Favourite Boss Battle Theme

[Anticitizen_Two]

Sephiroth. I haven't even played the game, but that music is so epic.

 

[Dark Knifer]

Either this, or this.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I want to say "One Winged Angel," since that song is indirectly responsible for my love of Nobuo Uematsu's music, but...oddly enough, it's not. I love it, it's just not my favorite.

Two candidates for that. One from Devil May Cry 3...

Spoiler: Vergil Battle 2

Great lead-in, fits the scene (opening cutscene and boss fight) perfectly, intense combination of speed metal and chanting, splendid use of "The Twins Fight" motif...I'm willing to go so far as to say it's my favorite piece of Devil May Cry music.

For an alternate option, <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7vIh5H5Q7M>the third Vergil battle. See the above description, but replace "speed metal and chanting" with "full orchestration and chanting."

The second candidate is from Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World...

Spoiler: Wilderness of Sadness

Yes, I'm even willing to nominate that piece over a lot of unbelievably cool boss themes that Matoi Sakuraba has written. It's just...I'm sorry, I have to use the term. It's just epic.

Other candidates include <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dZWZw8NOwY>With Courage from the same game, <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B64f48ewdo>Chaotic Dance from Baten Kaitos, <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPxXRbYl6s>Iconoclasm from Baten Kaitos Origins, and

 

[Magnatek]

Seeing as how these are usually final boss themes as well, you would expect a happy ending after the fight, right? Well, this guy says five words that say otherwise. It's also a pretty awesome game, to be honest.

Spoiler: He'll show you what real power is.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Organization XIII theme

 

[LogicNProportion]

One Winged Angel (FFVII), Dancing Mad (FFVI), or Crazy Robo (Sonic Adventure)

 

[Internet Kraken]

I admit it's mostly because of nostalgia. But sometimes I just prefer the boss battle themes from old games. Why? Because so many games have these over dramatic orchestral scores during every boos fight. It just annoys me.

Though I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy those sometimes.

 

[drisky]

Mario 64
Sonic 2
and the second half of fire emblem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJ7OaDErRk

 

[CounterAttack]

The music in Chrono Trigger when you fight Magus.
On the DS version it's called "Magus Confronted".

 

[Katana314]

While I enjoyed FF7, my favorite boss music was not the FINAL one, but the one just before it: Birth of a God. Here's a really good remix.


Arkham Asylum's final theme is also pretty good, even if the boss fight itself wasn't quite so epic.

 

[hopeneverdies]

Either

Spoiler: Master Porky's theme

from Mother 3 or

Spoiler: Molgera's theme

from Zelda Wind Waker. They're both really good.

and the second half of fire emblem

Spoiler: Rise to the Challenge

Then you might like

Spoiler: Decisive Strategizing

. The Rise to the Challenge part is freaking awesome

 

[rynocerator]

Any of the Grandia II battle song. But the final boss stands out for being so outrageously epic sounding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je3YoGKPC_o&feature=PlayList&p=23D9DBD7860D75C2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=72

This video has kinda low audio quality, but the soundtrack version is crystal clear and really sweet.

 

[gillnavisingh]

Spoiler

From what is legitimately known as the most under-appreciated, under-rated video game series in history

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

Spoiler

From what is legitimately known as the most under-appreciated, under-rated video game series in history

There you go.

 

[gillnavisingh]

Spoiler

From what is legitimately known as the most under-appreciated, under-rated video game series in history

There you go.

I just edited it as soon as you did...

Thanks anyway!

 

[Roganzar]

From one of the most underrated castlevania in my opinion:

[spoiler/][/spoiler]

Great game music there in a good game. That Castlevania game seems to get forgotten about far to often.
Best boss fight music Final Fantasy X Jecht battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GepZ5hM3nTw

 

[Lydius_Winters]

Hands down the boss theme from FF9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxQgbTRbT8o

 

[ejb626]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65OXtHbnfdw
This is a good one, for a very annoying boss its Tower Tooth's theme from Twisted Metal:Head On and its one of my favorites off the top of my head.