Killer Instinct returned in 2013 as a reboot of Rare's classic fighting series for Xbox One, with Mick Gordon creating a new soundtrack that mixed electronic music with each fighter's individual theme. The character select music became a familiar cue for players, marking the moment before a match when both fighters are chosen. Short clips of game audio later circulated among fighting game fans and soundboard users, who kept the track in rotation because its driving rhythm works as a quick hype cue outside the game itself.