Shoot-‘Em-Up is an awesome piece of music with guitars and keyboards for the second and final waves.Its sequel fixes that with an even better energetic track. Munchy Monk is a good energetic track, but a bit short.It's a great catchy tune whether in English or Japanese. Young Love Rock 'n' Roll, the theme for Frog Hop.The ominous guitar of Tears of a Dog Ninja is amazing.Rhythm Rally and its sequel are both catchy despite being frustrating to no end.Someone even made a lyrical version of the song. Love Lab is both catchy and cute, perfectly matching the mood of the game.DJ School is already fantastic, but it's even better with DJ Yellow's vocals.Remix 3, a catchy yet atmospheric enka track.For those who don't like the English version, here's the Japanese version, and the surprisingly good French and German versions. Struck by the Rain, the Karate Man theme, is an incredibly melancholy vocal track and one of the best ones in the franchise.Its sequel is a pop take that's even more energetic than before. But it's adorable in both Japanese and English. Fan Club ('Thrilling! Is This Love?') might be a little cheesy, I suppose.Game Select 1 and Game Select 2 both pump you up for the challenges ahead.They even managed to fit in Quiz Show, which has no music but the intro theme! Remix 6 was the beginning of the trend of remixes that are a mixture of all of the rhythm games, and as you'd expect, it's catchy as all get out.Night Walk is a cool little song pulled from the Play-Yan for those unfortunate enough not to get one.Rap Men and its sequel Rap Women are both Totally Radical, with Rap Women taking a swing turn!.It's the only non-remix song in the game with full lyrics. Its sequel Tap Trial 2 picks up the pace and goes for a incredibly energetic ska-vibe. Tap Trial is a very groovy track that is good for tap dancing (preferably alongside a few monkeys and a giraffe that stares into your soul), also remade as a bonus mini-game in Fever.Sick Beats is a wonderfully funky '80s style song that will make you subconsciously bob your head.WISH (Can't Wait For You), the fifth remix, is dramatic yet energetic, with a killer guitar.Space Dance sounds really upbeat and climactic.Spaceball has an interesting tango vibe.While undeniably basic compared to what comes later on, it is still a groovy track that, alongside the rhythm game itself, does a great job in introducing the concept of Rhythm Heaven to first timers.

Karate Man - the first mini game and the song that started it all.The first Game Select theme is a bit wacky, just like the game itself, but the second theme is downright epic.

And Rhythm Heaven's music is simply put, superb. Rhythm games live and die by their music.

When even the characters are loving the music, you know you're in for a good rhythm game.

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