| Ridge Racer Type 4 Direct Audio Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Namco Consumer Software Sound Team | |
| Released | 27 January 1999 |
| Recorded | 1998 |
| Genre | Video Game Music Electronic Acid Jazz |
| Length | 1:10:04 |
| Label | Media Factory Inc. King Street Sounds |
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Direct Audio is the soundtrack to the video game Ridge Racer Type 4, released in 1999 by Namco. It was the second game soundtrack to be released in the Ridge Racer series and was composed in 1998 by the Namco Consumer Software Sound Team. The new team was a change from the usual dance/club music themes that were supplied by Namco's old sound team, Sampling Masters, who worked on the first three instalments: Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer 2, and Rage Racer. R4 instead explored music styles encompassing Funk, Breakbeat, Acid Jazz and Neo-Soul mixed with traditional Namco synth melodies.
The games' opening track Ridge Racer (One More Win) features the American singer Kimara Lovelace. The King Street Sounds label also provided about 20 of the over 40 songs for Ridge Racer 7.