoughts are largely my own of what these tracks make me feel. This took me a while with all the pausing and typing lol. That said, here we go! ____ Ryu ~ Is a bop and I like it. The traditional sounding Japanese instruments capture the essence of Ryu while the hip hop vibe captures the feel they want SF6 to have as a whole what with all of the spray paint aesthetics and whatnot. Ryu as a character is a martial artist first and a world wanderer who tries to fit in wherever he goes. The Japanese elements remind of of his origin, but the abundance of hip hop is there to tell us that his origin doesn't define him and it is the battle that he seeks that does. [8/10] ____ Chun-Li ~ It's aight, nice enough to listen to. There are still elements of the track that capture Chun-Li's essence much like how I mentioned with Ryu. The track is trying to sound "calm and mature" much like how Chun-Li seems to be depicted in this game. And again the more "modern vibes" is still present to match SF6 as a whole. [5/10] ____ Luke ~ Same as Chun-Li, it's aight and nice enough to listen to. Luke being the face of SF6 definitely is showing through his music as it almost entirely is fitting that hip hop aesthetic that SF6 is going for. Which in my mind is quite fitting as he's one of the newest characters on the roster. [5/10] ____ Jamie ~ Big bop and I like it. My mans has the word Jam in his name for a reason. The chinese sounding elements blend so well with the hip hop vibes in this track to give such a funky and fresh vibe, and it's fitting considering how Jamie fights using a blend of dancing and martial arts even in his moveset. And oh man, those horns! This will definitely be remembered as a bop in the future after this game. [9/10] ____ Juri ~ It's aight. A dark feeling track with elements of trap music in it. The track is called "Arachnid" which the song captures well with these sounds that give off a "creepy crawly" feeling much like a spider, and we see that Juri has this spiderweb motif going on as well. That said, the song is doing it's job at capturing that essence of Juri being this darker villainous character while still incorporating a feeling with the trap aesthetic that allows the track to mesh well with the vibe of SF6. [5/10] ____ Kimberly ~ It's aight. "Ninjastar Pop" captures the feel of the track pretty well. Being a new character, Kimberly has a lot of hip hop in her theme along with elements giving the feeling of her being a shinobi. In her gameplay, we see Kimberly being acrobatic like a ninja and using spray-paint cans as a weapon which this song captures and allows the listener to be able to visualize her flipping about and jumping from wall to wall as she tags the city with her spray-cans. [6/10] ____ Ken ~ I like it and is personally one of my more liked tracks just due to the storytelling they do. Ken's theme has, much like Chun-Li, an air of "maturity" to it as he's older now just like the rest of the cast and has plenty of experience. The track also has these moments where we can hear Ken's spirit almost "reignite" as the intensity picks up, reminding us of who Ken is at heart before eventually going back to a more "mellowed and mature" feel again. [9/10] ____ Balanka ~ I like it. The horns and the vocals help me to imagine the "Brazilian vibe" this track creates. The track also has elements of hip hop like all of the other songs, but it might be one of my favorite ways they blended that SF6 aesthetic into a character theme. [8/10] ____ Dhalsim ~ Not bad at all. Hip hop elements blended with the Indian feeling sounds to create a rather interesting track that can easily be identified with Dhalsim. It also has a very nice "bounce" to it that I personally enjoy and could see myself just listening to in the future. [8/10] ____ E. Honda ~ Not bad, I like it. "Mom help. I'm in Japan and this big man is beating my ass in an alleyway." Just like with Ryu, we have elements of Japanese music peaking through the hip hop only this time, it's much more prevalently so compared to Ryu who has more hip hop to his theme. In a way this can show more of both character's personalities as Ryu seemingly embraces his new surroundings while still being true to himself while E. Honda is bringing the "spirit of Japan" with him wherever he goes. An interesting observation nonetheless. [7/10] ____ Guile ~ Weird. Right off the bat, "Military Man" vibes are very prevalent. I hear hints of Country music of all things through what is one of the first themes with not quite as much hip hop and instead going for an almost EDM or borderline Dubstep feel with the "wubs" I hear. This track is kinda weird honestly. Not really "bad" perse, but definitely strange. [4/10] ____ Marisa ~ Not bad. I immediately envision a lone warrior in a colosseum standing amongst countless fallen foes from this track. Of course as usual, the SF6 hip hop vibes are there which is fitting considering how she is also a new character to the roster. The track also give off this vibe of "Big, towering, strong, Goliath" that very much matches the description of Marisa. To that end, the track also features these fun horns that can almost give you a glimpse into Marisa being more than some savage brawler and that there's perhaps more to her than *just* fighting. [7/10] ____ Manon ~ Not bad, could see myself just listening to this. "Walk with Grace" is a good name for this track. The soft sounding melody playing makes me almost envision someone lightly stepping of water without forming even a ripple as they dance about. The SF6 hip hop aesthetics then also remind you that it's a fight which creates this back and forth of somebody dancing about gracefully as they fight. All in all seems to fit Manon pretty well in my opinion. [7/10] ____ Dee Jay ~ I like it. I'm on holiday going to an island and everything is "All Right". Lot's of record scratching in this one which is something synonymous with DJs doing (see cuz his name is Dee Jay which sounds like DJ get it? haha). But in all seriousness, not a bad track. It's something I could sit around and just kinda vibe to if in the mood and at the same time I could see myself fighting to with little problem in SF6. [6/10] ____ JP ~ Slow and methodical comes to mind right away. I don't know *anything* about this character and didn't even know they existed till now so I want to take this chance to let the music have me guess about this guy. The track has a similar vibe to Juri's theme which makes me think he's likely a villain (His appearance also lends credit to this to me.) Personally feel like the theme is a *bit* too slow to fight to for a large part of it, but as a theme, it is definitely a good track to play as this towering and intimidating villain is slowly cornering you as you helplessly try to flee as the theme begins to pick up in intensity, but it's already too late as you are too far caught in their game. [6/10] ____ Zangief ~ I like it. Big lumbering Russian man is here to mess you up. Right off the bat we're treated to a fun introduction with heavy hitting sounds that remind you of the stature and power that Zangief possesses. Yet another song that opts for seemingly trap over hip hop, and it honestly works out pretty well as it blends these Russian sounding melodies into it. Again, this is a pretty fun song to listen to. [7/10] ____ Lily ~ I would describe this just based on the beginning as a "Fun yet spiritual sounding song". Lily is another character I've never seen as for me Dee Jay was the last character I had seen before I stopped keeping up with SF6 so that I could just wait until I was closer to the game releasing. Enough about that though and back to the music. I love the Spanish sounding guitar and melodies already as it's one of my personal favorite aesthetics. [6/10] ____ Cammy ~ Is a bop and I aggressively like it. This song happened to get recommended to me on RU-vid and when I say I listened to it for *hours*, I'm not exaggerating. The track has very little hip hop and opts for a more EDM approach which works. Cammy is this British agent and the track captures that to a tee. You can easily envision the badassery of Cammy beating ass while being calm, cool, and collected the entire while but also hitting points in the song where the intensity shoots up suddenly much like how Cammy's attacks are sharp and vicious. [9/10]

