Reviewing Final Fight: Double Impact this week, I failed to mention the game’s remixed soundtrack as a definite plus. It’s the product of Simon Viklund, who delivered the outstanding techno score of Bionic Commando: Rearmed. It’s available for download, free.
https://lastchance.cc/final-fight-double-impact-micro-review-take-two-and-c-5516615%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
If it were up to me, I’d keep revisiting 1980s and 1990s projects just so Viklund could update their music. True, he’s working with established themes rather than original compositions. But as a work that strikes a balance between being evocative of the source material while still being unique in its own right, I don’t know of a better composer. These 8-bit anthems are no small part of our nostalgia for classic game franchises and given publishers’ instinct to reboot them, a guy like Viklund would be essential. He’s the only one I know doing this sort of thing right now.
Final Fight Double Impact Soundtrack [.zip file, opens in separate window. Via GameSetWatch]