I think if we judged these songs specifically the SF vets compared to their classics it is a little underwhelming. But they're really good when you judge them just as songs. I'm particularly interested in the stage songs. They're really good in this game. Especially that Paris stage music that Capcom is taking forever to release

The stage themes might actually be some of the best, so might be worth a part 2 after release.

A lot of the tracks use a very simple melody and then do a bajillion little permutations on it. On the first listen it can sound a bit aimless and noisy, but a lot of these songs grow on you as you begin to notice the variations on repeated listens. Some songs lean more heavily into big melodies/riffs, like Ken's theme, which is why I think it's such a big hit with nearly everybody. Overall I love the soundtrack! I'm not normally into fighting games but this OST really grabbed me and now I'm subbed to like 10 different FGC content creators lol

It's not bad music, but most of it sounds like menu/lobby music. Something you hear when selecting options. It doesn't get me excited, don't think it'll be a "grow on me" type of situation. Luckily the stage themes are great

Chun Li is my favorite so far. It feels kinda house and relaxed, like she's finally in a good space in life.

I think this is a good example of what a vocal minority feels like. in most comment sections for these themes including this one you'll often see more people confused why others don't like these songs along with just people who enjoy them more then people who actually hate them. I don't think we have to worry about this being some sort of big game breaking issue or something since overall most people are happy which is what matters

Tbh ryu's theme makes sense to me because he's the damn world warrior, right? He's the guy who travels to every single part of the world to kick ass and get his ass kicked just to find answers within himself. Also note on ken's theme: this theme is the most rocky balboa, tj combo comeback, return of the king kind of song i've heard in a while. It's absolutely my top theme followed closely by jamie's theme which is just a straight up party start to end and ryu's theme which hits me right in the feels cause it's like he's back to being that same world warrior i mentioned before.

In Jamie's theme, in his idle stance, he's actually dancing with the beat and with the rhythm.

Dhalsims track slaps and the world tour world map song needs to be in character select .

J.P.'s theme is "I'm better than you and we both know it" It feels like a pre-boss fight theme from an RPG, like Cynthia's pre-battle theme in Pokemon or something. It gives the vibe that the coming fight is gonna be a pain in the ass

This soundtrack screams "Buy the legacy music DLC when it drops." The new music is just...present.

Whoever said Zangief's theme is the worst by far in the chat is smoking brazy

I like the tracks they got going in SF6, they give me vibes of Streets of Rage / Sega music vibes. I dunno why, I just hear some of these songs n they remind me of higher quality versions of music tracks I'd hear playing my mega drive when I was a kid

The Genbu Temple theme almost sounds like a good substitute for Ryu's theme. To me that felt like a natural evolution for 3rd strike's ost

Aside from a few ones everything sounds like something you'd listen to in a menu, not an actual fight

SF6 Guile theme goes with absolutely NOTHING.

I’m glad this was brought up and Max absolutely nails the mindset for most of us who have seen Street Fighter and Capcom fighting game music change through the years. Like what he pointed out at the start of the video, everyone was taken by surprise over the music styles used in MvC2 and the Street Fighter III games - but fast forward to today and there are so many tracks that have become instant classics and anyone who’s played and are big fans of those games will instantly recognize them. I’m among those that grew up in that generation in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s who got to play in the arcades and the ports that came to systems like the PlayStation and SEGA Dreamcast. Good times, and I still enjoy listening to the music from Street Fighter EX Plus @ and Street Fighter Alpha 2’s arranged soundtrack. Bottomline, I’m in favor of SF6’s style and giving it a chance to try something else. It evokes not only Third Strike, but I get some Final Fight Streetwise vibes too from the Hip-Hop and RnB sounds (not to mention World Tour Mode starts off in Metro City and getting a taste of the demo made me feel like I was playing an improved FF Streetwise with character creation and online capabilities).